
Miami Drops a Pair to Begin MAC Tournament
5/6/2026 7:54:00 PM | Softball
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1 vs WMU)
- The Broncos got on the board 1-0 in the top of the first with an RBI single.
- Miami followed them up in the bottom of the same inning with a sacrifice fly from Katy Olive, tying the contest at 1-1.
- WMU added another in the top of the third with a home run.
- The RedHawks responded in the bottom of the same inning with a home run from Mia Estrello to tie up the game again.
- WMU took the lead 7-2 in the fifth with an RBI double. They scored again off a walk with bases loaded and a sacrifice fly. They then added another walk with bases loaded and an RBI single.
- Leila Mathis homered in the seventh to make it 7-4, but the RedHawks could get no closer.
- Mia Estrello had one home run and one RBI.
- Leila Mathis went 1-for-2 at the plate with one home run and two RBI.
- Bailey Manos went 2-for-4 at the plate with one run.
- Léa Chevrier pitched two innings, allowing no runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2 vs CMU)
- Miami got on the board 2-0 in the first with a two-run home run from Evey Dieudonne.
- CMU tied it up in the fourth following a double that brought home a pair of Chippewas.
- The Chippewas took the lead 3-2 in the top of the sixth with a home run.
- The RedHawks tied up the game in the bottom of the same inning with a sacrifice fly from Ella Carter.
- CMU scored four in the top of the seventh to claim a 7-3 advantage, the final tally.
- Evey Dieudonne had one home run and had two RBI.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ava Geyer (11-7)
L: Hosick, Presley (19-6)
S: Casey Fazzini (2)
Batting:
2B: Jordan Smith 1 ; A. Niles 1
HR: Caitlin Tighe 1
RBI: Bella Duncan 1 ; Caitlin Tighe 1 ; Jordan Smith 1 ; Emily Lampela 2 ; A. Niles 1 ; Megan Malartisk 1
SH: Rylee O'Brien 1
SF: Bella Duncan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bella Duncan 1 ; Caitlin Tighe 1 ; Emily Lampela 1 ; Corrine Martz 1 ; Tristen Head 1 ; Hannah Herman 1 ; Megan Malartisk 1
SB: Emily Lampela 1
HBP: Bella Duncan 1 ; Emily Lampela 1

Batting:
2B: Dieudonne, Evey 1
HR: Estrello, Mia 1 ; Mathis, Leila 1
RBI: Estrello, Mia 1 ; Olive, Katy 1 ; Mathis, Leila 2
SH: Pinter, Erin 1
SF: Olive, Katy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Manos, Bailey 1 ; Estrello, Mia 1 ; Dieudonne, Evey 1 ; Mathis, Leila 1
CS: Pinter, Erin 1

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