OXFORD, Ohio – In the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams, host Miami scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull out a 4-2 win over the Ball State baseball team Friday afternoon.
Miami (9-10, 1-0 MAC) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of third to take an early lead, but Ball State (12-11, 0-1) quickly rallied with two runs in the top of the fourth to even the score.
Ball State starting pitcher Kevin Marnon worked out of a bases loaded jam in the fifth inning with a grounder to shortstop to keep the score tied.