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RedHawks finish road schedule with wins over BGSU  BOWLING GREEN, OH -- Miami's offense erupted for a total of 24 hits and 22 runs Wednesday as the RedHawks softball team broke a four-game losing streak with a pair of wins over Bowling Green at Meserve Field.
Shelby Kunkel and Kaylee Oh combined for five hits and five hits in MU's 10-4 first game victory. Sophomore Madi Reeves (19-10) went the distance in the circle, allowing four runs on seven hits. She struck out 10 and walked two. Le'a Chevrier evened her record at 9-9 with five shutout innings in Miami's 12-0 Game Two victory. The junior allowed . . . RedHawks vs Falcons twin bill moved to Wednesday The Miami softball doubleheader at Bowling Green State University has been moved to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 30. It was originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 29.  Showcase teased potential for 'exciting' 2025 team Martin says summer and fall progress will be critical  Cole Weaver stretches for a catch. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
After a winter of massive turnover, Miami RedHawks football heading off to summer with some momentum. Saturday's Spring Showcase -- a combination of drills and offense versus defense scimmage work -- showed enough to let fans know the RedHawks have made progress with a puzzle that won't be complete until this fall. "We had 11 early enrollees. We had 13, 14 transfers," Head Coach Chuck Martin said after the session. Today "was kind of like all spring. There was a lot of good. There was a lot of okay, and there was some bad stuff." "We had a really . . . Plenty of new talent at Saturday football event  By MIKE SMITH
Miami football wraps up spring practice Saturday with the annual Spring Showcase. As with many programs, the RedHawks do not play a "Spring Game," per se. However, their agenda will include some scrimmage-like activity as part of an "open practice." It always seems nice to get a spring taste of football. This year's event figures to . . . RedHawks nipped in final non-conference contest  MRO STAFF
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- RedHawk pitchers allowed just three hits on the day, but Purdue pitching hurled a one-hit shutout as the Boilermakers edged Miami 2-0 Wednesday at Bittinger Stadium. It was the last regular season non-conference tilt of 2025 for MU, which fell to 26-23 on the year. Purdue moved to 26-17. Madi Reeves (18-10) took the loss. She went five innings for Miami, striking out three and walking three. Only one of the two Boilermaker runs was earned. MU committed three errors, including one in the decisive third inning. Le'a Chevrier finished with one hitless/scoreless frame, striking out two. Julia Gossett (8-7) got the . . . RedHawks rally, but Ohio completes sweep  ATHENS, OH -- After trailing 5-0, Miami (26-22, 15.7 MAC) rallied late for six runs to take a lead. It wasn't enough, however, as Ohio (31-12, 14-4 MAC) scored single runs in its last two turns to pull out a 7-6 win Saturday at the Ohio Softball Field.
The victory gave Ohio a sweep of the three-game series, as the 'Cats took both ends of Friday's double header. Each of those games were pitching duels. Saturday's contest, however, turned . . . Miami drops two in pair of pitching duels  MRO STAFF
ATHENS, OH -- Miami's offensive struggles continued Friday as Ohio won both ends of a double-header, 2-0 and 3-1, at the Ohio Softball Field. With the victories, Ohio 30-12, 13-4 MAC) moved into first place -- one loss better than Ball State and Central Michigan (12-5). Miami (26-21, 15-6 MAC) suffered its fifth loss in the last six contests. Both the RedHawks and Bobcats totaled 10 hits on the day. However, MU had only two extra base knocks. Both were Game One doubles off the bat of McKenna Campbell. Ohio, meanwhile, had . . . Chevrier's run-rule shutout ends RedHawk mini-slide  Le'a Chevrier throws to first for a third inning out. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, Oh -- Junior Le'a Chevrier worked out of several early jams and Ella Carter blasted a walk-off home run as Miami (26-19, 15-4 MAC) ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-0 win over Akron (20-19, 7-7 MAC) Tuesday at the Miami Softball Stadium. Akron took the first game, squeezing out a 3-2 win in nine innings against RedHawk ace Madi Reeves (18-8). Miami was coming off . . . Cardinals cool off 'Hawks, sweep Saturday DH  MUNCIE, IN -- Ball State (26-11) pitchers put a sleeper hold on the Miami (25-18) offense Saturday as the Cardinals swept a double header 3-0 and 5-0. It was the first back-to-back losses for MU since March 1.
Miami, which won Friday's series opener (7-4 in 8 innings), fell to 14-3 in MAC play. That is one loss better than Central Michigan (10-4) and Ohio (9-4). Ball State is now 11-5. The Cardinals staff ranks second among MAC teams in both ERA (3.82) and opponent batting average (.269). It improved on that by blanking the RedHawks twice on a total of seven hits. Five of those . . . Carter homer sends Miami past BSU in series opener  MUNCIE, IN -- Ella Carter's three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted visiting Miami (25-16, 14-1 MAC) to a 7-4 victory over Ball State (24-11, 9-5 MAC) Friday at the BSU Softball Stadium.
Madi Reeves went the distance for MU, raising her record to 18-6. She allowed seven hits, four runs (3 earned) while striking out three and walking three. Ella Whitney (15-4) took the loss. surrendering nine hits and seven runs while striking out four and walking one in 7.1 innings of work. She also hit three batters. Sophomore catcher . . . |
Editor-Publisher Mike SmithMike grew up in Mid-American Conference football and basketball territory and returned there after military service. He has been covering MAC football and men's basketball for much of the last several decades. 
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