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OXFORD, OHIO – Eastern Illinois improves to 11-10 on the season after they take both games today against Green Bay and Miami (OH). The Panthers went 2-2 this weekend, going 1-1 against both Green Bay and Miami. The Panthers had 18 hits on the day combined through out the two games.
Game One
In game three of the Miami University Tournament, the Panthers defeated Green Bay 5-1 in the second meeting of the tournament.
Green Bay struck first with a and RBI double from Brewer to go up 1-0 on the Panthers. Jade Montgomery held it down in the circle with four strikeouts in seven innings the rest of the game giving the Panthers the victory.
In the third inning, the Panthers got on the board with a Hannah Cravens single to bring Kayla Bear across the plate to tie up the game. Kendyl McKeough and Haley Mitchell both drove in a run to give EIU the lead 3-1.
Kayla Bear kept the scoring going as she hit a two-run homer into center field to put the Panthers up 5-1. Montgomery closed out the game for the Panthers holding the Phoenix to just one run on five hits and improves to 7-5 on the season after this win.
The Panthers were led by Bear with a home run, two runs, and two RBI's. Mitchell and McKeough each had three hits with one double each.
Eastern finished the game with five runs on 11 hits with three errors and nine left on base.
Green Bay was led by Brewer with a double and an RBI giving the Phoenix their only run of the game. Green Bay finished with one run on five hits with two errors and six left on base.
Game Two
In the final game of the tournament the Panthers defeated host Miami (OH) 5-2 and split the series on the weekend 1-1.
The Panthers struck first with a Mia Davis triple into right field to score Hannah Cravens. Later in the inning, Mitchell reached first on a RedHawk error as Davis makes it 2-0.
EIU tacks on three more runs off of a Cravens double and a Davis two-run homer to lead 5-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. The RedHawks fought back in the sixth inning with a Lott two-run home run to make the score 5-2.
The Panthers finished the game with five runs off of seven hits with one error. Davis led the Panthers on the offensive side with two hits including a triple and a home run. Hannah Cravens take the win for EIU in the circle making her record 2-0 on the season.
The RedHawks were led by Loot who had a home run and two RBI's.
Up Next
Up next the Panthers head to Longwood, Fla., for The Spring Games. EIU will play Stenson and Northern Kentucky on March 13.
