Softball goes 1-1 in double-header against Miami
The Central Michigan and Miami softball teams each won a shutout Friday in a double-header at Miami.
The Redhawks took game one 4-0 before the Chippewas responded with a 2-0 victory.
Sophomore pitcher Chelsea Sundberg went the distance for CMU in game two, allowing two hits and walking none.
“Sundberg was amazing,” head coach Margo Jonker said. “She had good movement on her pitches and good location. Her and (catcher) Rachael Hensel worked together extremely well and did a good job setting up Miami’s hitters.”
Senior Molly Coldren put CMU on the board in the top of the second inning by hitting a solo home run to centerfield.
“You could see that one right away,” Jonker said. “It was a line-drive.”
The Chippewas added another run in the third on an RBI single by senior Ashley Gilson.
In game one, Miami senior Jessica Simpson showed why she is one the best pitchers in the Mid-American Conference this season.
“She was on today,” Jonker said. “She basically shut us down. We didn’t make the adjustment quick enough. It was one of the better games I’ve seen her pitch in her four-year career.”
Simpson entered the game with a 1.39 earned run average and lowered that number by pitching a complete game, allowing three hits and striking out 12 Chippewas.
The Chippewas will resume their road trip at Ball State with a game Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
