OXFORD, Ohio – On a rainy Saturday afternoon the Miami University softball team defeated the University at Buffalo in both games of their doubleheader. In game one phenomenal pitching from
Madilyn Reeves, including a season high 11 strikeouts, helped the RedHawks to a 8-0 victory in six innings. In game two it was the offense, including a four RBI game from
Mckenna Campbell and a three RBI game from
Chloe Parks, that pushed the Red and White to a 10-2 win in five innings. The RedHawks improve to 30-23 on the season (19-7 Mid-American Conference). Buffalo drops to 17-32 (10-16 MAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1):
- Ella Carter got the RedHawks started in the bottom of the second with a 1-0 lead when she homered down the left field line.
- Erin Pinter and Holly Merritt performed a double steal later that inning that allowed Merritt to take home and Pinter to take second, doubling the lead to 2-0.
- Danitza Hernandez followed that up with a double off the right field wall that pushed Pinter across home and made it a 3-0 game.
- In the bottom of the third, Carter hit a sacrifice fly that scored Kaylee Oh and extended the RedHawks' lead to 4-0.
- Madie Patton blasted a three-run homer over center field in the bottom of the sixth, also scoring Merritt and Jenna Golembiewski. Hernandez followed that up with a solo home run to walk it off 8-0.
NOTES:
- Hernandez went 2-for-3 at the plate.
- Eight RedHawks had hits, seven scored runs, and three had RBI.
- Reeves went the complete game, striking out 11, a season high, and allowing just six hits. This is her 20th win of the season.
- The RedHawks had five extra-base hits in the game.
- Miami baserunners stole four bases, tying the season high.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2):
- Campbell hit a rocket up the middle in the bottom of the first to bring home Shelby Kunkel and give the RedHawks a 1-0 lead.
- Kunkel drove Pinter home in the bottom of the second on a RBI single to double the RedHawk lead to 2-0.
- Parks followed that up with a hit up the middle that scored Kunkel and Hernandez, increasing the difference to 4-0.
- Still not done in that inning, Campbell smashed a homer over left-center to also bring home Parks and make it a 6-0 game.
- The Bulls got their first run of the day on a RBI double in the top of the third to cut the deficit to 6-1.
- Hernandez hit a sac fly in the bottom of the third that allowed Merritt to tag up and take home, extending the lead to 7-1.
- In the top of the fourth, the Bulls got one more run on a sac fly to cut the difference to 7-2.
- Parks crossed home in the bottom of the fourth on a throwing error to extend the Red and White's lead to 8-2.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Kunkel crossed home on a single from Parks. Campbell followed that up with a RBI single to allow Oh to score and walk it off 10-2.
NOTES:
- Parks and Campbell each went 3-for-4 at the plate. Merritt and Kunkel each went 2-for-3.
- The RedHawks had four extra base hits in the game, totaling nine on the day, across 11 innings.
- Kunkel had three stolen bases in the game, adding to Miami's total of seven on the day.
- Campbell had four RBI on the day; Parks had three.
- Reeves started the game in the circle, going three innings, allowing just two hits, and striking out one.
- Léa Chevrier closed the game out on the bump, allowing just one hit and striking out one.
- On the day, Miami pitching gave up just one earned run and nine hits.
UP NEXT: The RedHawks close out the series with Buffalo and the regular season tomorrow, May 4 at 12 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio.