Miami Ohio University Athletics
Miami University
19-10, 9-5
Ball State
15-14, 10-4
Burke, Harrison Lead RedHawks Past Cardinals 20-4
4/3/2026 4:25:00 PM | Baseball
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Miami pulled ahead 2-0 in the first. Harrison and Ryan Novak each walked and Ignacio Gonzalez delivered a two-run single up the middle.
- Burke pitched a one-two-three inning in the top of the second for the RedHawks. Diego Cruz led off the bottom of the inning with a single and scored as Christopher Roa came up with an RBI bunt single. One more run scored on a single by Harrison.
- Dominic Krupinski led off the third inning for Miami with a double. Roa walked and Krupinski scored on a single by Marcus Dierks. Evan Appelwick then walked to load the bases and Harrison added four RBIs to his stats by crushing a grand slam to right field. The blast marked his ninth home run of the year. One at bat later, Gonzalez took a solo shot to left field, his fifth home run of the season, to make it a 10-0 lead for the RedHawks.
- The Cardinals scored their first run of the ballgame in the top of the fourth as the leadoff batter hit a home run to left field. The RedHawks answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with no hits and scoring on a wild pitch to make the score 11-1.
- Leading off the fifth, Novak hit a home run to right field, his fifth of the year. Gonzalez walked and Carson Raether took a two-run shot to right field to make it 14-1. Still with no outs, Miami loaded the bases and Dierks walked to make it 15-1. Cruz scored as Appelwick grounded out and Harrison hit a two-RBI single to make it an 18-1 game. With two outs, Raether singled to add one more run and cap off the eight-run, four-hit inning for the RedHawks.
- Jamie Rasmussen recorded a single in the sixth and Miami loaded the bases with an HBP and a walk. Rasumessen scored Miami's 20th run as Keenan Proctor walked.
- Ball State scored three runs in the top of the seventh, but Burke recorded the final three outs to enforce the run rule and finish his second complete game as a RedHawk, a 20-4 victory.
MIAMI GAME NOTES:
- Dierks went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs.
- Appelwick recorded four walks, an RBI, and a run.
- Harrison went 3-for-4 with seven RBIs and three runs.
- Novak went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs, and two walks.
- Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs.
- Roa had three walks and scored four runs.
- Burke pitched the second complete game of his Miami career and held the Cardinals to four runs and two walks with 106 pitches.
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will look to sweep the Cardinals tomorrow in game three. First pitch has been moved up to 10 a.m. due to inclement weather.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Burke, Clayton (4-1)
L: Zach Kwasny (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Gavin Balius 1 ; Kendric Sorgius 1
3B: John Colligan 1
HR: Ryan Muizelaar 1
RBI: John Colligan 2 ; Jack Bakus 1 ; Ryan Muizelaar 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Maalik Perkins 1 ; John Colligan 1 ; Ryan Muizelaar 1 ; Kendric Sorgius 1
SB: Brayden Huebner 1
CS: Brandt Kendall 1
HBP: Ryan Muizelaar 1
Batting:
2B: Krupinski, Dominic 1
HR: Harrison, Tommy 1 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Gonzalez, Ignacio 1 ; Raether, Carson 1
RBI: Dierks, Marcus 2 ; Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Harrison, Tommy 7 ; Novak, Ryan 1 ; Proctor, Keenan 1 ; Gonzalez, Ignacio 3 ; Raether, Carson 3
SH: Dierks, Marcus 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dierks, Marcus 2 ; Appelwick, Evan 1 ; Harrison, Tommy 3 ; Novak, Ryan 2 ; Gonzalez, Ignacio 2 ; Raether, Carson 1 ; Krupinski, Dominic 2 ; Cruz, Diego 2 ; Roa Calcano, Christopher 4 ; Rasmussen, Jamie 1
SB: Dierks, Marcus 1
HBP: Dierks, Marcus 1 ; Vrlak, Jake 1 ; Cruz, Diego 1
