Golembiewski
3
Ball State BSU 32-17
6
Winner Miami MIAMI 32-23
Ball State BSU
32-17
3
Final
6
Miami MIAMI
32-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ball State BSU 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
Miami MIAMI 4 0 0 0 1 1 X 6 10 2

W: Reeves, Madilyn (22-10) L: SEVERINO, Breanna (8-6) S: Chevrier, Léa (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

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

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.
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