Miami Sweeps Buffalo to Stay Unbeaten in MAC

Saturday, March 30

Buffalo, N.Y.

1 p.m.

Miami University

25-6, 8-0

Buffalo

11-17, 3-4

Miami (OH)

Buffalo

Photo by: Joe Zak

Miami Sweeps Buffalo to Stay Unbeaten in MAC

3/30/2024 5:40:00 PM | Softball

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – On Saturday afternoon, the Miami University softball team downed the University of Buffalo 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader. The bat of Sami Bewick was a key part of the RedHawks' success in game one. In game two, the RedHawks shut out the Bulls 12-0 in five innings. Miami moves to 26-6 on the season and 9-0 in the Mid-American Conference with the sweep. Buffalo falls to 11-18 overall and 3-5 in the MAC.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):

In the top of the second, Bewick hit a two-run homer that also scored Holly Blaska to put the RedHawks up 2-0.
A RBI double from Buffalo in the bottom of the second halved the lead to 2-1.
In the top of the fourth, a RBI single from Bewick scored Karli Spaid and an error later scored Bewick to push the lead to 5-1.
The Bulls evened the score at 5-5 in the bottom of the fourth on a RBI single and a two-run homer.
A single from Bewick in the top of the seventh scored Holly Blaska to give Miami a one-run lead at 6-5.
Reagan Bartholomew singled later that same inning to allow Kate Kobayashi to cross the plate. Bewick later scored on a single from Allie Cummins to extend the lead to 8-5.
The Red and White held on to take the game 8-5 and secure the series win.

NOTES:

Bewick went 3-for-3 at the plate and Blaska went 2-for-3.
Bewick drove in a career-high five runs.
The RedHawks had 11 hits in the game and manufactured four walks.
Madilyn Reeves went 3.1 innings in the circle, striking out three and allowing just four hits.
Ashley Hitchcock closed out the game on the bump, going 3.2 innings, also striking out three and allowing just four hits.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):

A three-run homer from Blaska that also scored Cummins and Jenna Golembiewski put Miami ahead 3-0 in the top of the first.
Golembiewski hit a two-run homer that also scored Hadley Parisien in the top of the second to push the lead to 5-0.
A RBI double from Blaska, a RBI single from Kobayashi, and an error scored Spaid, Blaska, and Kobayashi, respectively, to up Miami's second-inning advantage to 8-0.
Golembiewski hit another homer, this time in the top of the third, also scoring Cummins and Parisien. Spaid followed that up with a homer of her own to extend the margin to 12-0.
The RedHawks held this lead through five innings to take the game 12-0.

NOTES:

Cummins and Blaska went 3-for-4 at the plate. Parisien went 2-for-2.
Golembiewski had five RBI and Blaska had four.
Miami had seven extra-base hits, including four homers; Golembiewski had two homers.
Golembiewski and Spaid now share the national lead for home runs with 22 apiece this season.
Reeves went 4.0 innings in the circle, allowing just two hits and striking out three.
Marah Donahoe made her collegiate debut in the circle to close out the game.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks will be back in action to face Bowling Green State University on Tuesday at 3 p.m. for a doubleheader in Oxford, Ohio.