Ella Carter
Josh Kaeser
14
Winner Miami (OH) MIAMI 12-14, 3-0 MAC
9
Kent State KENTST 7-19, 0-3 MAC
Winner
Miami (OH) MIAMI
12-14, 3-0 MAC
14
Final
9
Kent State KENTST
7-19, 0-3 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Miami (OH) MIAMI 1 5 3 0 0 1 4 14 17 2
Kent State KENTST 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 9 10 0

W: Reeves, Madilyn (8-6) L: PENNER, Carley (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

RedHawks Sweep Golden Flashes with 14-9 Win

KENT, Ohio – On Sunday afternoon the Miami University softball team completed the weekend sweep over Kent State University with a 14-9 victory. The RedHawks improve to 12-14 on the season (3-0 Mid-American Conference). Kent State drops to 7-19 (0-3 MAC).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Kaylee Oh scored early in the top of the first on a RBI single from Shelby Kunkel to take a 1-0 lead for the RedHawks.
  • In the bottom of the first, a sacrifice fly from the Golden Flashes tied the game at 1-1.
  • Kunkel cleared the bases with a RBI double in the top of the second, scoring Oh, Danitza Hernandez, and Mckenna Campbell to grab a 4-1 lead for the Red and White.
  • In that same inning, a RBI single from Chloe Parks allowed Kunkel to cross the plate and up the lead to 5-1.
  • Ella Carter followed that up with a RBI double to let Parks cross home and extend the difference to 6-1.
  • Oh upped the RedHawks' lead to 9-1 in the top of the third with a three-run home run deep over left field. Erin Pinter and Hernandez also scored.
  • A RBI double in the bottom of the third scored two runs for Kent State, cutting the deficit to 9-3.
  • Two more runs scored for the Golden Flashes in the bottom of the fourth on a sac fly and fielder's choice to make it a 9-5 difference.
  • Parks scored in the top of the sixth on a RBI single from Carter to push the lead to 10-5.
  • In the bottom of the sixth, Kent State scored four runs on a RBI single and RBI double to cut the difference to 10-9.
  • Jenna Golembiewski hit a sac fly in the top of the seventh to allow Sydney Gilbert across home, extending the lead to 11-9.
  • Parks followed that up with a RBI single that scored Oh, increasing the lead to 12-9.
  • Still in that inning, Carter smashed a homer over left field, also scoring Parks, and making it a 14-9 game, which the RedHawks held through the conclusion.
 
NOTES:
  • Parks went 4-for-4 at the plate.
  • Carter went 4-for-5 batting, Oh went 2-for-3.
  • Kunkel and Carter each had four RBI.
  • Eight different RedHawks scored runs.
  • Four RedHawks had doubles. Oh and Carter had a double and a homer.
  • Madilyn Reeves went five innings in the circle, allowing just six hits.
  • Shelbie Krieger and Léa Chevrier each went an inning on the bump. Each allowed only two hits and struck out one apiece.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks hit the field again when they host Marshall University on Tuesday, March 18 at 3 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.
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