RedHawks Defeat River Hawks with 10-Run Fifth Inning

Saturday, February 21

Port Charlotte, Fla.

7 p.m.

Miami University

5-1

UMass Lowell

1-4

UMass Lowell

Miami (Ohio)

RedHawks Defeat River Hawks with 10-Run Fifth Inning

2/21/2026 10:58:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.– The RedHawks defeated UMass Lowell 14-12 Saturday as a part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic Tournament. The win came after a 10-run inning for Miami and a three-run homer for Carson Raether. Miami improves to 5-1 with the win and UMass Lowell drops to 1-4.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The River Hawks scored five runs to open up the first inning, amassing three hits and capitalizing on two RedHawk errors.
A triple and a groundout for the River Hawks added one more to make it 6-0 in the second.
Raether put Miami on the board with an RBI walk in the bottom of the second. Marcus Dierks singled and Ignacio Gonzalez walked. Diego Cruz then singled to load the bases and Raether walked in the run.
UMass Lowell added two more in the third to extend their lead to 8-1.
Alex Gay saw three up, three down in the top of the fourth to hold UMass Lowell scoreless.
The River Hawks leapt to a 12-1 lead, scoring four runs on one hit in the top of the fifth.
The RedHawks had a monster fifth inning at bat, scoring ten runs on six hits.
Evan Appelwick led off the top of the fifth with a solo home run. A single by Ryan Novak and two walks loaded the bases and a wild pitch scored one run. Mason Breidenbach singled to left field, scoring two more runs. An error and a walk set up a sac fly by Dominic Krupinski to make it 12-6.
With two outs in the fifth, Appelwick walked and Novak took an HBP to force in a run. Another wild pitch then scored a run. Tommy Harrison, Dierks, and Gonzalez each singled back-to-back, scoring three more runs to make it a 12-11 game.
The RedHawks took their first lead in the bottom of the seventh via a three-run bomb by Raether.
Austin Berggren recorded three straight outs to cap off the comeback victory.

MIAMI GAME NOTES:

Raether went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs.
Novak went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs.
Cruz went 1-for-2 with two runs.

UP NEXT:
Miami concludes its Snowbird Classic schedule tomorrow with a 12 p.m. game against Illinois State.

Novak Home Run Lifts RedHawks Past Redbirds

Sunday, February 22

RedHawks Defeat Brown, Lose to ISU in Snowbird Classic

Friday, February 20

Miami Sweeps Southern in Doubleheader

Saturday, February 14

RedHawks Triumph 11-1 Over Jaguars in Season Opener

Friday, February 13

Next Event

Illinois State

W, 5-3

Feb 22 (Sun)

12 p.m.

Recap History

Full Schedule

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Pfeffer, Kaden (1-0)

L: F. DeMaro (1-1)

S: Berggren, Austin (2)

UMass Lowell

Batting:

2B: J. Lopez 1

3B: J. Burgos 1

RBI: J. Burgos 1 ; C. Martinez 1 ; J. Lopez 2 ; C. Chance 1 ; R. Strand 2 ; J. DeLanzo 1

SH: Z. Scott 1

Base Running:

RUNS: R. Masse 2 ; J. Burgos 2 ; S. O'Leary 2 ; C. Martinez 1 ; J. Lopez 1 ; C. Chance 1 ; Z. Scott 2 ; J. DeLanzo 1

Miami (Ohio)

Batting:

2B: Novak, Ryan 1

HR: Raether, Carson 1 ; Appelwick, Evan 1

RBI: Raether, Carson 4 ; Krupinski, Dominic 1 ; Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Harrison, Tommy 2 ; Gonzalez, Ignacio 1 ; Breidenbach, Mason 2

SF: Krupinski, Dominic 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Raether, Carson 2 ; Appelwick, Evan 2 ; Novak, Ryan 2 ; Harrison, Tommy 2 ; Dierks, Marcus 2 ; Breidenbach, Mason 1 ; Phillips, Drew 1 ; Cruz, Diego 2