Wednesday, May 22
Avon, Ohio (Crushers Stadium)
6 p.m.
Miami University
27-25
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#5 Kent State
27-26
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Photo by: David Dermer
RedHawks Top Golden Flashes 5-2
5/22/2024 11:33:00 PM | Baseball
AVON, Ohio— The Miami University baseball team topped Kent State University 5-2 in game two of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. With tonight's victory, the Red and White secured its first MAC Tournament victory since May 23, 2019. The RedHawks rise to 27-25 on the season, while Kent State drops to 27-26.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTES
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will play in game four of the MAC Tournament tomorrow in Avon, Ohio at 2:30 p.m. against Bowling Green.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Flashes scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening inning. An RBI single to left center gave Kent State the early advantage.
- Dillon Baker opened the bottom of the first inning with a single to the shortstop. Evan Appelwick went on to smash a home run to left center, giving Miami a 2-1 lead.
- David Novak hit a ground-rule double to left field in the bottom of the second inning. Tyler Gordon smoked a single to third base, bringing home David Novak and extending Miami's lead to 3-1. Baker followed this up by singling to the right side. Gordon ultimately scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-1. Ty Batusich fired off a single through the middle gap to score Baker and take a four-run lead.
- In the seventh inning, the Golden Flashes put up their second run of the game to trail 5-2 thanks to a wild pitch. After a two-hour rain delay, the game resumed in the bottom of the seventh inning.
- Miami sealed the game with a 5-2 victory over the Golden Flashes.
NOTES
- Appelwick recorded the only home run of the game.
- Baker went 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk.
- David Novak was 2-for-3 hitting.
- RedHawk pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts and gave up five hits.
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will play in game four of the MAC Tournament tomorrow in Avon, Ohio at 2:30 p.m. against Bowling Green.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olejnik, Peyton (9-1)
L: BICKERSTAFF, Calvin (4-4)
S: Galdoni, Lukas (4)
Batting:
RBI: MCNAMARA, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOHNSON, Josh 1 ; MCNAMARA, Michael 1
HBP: WILLIAMS, Brody 1 ; KIBLER, Dom 1 ; SCHALLER, Kolton 2
Batting:
2B: Novak, David 1
HR: Appelwick, Evan 1
RBI: Batusich, Ty 1 ; Appelwick, Evan 2 ; Gordon, Tyler 1
SH: Gorski, Justin 1 ; Barile, Garrison 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Baker, Dillon 2 ; Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Novak, David 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 1
HBP: Batusich, Ty 1 ; Novak, David 1
Game Leaders
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