David Novak
Ellison Neumann
4
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 17-15
6
Winner Xavier XAV 19-14
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI
17-15
4
Final
6
Xavier XAV
19-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami (Ohio) MIAMI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Xavier XAV 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 11 0

W: WYLIE, Jon (1-0) L: Harajli, Ahmad (0-1) S: NOBE, Jack (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RedHawks Fall Flat After Hot First Inning vs. Xavier

MASON, Ohio – Miami fell to the Xavier Musketeers in round one of the annual Joe Nuxhall Classic on Tuesday, 6-4, after being shut out during the game's final eight innings. David Novak batted in three of Miami's four runs, hitting a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. The RedHawks fall to 17-15 with the loss while the Musketeers improve to 19-14.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The RedHawks scored all four of their runs in the top of the first inning. Dillon Baker led off with a single for Miami and advanced to second base on a groundout. Evan Appelwick walked and Anthony Zarlingo singled down the right-field line to give Miami a 1-0 lead. David Novak stepped up to the plate and hammered a three-run home run to left field on an empty count to put Miami ahead 4-0.
  • Xavier chipped away in the bottom of the first, answering with two runs on three hits.
  • The Musketeers tied the ballgame in the bottom of the third, scoring on their fourth hit of the inning, a two-run double.
  • Xavier added one insurance run in the seventh and another in the eighth to wrap up a 6-4 final score.
  • Miami put 10 total runners on the bases after the first inning, but stranded them all.
 
MIAMI GAME NOTES:
  • Zarlingo went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
  • Novak went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a run.
 
UP NEXT: Miami will face either Wright State or Cincinnati tomorrow in the second and final round of Joe Nuxhall Classic, playing for third place. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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