Softball Battles Miami Until the Final Out in Doubleheader Setback

OXFORD, Ohio – – Despite redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons becoming just the second player in program history to smash 20-or-more home runs in a season Tuesday afternoon, the Ball State softball team dropped both ends of a Mid-American Conference doubleheader to No. 24 ranked Miami. Battling the nation’s top home run hitting squad in the RedHawks (34-6; 16-0 MAC), it was Timmons which struck first with her solo blast two batters into the opening game to give the Cardinals (20-23; 7-10 MAC) an early lead. Unfortunately, Miami would counter with four runs in the bottom of the inning, before…