Margo Jonker coached 1,555 games thus far in her 30-year career at the top of the softball program.

Of those games, few were harder to bear than the last 35, in which the Chippewas posted a 9-26 record, including 1-12 in the Mid-American Conference.

“It is extremely frustrating and it is very difficult,” Jonker said.

After breaking a program-worst losing streak, the softball team now tries to break its seven-game conference losing skid.

CMU hosts a doubleheader against Buffalo starting at 1 p.m. today at Margo Jonker Stadium, followed by the second game at 3 p.m.

CMU also hosts Kent State at 2 p.

A costly error in extra innings proved critical in the softball team’s 7-6 loss against Michigan State in East Lansing.

MSU’s Kelly Confer singled to bring home the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning after CMU took a 6-5 lead heading into extra innings.

Two teams in need of a win meet in Ypsilanti starting Saturday.

CMU plays a two-game series against Eastern Michigan in a battle of the MAC West Division’s bottom teams. The series begins at 2 p.m. Saturday and concludes at 1 p.m. Sunday at Varsity Field.

The softball team continued its offensive struggles during an 8-0 loss to Oakland University on Wednesday at Margo Jonker Stadium.

Freshman Courtney King started for the Chippewas but was replaced after just two innings. She allowed two runs (one earned run), two hits and walked four batters.

The softball team will return to Mid-American Conference play with a pair of doubleheaders on the road this weekend.

First up is Akron on Friday, with games beginning at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The Chippewas will then head to Athens, Ohio, to play Ohio University at 2 p.

After opening its Mid-American Conference season with a 1-3 record, the softball team will take a break from conference play with a pair of games against Oakland University.

Game one of the doubleheader starts at 2 p.m. today at Margo Jonker Stadium.

Oakland is fresh off a 2-1 series win against the University of Missouri-Kansas City, which saw OU out-score UMKC 12-6.

Angel Chan’s record-breaking season from behind the 3-point line has thrust her into the national spotlight, where she has a chance to be the best at what she does best.

The senior women’s basketball guard is one of eight players who will compete at 7:30 p.