Recap courtesy of Miami Athletic Communications

AKRON, Ohio – On Thursday afternoon, No. 1 Miami University took down No. 4 Ball State University 6-3 in Game 4 of the Mid-American Conference Championship Tournament. The RedHawks are now 32-23 (20-7 MAC) on the season. Ball State falls to 32-17 (17-9 MAC).

Kaylee Oh got it started in the bottom of the first with a hard-hit triple down the third base line, pushing Shelby Kunkel across home and claiming a 1-0 lead for the RedHawks.

In that same inning, Mckenna Campbell shot a single to left center, scoring Oh and doubling the lead 2-0.

Still in the first, Holly Merritt hit a double to the center field wall, bringing home Campbell and Jenna Golembiewski, doubling the lead again 4-0.

Ball State got a run across in the top of the second on a RBI single, cutting the deficit to 4-1.

In the top of the fourth, to keep the game 4-1, Golembiewski made a leaping catch in center field to rob a home run from the Cardinals.

The Cardinals cut the lead in half 4-2 in the top of the fifth with a sacrifice fly.

Golembiewski drove in a run in the bottom of the fifth on a RBI single up the middle. Chloe Parks scored to make it a 5-2 game.

Kunkel hit a solo homer over right-center in the bottom of the sixth to up the RedHawks' lead to 6-2.

In the top of the seventh, Ball State made it a 6-3 game on a solo home run, but could not come back from the deficit, handing the 'Hawks the 6-3 win.

 With the win today, the RedHawks advance to play again tomorrow, May 9 in Game 7. The RedHawks will face the winner of Game 5 in Akron, Ohio at Firestone Stadium.