RedHawks Defeat Ball State 6-3; Advance to Semi-Finals

Thursday, May 8

Akron, Ohio

12 p.m.

Miami University

32-23

No. 4 Ball State

32-17

Ball State

Miami

RedHawks Defeat Ball State 6-3; Advance to Semi-Finals

5/8/2025 3:05:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

AKRON, Ohio – On Thursday afternoon, No. 1 Miami University took down No. 4 Ball State University 6-3 in Game 4 of the Mid-American Conference Championship Tournament. The RedHawks are now 32-23 (20-7 MAC) on the season. Ball State falls to 32-17 (17-9 MAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Kaylee Oh got it started in the bottom of the first with a hard-hit triple down the third base line, pushing Shelby Kunkel across home and claiming a 1-0 lead for the RedHawks.
In that same inning, Mckenna Campbell shot a single to left center, scoring Oh and doubling the lead 2-0.
Still in the first, Holly Merritt hit a double to the center field wall, bringing home Campbell and Jenna Golembiewski, doubling the lead again 4-0.
Ball State got a run across in the top of the second on a RBI single, cutting the deficit to 4-1.
In the top of the fourth, to keep the game 4-1, Golembiewski made a leaping catch in center field to rob a home run from the Cardinals.
The Cardinals cut the lead in half 4-2 in the top of the fifth with a sacrifice fly.
Golembiewski drove in a run in the bottom of the fifth on a RBI single up the middle. Chloe Parks scored to make it a 5-2 game.
Kunkel hit a solo homer over right-center in the bottom of the sixth to up the RedHawks' lead to 6-2.
In the top of the seventh, Ball State made it a 6-3 game on a solo home run, but could not come back from the deficit, handing the 'Hawks the 6-3 win.

NOTES:

Oh went 3-for-4 at the plate. Kunkel went 2-for-3, and Golembiewski went 2-for-2.
The RedHawks had five extra-base hits in the game.
Madilyn Reeves pitched five innings in the circle, securing the win. She allowed just one earned run and struck out two. She did not allow a single extra-base hit.
Six different RedHawks had hits in the game.
Léa Chevrier pitched the final two innings on the bump. She allowed just one run and two hits and struck out two.

UP NEXT: With the win today, the RedHawks advance to play again tomorrow, May 9 in Game 7. The RedHawks will face the winner of Game 5 in Akron, Ohio at Firestone Stadium.