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April 11, 2008
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - After a one hour and forty-three minute rain delay, Miami University's baseball team used a stellar pitching efforts from senior Matt Erwood and freshman Samuel Dawes to earn a 3-2 win over Central Michigan in Mid-American Conference action Friday afternoon. Miami improved to 9-21 overall and 3-7 in MAC play, while Central Michigan fell to 13-17 overall and 3-6 in MAC action.
Junior Eric Darlage led off the second inning by coming back from a zero balls, two strikes count to earn a walk. Darlage moved to second on a wild pitch, before moving to third base on a passed ball. During Miami's next at-bat, junior J.D. Mynhier grounded out to the shortstop, plating Darlage and giving the RedHawks a 1-0.
Miami tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning to expand its lead to 3-0. Junior Chris Nadeau led off the inning with a single and then moved to second base as junior Tommy Nurre drew a walk. Miami's next batter, freshman John Hornke, hit a grounder under the second baseman's glove, which plated Nadeau and kept runners on first and second base. Nurre and Hornke moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt, before Mynhier drove in his second run of the game with a ground out, increasing Miami's margin to 3-0.
Central Michigan scored two runs in the fifth inning courtesy of a two-run home run by Jeff Nowaczyk to close within 3-2. The Chippewas threatened again in the seventh inning as the lead-off batter singled and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt. Dawes came into the game in relief and recorded a ground out and a strike out, stranding the tying run on third base to end the Chippewa scoring threat.
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Dawes retired all eight batters he faced, including striking out two batters in the ninth inning, to earn his first save of the season as the RedHawks defeated the Chippewas, 3-2.
Senior Matt Erwood earned his third win of the season after going 6 1/3 innings and striking out five Chippewa batters. Mynhier led the RedHawks with two RBIs.
Miami plays game two of its three-game series with Central Michigan tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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