RedHawks Clobber Rockets with Third Sweep of the Season

Sunday, April 21

Toledo, Ohio

1 p.m.

Miami University

18-19, 11-10

University of Toledo

19-21, 12-9

Miami

Toledo

Photo by: Ellison Neumann

RedHawks Clobber Rockets with Third Sweep of the Season

4/21/2024 4:21:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

TOLEDO, Ohio— Miami trounced Toledo Sunday in a 10-2 contest to secure its third sweep of the season after three RedHawks hit home runs. Miami moves to 18-19 (11-10 MAC) with the victory while Toledo falls to 19-21 (12-9 MAC) with the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hitting second for Miami in the first inning, Zach MacDonald opened up the offense with a single and advanced on a groundout. Ryland Zaborowski then reached first base with a single, and MacDonald came across home plate on the play.
Evan Appelwick went on to hit a single that sent Zaborowski to third base. This set up Ryan Novak to produce Miami's fourth single of the inning. That hit scored Zaborowski to put Miami up 2-0 midway through one.
MacDonald hit his 15th dinger of the season and his fourth of the weekend during the second inning to bring Miami's lead to three.
Toledo got on the board in the third when a sacrifice fly scored Luke Walton. Walton had previously reached on an error and advanced twice on a single and an HBP.
With two outs in the fourth inning, Dillon Baker singled through to left and MacDonald was intentionally walked. Ty Batusich then singled on an 0-1 count to advance both runners. An error occurred on the play for Toledo that allowed Baker to come in for Miami's fourth run of the day.
Ryan Novak doubled with one out in the fifth and advanced to third on a groundout. A fielding error on the next at bat scored Novak and allowed Blake Buzzeo to reach first base.
Tyler Gordon then walked. Baker was hit by a pitch which juiced the bases for Miami. MacDonald followed this up by hitting a single to drive in both Gordon and Buzzeo. This scoring outburst brought the score to 7-1.
The Rockets took a BB and then singled in the sixth. They then took an HBP and scored one on a double play to cut Miami's lead to five runs at 7-2.
Zaborowski led off in the eighth for the RedHawks with a home run to right center.
With two outs in the eighth, David Novak walked to reach first base. Buzzeo proceeded to hit the third homer of the day for Miami. This rounded out a 10-2 final score.

MIAMI GAME NOTES

MacDonald went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs.
Ryan Novak went 3-for-4 including two doubles with one RBI and one run.
Zaborowski went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs.
Carson Byers faced 17 batters in 5.0 innings, giving up three hits and recording five strikeouts.

UP NEXT:
Miami has two upcoming homestands, including a solo game against Xavier this Tuesday, April 23 at 3 p.m. and a three-game series versus Eastern Michigan beginning Friday, April 26.