CMU baseball wins two in a row
The Central Michigan baseball team made up for its 19-2 meltdown against Pittsburgh with two wins to cap the weekend in Winter Haven, Fla.
CMU (7-9 overall) rallied off five runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat Navy (6-7-1 overall) 9-8 on Sunday.
Senior outfielder Matt Faiman led the comeback with a leadoff double off of Navy’s Wes Olsen, but junior Will Arnold completed it.
After a walk by senior infielder Brendan Emmett, junior outfielder Sam Russell doubled. It scored Faiman, and Emmett advanced to third.
A pitch-hit walk by junior first baseman Nate Theunissen setup a bases-loaded situation for Arnold.
He responded with a bases-clearing triple and tied the game at eight. Senior Robbie Harman’s sacrifice bunt scored Arnold and the
Chippewas held off The Midshipmen in the bottom of the inning to complete the comeback.
CMU’s first win of the weekend came against Indiana in shutout fashion, 3-0.
Junior pitcher Trent Howard pitched a 2-hit, complete game.
