Sami Bewick
Joe Zak
8
Winner Miami (OH) MIAMI 25-6, 8-0 MAC
5
Buffalo BUF 11-17, 3-4 MAC
Winner
Miami (OH) MIAMI
25-6, 8-0 MAC
8
Final
5
Buffalo BUF
11-17, 3-4 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Miami (OH) MIAMI 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 8 11 0
Buffalo BUF 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 8 4

W: Hitchcock, Ashley (7-3) L: Tarantino, Julia (2-8)

12
Winner Miami (OH) MIAMI 26-6, 9-0 MAC
0
Buffalo BUF 11-18, 3-5 MAC
Winner
Miami (OH) MIAMI
26-6, 9-0 MAC
12
Final
0
Buffalo BUF
11-18, 3-5 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Miami (OH) MIAMI 3 5 4 0 0 12 13 0
Buffalo BUF 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

W: Reeves, Madilyn (10-2) L: Watters, Emily (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Miami Sweeps Buffalo to Stay Unbeaten in MAC

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.
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