RedHawks Top ASU 12-4; Fall to Minnesota 4-3

Saturday, February 8

Tempe, Ariz.

5:45 p.m.

Miami University

0-3

Minnesota

1-2

Miami (OH)

Minnesota

RedHawks Top ASU 12-4; Fall to Minnesota 4-3

2/9/2025 2:12:00 AM | Softball

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TEMPE, Ariz. – On Saturday night the Miami University softball team faced off against the University of Minnesota and Arizona State University. In game one, the RedHawks fell to the Golden Gophers 4-3 in extra innings. Minnesota moves to 1-2 on the season. In game two, the RedHawks routed Arizona State University 12-4 with the help of Shelby Kunkel's two multi-run home runs. The Sun Devils move to 2-1 on the season. The RedHawks move to 1-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):

In the bottom of the second, a solo homer put the Golden Gophers on the board first, 1-0.
A double from Chloe Parks in the top of the third allowed Kaylee Oh to score and tie the game at 1-1.
A wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth allowed another run to cross for the Gophers, giving them a 2-1 lead.
Jenna Golembiewski smashed a two-run homer over left field in the top of the fifth that also scored Kunkel to give the RedHawks their first lead of the game, 3-2.
The Gophers tied it up 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a sacrifice bunt.
The sixth and seventh innings were scoreless, sending the game into extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Gophers hit a RBI single, allowing them to take the game 4-3.

NOTES (GAME 1):

Nathalie Hagle made her first collegiate appearance.
Golembiewski and Holly Merritt each went 2-for-4 at the plate.
Golembiewski also notched two RBI.
Kunkel and Parks each recorded a double.
Léa Chevrier pitched the complete game, striking out two, and allowing just seven hits.

HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):

In the bottom of the first, a RBI double from the Sun Devils put ASU ahead 1-0.
Kunkel lined one up the middle in the top of the third to score Oh. Parks then followed that up with a double hit down the left field line to score Kunkel and put the RedHawks on top 2-1.
Still in the third, a single from Merritt, paired with an error, allowed Golembiewski and Parks to score, upping the lead to 4-1.
In the bottom of the third, a two-run home run from ASU shortened the gap to 4-3.
But in the top of the fourth, the RedHawks answered with a three-run homer from Kunkel over left field that also scored Oh and Sydney Gilbert. This pushed the RedHawk lead to 7-3.
Still in the fourth, a sac groundout from Merritt allowed Parks to cross the plate, making it a 8-3 game.
Extending the top of the fourth further, Mckenna Campbell hit a single to right field that, with the help of an error, allowed both Erin Pinter and Kari Krueger to score, increasing the deficit to 10-3.
A solo homer from ASU in the bottom of the fourth cut the difference to 10-4.
Kunkel homered for the second time in the game in the top of the seventh, also scoring Danitza Hernandez, to push the Miami lead to 12-4. They held this lead through the remainder of the game to claim Miami's first win of the season.

NOTES (GAME 2):

Pinter made her first appearance as a RedHawk.
Kunkel went 4-for-5 at the plate with two homers, notching six RBI.
Oh went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double.
Madilyn Reeves pitched the complete game, allowing just nine hits and striking out five.
Eight different RedHawks scored runs, and seven different RedHawks had hits.
With this win, the RedHawks claim the Sun Devil's first loss of the season.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks play their final game at the Kajikawa Classic Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. against the University of Utah in Tempe, Ariz.