Experience is key as RedHawks go for another MAC title
By Lukas Nelson | August 26, 2021Last year was supposed to be a big season for Miami football.
Last year was supposed to be a big season for Miami football.
NCAA field hockey returns to its normal schedule this August, after COVID-19 moved the Fall 2020 season to Spring 2021.
Last year, experience was Miami volleyball’s best asset.
Since Simone Biles opened up about her decision to withdraw from multiple Olympic event, many athletes around the world have shown their support for her and spoken out about the importance of mental health.
Six former RedHawk football players currently represent Miami University in the National Football League (NFL). Here’s a list of who they are and how they got there.
Here’s a look at what Miami athletics was up to while you were away.
The Miami men’s basketball team will play the Cincinnati Bearcats at home this year on Wednesday, Dec. 1. This is the first time the team has played against Cincinnati since 2011.
Miami hockey commit Redmond (Red) Savage was selected 121st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in Saturday’s National Hockey League (NHL) Draft. Despite being drafted, Savage will play at least one season for Miami.
Sam Bachman, former Miami star pitcher and the ninth overall selection in the 2021 MLB draft signed with the Los Angeles Angels for $3,847,500 Wednesday, according to reports from Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo.
Sam Bachman became the first Miami University RedHawk ever selected in the first round of the MLB first-year player draft when the Los Angeles Angels drafted him ninth overall Sunday night. Bachman will sign on or before August 15, or he’ll have to return to Miami and enter the draft again next year.
Miami RedHawks pitcher Sam Bachman made university history Sunday night as he was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the first round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Bachman is the first Miami player selected in the first round of the MLB draft.
On Sunday night, pitcher Sam Bachman will likely be the first ever Miami RedHawk to be taken in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft. One of Bachman’s most exciting traits is his apparent MLB readiness. Draft insider Joe Doyle speculated that he could end up in an MLB bullpen later in 2021, saying “If there’s stuff that’ll play immediately out of a big league bullpen, it’s Bachman’s.” Major League teams always need bullpen help. Who better to provide it than a young player with strikeout stuff?
Going into Saturday, the Miami RedHawks needed to win two games to move on to Sunday’s regional final in Lexington, Ky. Instead, the team lost its first game against the Northwestern Wildcats, 7-1. The loss ends Miami’s historic season, which saw the team win a school-record 46 games.
The RedHawks were able to score a couple of runs in today’s NCAA Tournament game against the Fighting Irish, but they fell a run short and lost 3-2.
It looked as if the rain might ruin the day, but the sun was shining by the time Miami basketball legend Wayne Embry’s statue was unveiled for the world to see.
Levine wanted a normal college experience. She wanted to go to class and hang out with her friends without the looming stress of skating. That was, until an injury caused by crashing into the boards at practice that made her realize how she couldn’t imagine her life without skating. “When I broke my leg, suddenly what I loved the most was taken away from me, and it wasn’t until I was at that rock-bottom that I realized skating gave me so much more than I thought it did,” she said.
The managers, led for the most part by juniors Zorian Schiffman, Rory Tekulve and Kotila, is a group of student volunteers that help with nearly every aspect of the baseball team’s operation. Schiffman believes Miami has the largest program of student managers in the country. “[We work on] things from game planning and video scouting, to player development, to some of the more in depth research projects,” Schiffman said.
Miami won its first seven games of the season, sweeping Saint Louis, conference rival Ohio, and Longwood in two-game series. After the shootout loss to Louisville, the team won its final six conference games against Kent State, Appalachian State and Ball State.
The Miami RedHawks softball team travelled to Bowling Green State University this weekend for a four-game series against the Bowling Green Falcons.
The first time Terence Moore stepped foot on Miami University’s campus, he was 12 years old. He and his dad were attending a basketball tournament in the newly built Millett Hall.