ABOUT MIAMI:
•  The RedHawks finished the regular season with a 45-7 record (.865 win percentage), the best single season record in program history. Miami also finished the MAC season 26-1, recording the best single-season conference winning percentage in MAC history.

•  The RedHawks are currently ranked No. 21 in the nation according to Softball America and No. 24 in this week's ESPN poll. Miami had never been nationally ranked until this season.

•  Over the past four years, Miami is 170-54-1 overall and 107-16 in MAC play. The RedHawks have won every MAC Regular Season title since 2019 and every MAC Tournament Championship since 2021.

•  Miami has not lost a contest in the MAC Tournament since 2019 and is a perfect 6-0 in MAC Postseason play under Coach Kumar.

•  The RedHawks established a new Miami and MAC record with 23-straight wins from March 9 through April 21 and are 32-1 in their last 33 contests.

•  The RedHawks feature the nation's top offense (9.37 runs/game), having scored at least 10 runs 25 different times this year. Miami has also recorded 23 run-rule victories in 2024. Miami leads the nation in home runs (154) and slugging percentage (.757). They are third nationally in batting average (.361) and second in on-base percentage (.461).

• Miami was a perfect 15-0 at home this season. The RedHawks were joined by the Hokies of Virginia Tech as the only two programs this season to go undefeated at home.

•  Eight different RedHawks earned First Team All-MAC in 2024: Holly Blaska, Reagan Bartholomew, Karli Spaid, Jenna Golembiewski, Addy Jarvis, Kate Kobayashi, Hadley Parisien, Sami Bewick.

•  Karli Spaid was named MAC Player of the Year after recording a .421 batting average, to go along with 34 home runs and 73 RBI. This is the second-straight year Miami has captured the MAC POTY award after Jenna Golembiewski won the same award back in 2023. 

•  Spaid and Golembiewski were named USA Softball Finalists for National Player of the Year. The award will be pared down to 10 finalists on May 15 and a top-3 on May. 20. The winner will be announced during the College World Series.

•  Kirin Kumar was named MAC Coach of the Year, Sami Bewick earned MAC Freshman Player of the Year and Madilyn Reeves was named MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year.

•  The RedHawks have seven of the top eight home run and RBI leaders in the MAC. The other 10 teams in the conference have 277 home runs combined (Miami has 154 on their own).

•  Freshman Madilyn Reeves leads the conference with 20 wins and is third with 119 strikeouts. She is 17-1 in her last 22 appearances. Senior Addy Jarvis is 16-1 inside the circle with her lone loss coming against #2 Oklahoma.

ABOUT COACH KUMAR:
Since Kumar arrived back in 2021, Miami has totaled a 170-54-1 record, capturing four MAC Regular Season Titles and two MAC Tournament crowns (no MAC Tournament in 2021). Under Kumar, the RedHawks are 107-16 in MAC play. Miami has 14 Power-5 victories since 2021 and Kumar has produced 32 All-MAC performers and a pair of MAC Player of the Year awards since arriving in southwest Ohio. Kumar is a two-time MAC Coach of the Year, capturing the award in 2021 and 2024.

DIGGING THE LONG BALL: Since Coach Kumar has arrived on campus, the Miami RedHawks have been one of the nation's most prolific home run hitting teams. In 2021, Miami hit 88 home runs (56 games). In 2022, the RedHawks mashed 114 dingers (58 games) and last year the RedHawks hit 97 home runs (59 games). This season, the RedHawks have put those numbers to shame, and have a chance to break a pair of NCAA records. As a side note, the RedHawks have more walks (254) than strikeouts (220) this season.

Single Season Team Home Run Record

Team, Year	Games	Home Runs
1. Oklahoma, 2021	60	161
2. Hawaii, 2020	66	158
3. Oklahoma, 2022	62	155
4. Miami	52	154

MAC RECORDS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN: As of May 5, 2024, below is a list of every MAC season record broken by the 2024 RedHawks.
1. Overall Winning Percentage: .865
2. MAC Winning Percentage: .963
3. MAC Winning Streak: 23 Games
4. Runs Scored: 487
5. Runs Scored/Game: 9.37
6. Hits: 508
7. Runs Batted in: 462
8. Home Runs: 154
9. Batting Average: .361
10. Walks: 254

ACE OF SPAID: Senior Karli Spaid has basically rewritten the Miami record books. She ranks first in career batting average (.397), hits (269), home runs (101), runs scored (249), RBI (253) and slugging percentage (.927). Her 101 career home runs is second all-time in NCAA history behind Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo (2018-22). Spaid is the lone RedHawk to earn first-team All-MAC honors four-straight seasons and has also found a spot on the NFCA All-Region first-team each year since 2021. She is also chasing the NCAA single-season home run record:

Single Season Individual Home Run Record

Player, Year	Home Runs
1. Laura Espinoza (Arizona), 1995	37
2. Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma), 2022	34
2. Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma), 2021	34
2. Karli Spaid (Miami), 2024	34

BETTER THAN BEFORE: Jenna Golembiewski was named MAC Player of the Year in 2023 after recording a .306 batting average with 17 home runs and 36 RBI. This season, she is smashing those numbers, ranking near the top of the NCAA in batting average (.409), home runs (28) and RBI (77).

SHE'S STILL HERE?: Hard to believe, but Allie Cummins will be playing in her 247th game when the MAC Tournament begins. No player in MAC history has competed in more games. More impressive though ... she played many of those games behind the plate. When Cummins time comes to an end, she will rank either first or second in Miami history in career home runs, batting average, runs scored, hits, runs batted in and walks.

AROUND THE HORN: Below are 3-4 tidbits for Miami's expected lineup.

Allie Cummins
• All-MAC (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Ranks first or second in Miami history in six different offensive categories
• Has played in 246 career games, the most of any player in MAC history
• Ranks second among NCAA active players with 190 walks

Kate Kobayashi
• Came with Coach Kumar to Miami from Virginia Tech
• First-team All-MAC in 2024 after earning second-team All-MAC in 2022
• Posted career bests in batting average, runs scored, home runs, RBI, slugging percentage and on-base percentage in 2024

Karli Spaid
• Four-time First Team All-MAC (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2024 MAC Player of the Year
• Hit the first career home run in Love's Field (home of the Oklahoma Sooners) history back on March 1, 2024.
• Is Miami's career leader in five different offensive categories
• Is second in NCAA history with 101 career home runs

Holly Blaska
• Four-time All-MAC performer (first-team: 2021, 2024; second-team: 2022, 2023)
• Recorded career-bests in batting average, runs scored, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage in 2024
• Hit four home runs last season in the NCAA Tournament

Jenna Golembiewski
• 2023 MAC Player of the Year
• First-team All-MAC in 2023 and 2024
• Posted career bests in nine different offensive categories in 2024
• Second in the NCAA with 77 RBI in 2024

Reagan Bartholomew
• Started 43 of 52 games this year at shortstop
• Recorded career bests in batting average, home runs and RBI this season
• In conference games only, she led the MAC with 39 RBI

Chloe Parks
• Earned second-team All-MAC in 2022
• Has started 150 games at second base in her career for the RedHawks
• Has committed just 11 errors in her career and has a .971 fielding percentage since joining the Red and White.

Sami Bewick
• Has started every game for the RedHawks in 2024 as a true freshman
• 2024 MAC Freshman Player of the Year
• Leads all MAC freshman with 13 home runs and 52 RBI

Hadley Parisien
• Played in 50 of 52 games
• Committed just one error all season
• Her .377 batting average leads the MAC among freshman hitters

Madilyn Reeves
• Leads the MAC with 20 wins and is third with 119 strikeouts
• 2024 MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year
•  Is 17-1 in her last 22 appearances

Addy Jarvis
• Played the past four seasons at Illinois. Began career at Youngstown State back in 2019
•  Is 16-1 on the year and hasn't suffered a loss since March 1 at #2 Oklahoma