CENTERVILLE - There is something about the Miami East softball team that is special. No matter who the Vikings play and the record of their opponents, Miami East always seems to dig down deep to find a way to win big games. It has happened in big games throughout the regular season that led to a sharing a league championship with Covington and then again in come-from-behind … [Read more...] about MIAMI EAST KNOCKS OFF UNBEATEN CARLISLE
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MIAMI EAST WINS SECOND STRAIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
LEBANON - Miami East is the type of team that has a never quit attitude regardless of what the scoreboard reads. As long as the Lady Vikings still have pitches coming their way, there is always a chance. Waynesville knows first hand as its season was ended for the second straight year thanks to a Miami East comeback victory. Last season n the Lady Vikings defeated … [Read more...] about MIAMI EAST WINS SECOND STRAIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
LADY VIKINGS SURVIVE A SCARE IN TOURNAMENT
CASSTOWN - Miami East found itself in a battle against Springfield Shawnee, but managed to escape with a 4-3 victory with a walk-off two-run double in the bottom of the seventh. Shawnee took a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the second inning and held Miami East scoreless until senior Rachael Haak got the Lady Vikings on the board with a home run in the bottom of the fourth … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS SURVIVE A SCARE IN TOURNAMENT
VIKINGS FALL TO INDIAN LAKE 5-3
INDIAN LAKE - Miami East fell to Indian Lake 5-3 in a game that had to be made up due to weather conditions on May 9th. The loss drops the Vikings record to 12-9 on the season with a league contest against Riverside that still needs to be played. The Vikings opened up the game with a run in the first and Indian Lake followed with a run of its own in the bottom half of the … [Read more...] about VIKINGS FALL TO INDIAN LAKE 5-3
LADY VIKINGS LOCK UP SHARE OF TRC TITLE
DEGRAFF - Miami East rolled to an impressive 13-5 victory over Riverside on Saturday to lock up at least a share of the Three Rivers Conference title for the second straight year. If Riverside defeats Covington on Monday, Miami East will be the outright champion in the TRC. “The win gives us at least a share of the TRC championship,” said Miami East coach Brian kadel. “We … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS LOCK UP SHARE OF TRC TITLE
LADY VIKINGS CAPTURE HUGE WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT
CASSTOWN - Thursday evening was special for Miami East as it honored its three seniors on Senior Night by capturing a thrilling 6-2 victory over rival Covington in an outcome that give the Lady Vikings an opportunity for a second straight league title in the TRC. Last season Miami East shared the league title with Covington and a loss to the Lady Buccs would have ended all … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS CAPTURE HUGE WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT
VIKINGS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT
CASSTOWN - Miami East is peaking down the final stretch of the regular season as it captured the fifth straight win by defeating Covington 11-0 in six innings on Wednesday. The victory avenged an earlier defeat to Covington where the Vikings surrendered five unearned runs in a 6-5 loss. Neither team could break through until Miami East plated two runs in the bottom of the … [Read more...] about VIKINGS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT
LADY VIKINGS RUN RULE EAGLES 11-0
CASSTOWN - In a game that originally scheduled to be played at Troy Christian, Miami East played host to the Eagles on Wednesday due to field conditions. Despite being the visiting team on their own scoreboard, the Lady Vikings managed to run rule Troy Christian 11-0 in five innings to improve their record to 11-6 overall and 9-2 in the TRC. Miami East wasted little time … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS RUN RULE EAGLES 11-0
VIKINGS SWEEP TROY CHRISTIAN
CASSTOWN - Miami East and Troy Christian finished off a game that was delayed on April 6 due to weather and then played out the second game in league action. The Vikings ended up winning both contests by the scores of 4-3 and 5-3. In the game that was continued, the Vikings won in extra innings 4-3 by scoring a run in the top of the ninth. Miami East scored two runs in the … [Read more...] about VIKINGS SWEEP TROY CHRISTIAN
LADY VIKINGS RECORD BACK-TO-BACK RUN RULE VICTORIES
CASSTOWN - Coming off of a huge win over Milton-Union on Tuesday, the Lady Vikings continued to roll with back-to-back run rule victories over Franklin Monroe on Wednesday and Troy Christian on Thursday. Against Franklin Monroe, Miami East scored 4 in the first, 5 in the second and 12 in the third for a 21-1 victory. The Lady Vikings had 16 hits and 1 error. Jacqueline … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS RECORD BACK-TO-BACK RUN RULE VICTORIES
LADY VIKINGS MAKE A STATEMENT AGAINST MILTON-UNION
WEST MILTON - A week ago Miami East dropped a heartbreaking 8-6 game in extra innings to Milton-Union in a critical TRC matchup, but Tuesday the Lady Vikings redeemed themselves with a convincing 17-5 win over the Lady Bulldogs. "Great team effort tonight," said Miami East coach Brian Kadel. "We had fourteen hits and our defense is starting to settle in. We are making plays … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS MAKE A STATEMENT AGAINST MILTON-UNION
MIAMI EAST STARTS OFF THE WEEK WITH A BIG WIN
CASSTOWN - Miami East has a huge slate of six games in six days this week with four of them being against league opponents. And Monday the Lady Vikings started off the week with a very impressive 13-2 win over Riverside in six innings. The Lady Vikings scored two in the first and one in the second and held a dangerous Riverside team scoreless through three innings for a 3-0 … [Read more...] about MIAMI EAST STARTS OFF THE WEEK WITH A BIG WIN
VIKINGS DEFEAT LEHMAN, 8-4
CASSTOWN - Miami East improved to 6-4 overall and 4-4 in the TRC with an 8-4 victory over Lehman Catholic on Thursday in league play. The Vikings found themselves in a 4-3 deficit through fourth innings, but were able to respond with three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to pull out the victory. Luke Hammaker started things off on the hill for Miami East and was … [Read more...] about VIKINGS DEFEAT LEHMAN, 8-4
VIKINGS WIN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
CASSTOWN - The Miami East baseball team strung together back-to-back victories over Bradford and Northridge. Last Friday the Vikings defeated Bradford 3-0 in a pitcher’s dual. Miami East scored a run in the first and two in the second, which was all that was needed as Luke Hammaker was solid on the hill and the defense made the plays behind him. Hammaker went the distance … [Read more...] about VIKINGS WIN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
LADY VIKINGS LOSE TO MILTON IN EXTRA INNINGS
CASSTOWN - Miami East had things going its way until Milton-Union put together a six-run inning in the seventh that ultimately led to an 8-6 defeat in nine inning for the Lady Vikings. Miami East scored a run in the bottom of the fist and took a 2-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the fourth, which remained the score through six innings. "Up to that point Jacqueline … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS LOSE TO MILTON IN EXTRA INNINGS
LADY VIKINGS DROP RIVALRY GAME TO COVINGTON
COVINGTON - Miami East traveled to Covington on Thursday in a huge TRC showdown between two teams who shared the league title a year ago and the game was another exciting battle that ads to a great rivalry. Unfortunately, Miami East wasn’t able to hold on to an early lead and two big innings by Covington led to a 12-9 loss. “They did have two big innings,” said Miami East … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS DROP RIVALRY GAME TO COVINGTON
VIKINGS GIVE UP FOUR UNEARNED RUNS IN LOSS
COVINGTON - Miami East suffered a frustrating 6-5 loss to Covington on Thursday in a game where the Vikings allowed five unearned runs due to four errors in the field. The miscues put pitcher Connor Apple in tough situations, but Apple threw well by allowing just two earned run in six innings. He struck out ten batters and walked just two batters. Offensively, the Vikings … [Read more...] about VIKINGS GIVE UP FOUR UNEARNED RUNS IN LOSS
LADY VIKINGS BEAT BETHEL, 11-4
CASSTOWN - Miami East defeated Bethel 11-4 on Tuesday to stay unbeaten in TRC play at 3-0 and improve its overall record to 4-3. The Vikings surrendered a run to Bethel in the top of the first, but responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning and then pushed their lead to 11-1 with three runs in the third and five more in the fourth. Bethel continued to … [Read more...] about LADY VIKINGS BEAT BETHEL, 11-4
TWO BAD INNINGS DOOM MIAMI EAST
CASSTOWN - Bethel defeated Miami East 14-4 in five innings on Tuesday to remain at the top of the TRC standings with a 4-0 league record and improved its overall record to 5-5. Miami East drops to 2-3 in the league and 3-3 overall. The game was much tighter than the final score, but Bethel was able to pull away with two big innings - the third and the fifth. The Bees … [Read more...] about TWO BAD INNINGS DOOM MIAMI EAST
VIKINGS IMPROVE TO 3-0 WITH 6-1 WIN OVER VERSAILLES
VERSAILLES - Versailles ended Miami East’s season a year ago and the Vikings were able to get a little revenge with a 6-1 victory over the Tigers on Monday. Versailles took a 1-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the third, but Miami East was able to respond with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. The Vikings scored two in the sixth and two more in the seventh to pull … [Read more...] about VIKINGS IMPROVE TO 3-0 WITH 6-1 WIN OVER VERSAILLES