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Photo by: Ellison Neumann
Ball State Takes Two From Miami
5/20/2022 6:19:00 PM | Baseball
OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University baseball team dropped a doubleheader to league-leading Ball State Friday. The RedHawks fell 4-2 in game one and 11-1 in game two. Miami's record slips to 23-32 (18-21 MAC), while BSU improves to 37-17 (31-7 MAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game One)
MIAMI GAME NOTES (Game One)
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game Two)
MIAMI GAME NOTES (Game Two)
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks wrap up the 2022 season with a series finale vs. Ball State on Saturday, May 21. First pitch in Oxford has been moved up to 11 a.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game One)
- Miami took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Benji Brokemond led off the bottom of the inning with a double, eventually taking third base on a passed ball and coming home to score on a Cole Andrews sacrifice fly.
- After Ball State answered back with three runs in the second and one in the third, William Escala cut into the visitors' lead with a solo homer to right center in the fourth inning, making it 4-2.
MIAMI GAME NOTES (Game One)
- Billy Kopicki made his first appearance of the season and matched his career high with two hits.
- Escala's home run was his second of the year.
- Zach Maxey allowed one earned run and struck out seven Cardinals in seven innings on the mound.
- It was Maxey's sixth straight appearance allowing one earned run or less.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game Two)
- Ball State scored three runs in the fourth inning and added five in the fifth.
- Miami got on the board in the sixth. After a pair of walks to Nick Neibauer and Brokemond, Parker Lester ripped a single into right to make it 8-1.
- The Cardinals added three runs in the eighth.
MIAMI GAME NOTES (Game Two)
- Escala's double gave him an extra-base hit in five of the last six games.
- Zach MacDonald had a stolen base in both games Friday.
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks wrap up the 2022 season with a series finale vs. Ball State on Saturday, May 21. First pitch in Oxford has been moved up to 11 a.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ryan Brown (4-2)
L: Maxey, Zach (4-3)
S: Sam Klein (11)
Batting:
RBI: Ryan Peltier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nick Powell 1 ; Zach Cole 1 ; Adam Tellier 1 ; Ryan Peltier 1
SB: Nick Powell 1 ; Zach Cole 1
HBP: Nick Powell 1
PO: Adam Tellier 1
Batting:
2B: Brokemond, Benji 1 ; Kopicki, Billy 1 ; Neibauer, Nick 1
HR: Escala, William 1
RBI: Andrews, Cole 1 ; Escala, William 1
SF: Andrews, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brokemond, Benji 1 ; Escala, William 1
SB: MacDonald, Zach 1 ; Neibauer, Nick 1
HBP: MacDonald, Zach 1 ; Woolwine, JJ 1
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