Dillon Baker
David Dermer
8
Winner Toledo TOLEDO 27-31
4
Miami MIAMI 27-27
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
27-31
8
Final
4
Miami MIAMI
27-27
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 14 1
Miami MIAMI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 0

W: BERGMAN, Jackson (4-6) L: Vardavas, Nick (1-7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toledo Downs Miami 8-4 in MAC Tournament

AVON, Ohio— The Miami University baseball team dropped 8-4 to Toledo and was eliminated from the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon. The RedHawks' close the season with a final record of 27-27, while the Rockets improve to 27-31.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Rockets got on the scoreboard first, taking a 3-0 lead in the opening inning. Charlie Scholvin singled to left center, bringing home two runners. Owen Jackson proceeded to fly out, scoring Luke Walton.
  • Dillon Baker and Zach McDonald each singled to right field in the bottom of the first inning. Baker crossed home plate after Evan Appelwick rifled a single to second base to make it a 3-1 ball game.  
  • Jackson homered to center field in the top of the third to extend Toledo's lead to 4-1.
  • The Rockets added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning to increase their advantage to 6-1.
  • An RBI single and a pop-up to second base brought in a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning for Toledo.
  • David Novak singled and then advanced to second base on a balk in the bottom of the ninth inning. Shortly after, Gorski was walked to put runners on first and second. David Novak and Gorski eventually advanced bases on a passed ball. A single to left field by Zaborowski put the score at 8-2. Ryan Novak then smacked a double down the left field line to trail 8-3. Tyler Gordon grounded out to score Zaborowski and come within four runs of Toledo. The RedHawks would get no closer, dropping 8-4 to the Rockets. 
           
NOTES
  • Ryan Novak went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
  • Zach MacDonald finishes the year tied for second all-time in a season (20) and second all-time in a career (43) for home runs in Miami history.
  • MacDonald closes the year tied at fifth all-time in a season for Miami with 62 RBIs.
  • MacDonald is tied for fifth all-time in a season (65) and seventh all-time in a career (151) for runs in Miami history.  
 
UP NEXT:
This concludes the RedHawks' 2024 season.
 
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