Miami softball crushes Bowling Green in MAC championship game

OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami RedHawks softball workforce celebrated its third straight Mid-American Event championship on Saturday afternoon.

The RedHawks toppled Bowling Inexperienced 11-0 in 5 innings to safe an automated bid into the NCAA Event.

RedHawk senior, Brianna Pratt set the tone within the circle, permitting just one hit in 4 and two-thirds innings. This was Pratt’s third outing in three days. She pitched 19.2 innings within the match.

The RedHawks acquired the bats out early and sometimes, tallying 11 runs on 10 hits. 4 RedHawk gamers accounted for six residence runs within the championship sport.

Three of Miami’s residence runs got here within the second inning, which led to a six-run body.

“Our bats lastly got here collectively as we speak and hopefully we will simply preserve them for the NCAA Event,” stated infielder Karli Spaid after going 3-for-3 with a pair of residence runs on Saturday.

4 RedHawks landed on the all-tournament workforce, which was introduced Saturday. That quantity was probably the most by any workforce.

Brianna Pratt was named the MVP of the match, pitching all however one out within the RedHawks’ match run.

“One of many issues as a coach is to attend to see their faces when their identify was referred to as,” stated Miami Head Coach Kirin Kumar, after the win over Bowling Inexperienced. “To see it two years in a row, that’s superior.”

That is the seventh MAC Event title for Miami, all-time.

The RedHawks had the highest seed within the MAC Event because of a 21-5 convention file this season.

Their title comes as no shock. The RedHawks had been favored to win the match within the convention’s preseason ballot.

The RedHawks will hear their identify referred to as on Sunday at 7 p.m. when the NCAA proclaims the NCAA Event discipline.