Softball enters MAC tournament a fifth seed after splitting doubleheader against WMU
The Central Michigan softball team was named the No. 5 seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament Sunday and will play No. 4 Ohio at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
CMU won both meetings against OU during the regular season.
The Chippewas finished the regular season 26-17 overall and 12-8 in the MAC after splitting a pair of games on Sunday against Western Michigan at Margo Jonker Stadium.
Home runs by senior Katie Greenman and sophomore Molly Coldren (two RBIs, three runs scored) led CMU to a 5-1 win in Game 1.
Junior Amanda Patrick went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Junior Kari Seddon earned the win and improved her record to 15-9 for the season. She pitched a complete game and allowed two hits while striking out five.
Game 2
An RBI single by WMU's Meredith Whitney in the top of the ninth gave the Broncos a 2-1 extra innings win in the second game of the doubleheader.
CMU took an early 1-0 lead in the second but the Broncos tied the game in the fourth with a solo home run off starter Kara Dornbos.
Dornbos took the loss despite pitching all nine innings. She gave up two runs on five hits while striking out five.
Molly Coldren and sophomore Brittni Merchant each finished the game 2-for-3. Sophomore Ashley Gilson went 2-for-4.
Gracie Barstad was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for WMU (13-25-1, 8-12-1 MAC).
CMU's doubleheader against Northern Illinois on Friday was canceled because of rain.
