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.
For the second straight year, the Miami RedHawks have a former player selected in the NFL Draft.
Miami field hockey’s excellent season ended Friday afternoon with an opening round NCAA tournament loss to the Stanford Cardinal in Chapel Hill, N.C. It was a valiant effort for the RedHawks, who finish the season 13-2 (10-0 Mid-American Conference).
The Miami RedHawks will play No. 19 Stanford at noon Friday, April 30, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The winner of that game will go on to play top-seeded North Carolina in the second round.
Inevitably, mock drafts are wrong. That doesn’t mean we’ll stop trying, though.
Miami softball dominated this past weekend against the University of Toledo
Miami Baseball dropped a series to Kent State University this weekend at McKie Field.
The Miami RedHawks and the Ball State Cardinals were the only two undefeated softball teams in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). On Tuesday, they ruined each other’s perfect record.
In middle school, I wore my love for baseball on my sleeve, and it made up a major part of my identity. I strove to prove I was the biggest Sox fan at my school, and I don’t think anyone even came close to beating me on that front. When I got to high school, though, things changed.
The Miami University women’s swimming and diving team went to Ypsilanti, Mich., this weekend for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships. The team finished in third place out of eight teams with 436.5 points.