The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
12-16, 4-0
Miami
20-6, 2-2
Day Hits Walk-Off Homerun to Lift Zips to Home Opening Win
March 20 | Softball
AKRON, Ohio -- Andrea Day blasted a homerun to break a 6-6 stalemate in the bottom of the seventh Inning, giving Akron its fourth Mid-American Conference win as the Akron Zips (12-16, 4-0 MAC) claimed the home opener 4-3 over the Miami RedHawks (20-6, 2-2 MAC) on Friday at Lee R. Jackson Field.
Day made four trips to the plate and reached base all four times with three walks and game-winning homerun, run scored and RBI. The Zips managed four total hits on the day as Morgan Sizemore pushed two runs across the plate in a 1-for-1 effort, while Haley Glass and Liv Brown registered the additional hits. Glass scored twice in a 1-for-2 effort and Brown unleashed a double in her only trip to the plate.
Madie Jamrog (3-4) started in the circle and picked up the win for Akron (12-16, 4-0). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on six hits, allowing one walk and striking out three.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 3-0, the Zips first put runs on the board in the third inning. Haley Glass came across to score the lone run of the inning for Akron and get them on the board.
The Zips kept the RedHawks off the board before tying it up in the fourth. Akron picked up two runs when a single from Morgan Sizemore brought home Kenzie Gatti and Glass, which brought the score level at 3-3.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the seventh, when Akron walked it off on Day's one-out solo home run off of Chevrier.
GAME NOTES
» Akron's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Akron pitchers faced 27 Miami (OH) hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out three.
» The Zips drew seven walks from Miami (OH) pitching.
» Day led the Zips at the plate, going 1 for 1 with a home run and an RBI.
UP NEXT
Akron will be back in action on Saturday, March 21, defending their home field against Miami in a doubleheader at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jamrog, Madie (3-4)
L: Angelina Ricciardi (8-3)
Batting:
HR: Bailey Manos 1 ; Danitza Hernandez 1
RBI: Bailey Manos 1 ; Danitza Hernandez 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bailey Manos 1 ; Mia Estrello 1 ; Danitza Hernandez 1
CS: Leila Mathis 1
HBP: Kari Krueger 1
Batting:
2B: Brown, Liv 1
HR: Day, Andrea 1
RBI: Sizemore, Morgan 2 ; Day, Andrea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Day, Andrea 1 ; Gatti, Kenzie 1 ; Glass, Haley 2
SB: Glass, Haley 1
HBP: Gatti, Kenzie 1
