Shelby Kunkel
Will Corey
6
Winner Maryland UMD 2-1
4
Miami (OH) MIAMI 0-1
Winner
Maryland UMD
2-1
6
Final
4
Miami (OH) MIAMI
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 7 0
Miami (OH) MIAMI 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 4 1

W: Aubrey Wurst (1-0) L: Reeves, Madilyn (0-1)

7
Miami (OH) MIAMI 0-2
15
Winner Arizona State ASU 2-0
Miami (OH) MIAMI
0-2
7
Final
15
Arizona State ASU
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Miami (OH) MIAMI 0 5 0 1 1 7 7 4
Arizona State ASU 0 1 3 1 10 15 12 2

W: Lauppe, Meika (1-0) L: Krieger, Shelbie (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Drop Two to Start Season

TEMPE, Ariz. –  On Friday night the Miami University softball team opened up their 2025 season at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. In game one the RedHawks fell to the University of Maryland 6-4. UMD moves to 2-1 on the season. In game two, though they got out to a dominant start, the RedHawks eventually fell 15-7 to Arizona State University. The Sun Devils move to 2-0 and the RedHawks fall to 0-2.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
  • In the bottom of the second, Ella Carter scored on a wild pitch to grant the RedHawks a 1-0 lead.
  • On an error in the top of the third, two runs crossed for the Terrapins, giving them their first lead of the game 2-1.
  • Still in the third, a RBI single scored another for UMD, pushing their lead to 3-1.
  • A double steal by Jenna Golembiewski taking second and Kari Krueger taking home, made it a 3-2 score in the bottom of the third.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, Mckenna Campbell hit a RBI single to center field to score Golembiewski and Shelby Kunkel, taking back the lead for the RedHawks 4-3.
  • A pair of RBI singles from the Terrapins in the sixth scored three and made it a 6-4 game. UMD held this lead to take the game 6-4.
 
NOTES (GAME 1):
  • Holly Merritt, Kaylee Oh, Krueger, and Carter made their first collegiate starts. For Merritt, Carter, and Oh it was their first appearances as RedHawks.
  • Danitza Hernandez made her first start as a RedHawk.
  • Léa Chevrier made her first appearance as a RedHawk.
  • Campbell recorded two RBI in the game.
  • Four different RedHawks scored runs.
  • Reeves went 6.1 innings in the circle, allowing just two extra base hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
  • In the top of the second, Merritt got her first collegiate hit with a solo home run to grab an early 1-0 lead for the RedHawks.
  • Still in the second, Kunkel shot a two RBI single up the middle to score Oh and Krueger and extend the RedHawks' lead to 3-0.
  • Campbell followed that up with a RBI groundout that scored Golembiewski and widened the difference to 4-0.
  • Extending the inning further, Kunkel scored on a wild pitch to up the lead to 5-0.
  • The Sun Devils got on the board 5-1 in the bottom of the second on a solo home run over right field.
  • In the bottom of the third, a three-run homer narrowed the margin for the Sun Devils to 5-4.
  • Campbell lined a RBI single up the middle in the top of the fourth to score Sydney Gilbert and push the lead to 6-4.
  • A RBI single from the Sun Devils in the bottom of the fourth scored another run and made it a 6-5 game.
  • Krueger hit her first collegiate home run in the top of the fifth to increase the RedHawk lead to 7-5.
  • A pair of errors in the bottom of the fifth tied the game up 7-7.
  • Still in the fifth, a bases-loaded walk paired with an error, followed up by a three run home run gave the Sun Devils a 12-7 lead.
  • ASU made it 15-7, still in the bottom of the fifth, with a RBI single and a two RBI double to end the game.
 
NOTES (GAME 2):
  • Chevrier made her first start as a RedHawk. She went 4.2 innings with three strikeouts.
  • Gilbert and Krieger made their first collegiate appearances.
  • Chloe Parks went 2-for-3 at the plate.
  • Kunkel and Campbell each had two RBI.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks continue their stay in Tempe, Ariz. tomorrow when they take on the University of Minnesota at 5:45 p.m. and then again face the Sun Devils of Arizona State at 8 p.m.
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