BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks opened their season with an emphatic 11-1 victory over the Southern Jaguars on Friday evening at Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field.

Miami (Ohio) scored early and often, plating three runs in the first inning and four in the third to build an insurmountable lead. Evan Appelwick provided the big blow with a two-run homer in the first, and Ivan Gonzalez added a solo shot in the third. The Redhawks collected 14 hits and capitalized on three Southern errors.

The Jaguars, held to six hits, avoided the shutout when Jovante Radcliffe scored on a sixth-inning single. Miami (Ohio) starter Zach Brown earned the win, while Southern’s Caden Brown took the loss. The Redhawks improved to 1-0, while the Jaguars fell to 0-1. The teams continue their series with a doubleheader Saturday.