The Eastern Michigan University baseball team secured a victory over Miami University in the final game of their three-game series, winning 19-12 at Oestrike Stadium. The match on March 22 saw Eastern Michigan’s Logan Hugo lead the charge with an impressive performance, going 5-for-6 and coming close to hitting for the cycle.
Freshman pitcher Fischer Hendershot claimed his first collegiate win by striking out two batters in 1â…” innings. Miami’s Taylor Echols was credited with the loss. With this victory, Eastern Michigan improved its season record to 10-10 (6-3 MAC), while Miami fell to 12-11 (7-2 MAC).
Eastern Michigan’s offense was robust, achieving 18 hits, including seven extra-base hits and two home runs from Hugo. Bruce Jellison also contributed significantly by going 4-for-5 with one double and two RBIs.
The Eagles managed to score in every inning except the third and sixth. After trailing early on due to a Miami home run, Eastern Michigan responded quickly with four runs in the first inning. A nine-run explosion followed in the second inning, highlighted by Hugo’s three-run homer.
Despite efforts from Miami to close the gap, Eastern maintained control throughout the game. The Eagles’ total of 19 runs is among their highest-scoring games under Head Coach Robbie Brittera.
“Eastern set season highs in runs (19), hits (18), RBI (18), and walks (11),” noted EMUEagles.com.
Logan Hugo’s six RBIs tied for second-most by an individual in the Mid-American Conference this season. He became one of only three players within the conference to achieve five hits in a single game this year.
Eastern Michigan now looks forward to facing Michigan on March 25 as they continue their season campaign.
