Softball drops double header to open MAC play


The Central Michigan softball team opened Mid-American Conference play Friday with a pair of losses to Kent State in Kent, Ohio.

CMU lost 5-2 in the first game before being edged 3-2 in the second.  The losses snapped a six-game winning streak for the Chippewas.

“It was a tough day for Central softball,” head coach Margo Jonker said bluntly.  “We were not the aggressors in the game and therefore, did not win.”

The Golden Flashes used a five run fourth inning to take a commanding lead in game one.  After a Summer Knoop error, KSU hit two home runs in the inning, accounting for three unearned runs.

CMU (13-13, 0-2 MAC) pushed across two runs in the top of the seventh on a Cory DeLamielleure home run, but that was it for the Chippewas offense.

Senior Molly Coldren gave CMU a 2-0 lead in the first inning of game two with her sixth home run of the season, but three Golden Flashes pitchers shut the door from there on out.

“We had numerous people in scoring position, we just didn’t take advantage of our opportunities,” Jonker said.

The Chippewas surrendered the lead in the bottom of the fifth when freshman Dani Ramos hit an RBI single down the left field line.

CMU threatened in the top of the seventh with two runners on, but DeLamielleure struck out to end the game.

The Chippewas continues MAC play tomorrow when they travel to face Buffalo.

“We need to learn from today and make sure we take charge tomorrow,” Jonker said.  “The MAC conference season is a long season, so we cannot let the first day dictate the rest of the year.”

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