Luke Ross
4
Winner MIAMI (OH) MIAMI 24-19
3
Kent State Baseball KENTST 22-22
Winner
MIAMI (OH) MIAMI
24-19
4
Final
3
Kent State Baseball KENTST
22-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIAMI (OH) MIAMI 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 8 0
Kent State Baseball KENTST 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1

W: Ross, Luke (1-1) L: Bernadina,Rocco (2-1) S: Olejnik, Peyton (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RedHawks Take Ninth Straight, Defeat KSU 4-3

KENT, Ohio— Miami took game one from Kent State 4-3 Friday, marking their ninth consecutive win. A home run by centerfielder Zach MacDonald and three hitless innings by leftie Luke Ross gave the RedHawks the edge. The RedHawks move to 23-19 (15-10 MAC) with the victory, while Kent State falls to 22-22 (12-10 MAC) with the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the bottom of the first, Kent State's Tim Orr singled and was followed by Kyle Jackson, who singled to advance Orr to third and then stole second. A walk loaded the bases, and a wild pitch gave Kent State a 1-0 lead. A sacrifice groundout brought one more run across to double the lead to 2-0 after one inning.
  • The Golden Flashes struck again in the second with a leadoff home run by catcher Dom Kibler that put Kent State up 3-0 and constituted their last run of the day.
  • Dillon Baker led off for Miami in the top of the sixth and came up with Miami's second hit of the day, a single up the middle. MacDonald followed up with his 17th home run of the season to bring Miami within one.
  • Coming out of the bullpen, Ross threw three straight outs, including a looking strikeout in the bottom of the sixth.
  • Tré Keels reached first on a fielder's choice in the seventh and proceeded to steal both second and third while the next batter, Tyler Gordon, was at the plate. Gordon's at-bat lasted for 10 pitches and resulted in a walk. Ball four was a wild pitch, and Keels came in to score, tying the game at three apiece.
  • Baker then singled through the right side and advanced Gordon to third base. MacDonald singled to drive Gordon home and give Miami the lead at 4-3.
  • Ross once again managed not to give up any hits or runs in the seventh, despite two initial walks. Baker, Gordon and Evan Appelwick turned a double play to assist with the feat. Ross faced three and sent down three in the eighth using a groundout and a pair of swinging strikeouts.
  • Peyton Olejnik came in in the ninth, notching the save after one groundout and two strikeouts.

MIAMI GAME NOTES
  • MacDonald went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run.
  • Baker went 2-for-4 with one run.
  • Lukas Galdoni faced 20 batters in 5.0 innings, giving up four hits and three runs and recording three strikeouts.
  • Ross faced 10 batters in 3.0 innings, giving up no hits and no runs and recording three strikeouts.
  • Olejnik faced three batters in 1.0 innings, giving up no hits and no runs and recording two strikeouts.
UP NEXT:
Tomorrow's game has been moved to 12 p.m. due to weather concerns. Miami will look to clinch the series victory and extend their win streak to double digits.
 
 
 
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