CMU baseball loses series to Toledo, dropping to third in MAC standings
Going into Friday, Central Michigan baseball sat two games back from the top seeded Kent State in the Mid-American Conference standings, tied with Ball State.
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Going into Friday, Central Michigan baseball sat two games back from the top seeded Kent State in the Mid-American Conference standings, tied with Ball State.
As Ohio junior Tori O’Brien was rounding home to score in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Mid-American Conference semi-finals, she was caught in a run-down where Central Michigan softball originally tagged her out.
In a win or go home situation, sophomore designated hitter Allyssa Hollo started the momentum early for Central Michigan softball as she ripped a base clearing shot down the left field line in the first inning against Ball State and give the Chippewas the 3-0 lead.
With both teams scoreless in the bottom of the sixth and two runners on base, Ohio senior Alexis Dawe hit a ground ball to second base where redshirt junior Skylar Coberley made a diving stop for the Central Michigan softball defense. The runner was called safe which led to an uproar from the CMU fans and a challenge from head coach McCall Salmon.
Central Michigan baseball (31-15, 17-7) celebrated its senior day in style, beating Eastern Michigan (22-23, 8-16) in a rubber match on Sunday 7-5, as well as its fifth straight series and final regular season home series.
When Eric Roof, head coach for Eastern Michigan baseball, made the decision to pull his pitcher in the bottom of the fourth inning on Saturday, the damage had already been done by Central Michigan.
On paper, Central Michigan baseball, who sports an overall record of 29-15, should have handled the 22-21 Eastern Michigan Eagles. Against the Mid-American Conference opponents, CMU is 15-7, while EMU is 8-14.
In the bottom of the 16th inning, Central Michigan (29-14, 15-6) freshman Christian Mitchelle stepped up to the plate with no outs and Robby Morgan IV standing on first. On the fourth pitch of his at bat, Mitchelle walked his team off with an RBI double to left field sending Morgan from first all the way home to give the Chippewas a 3-2 series-closing win over Miami (Ohio) (15-31, 10-14) on Sunday.
Central Michigan softball traveled to Oxford, Ohio on Saturday as it sat in the top position of the Mid-American Conference with Miami (Ohio) not far behind, holding the second spot in the standings.
Central Michigan baseball (28-14, 14-6) snapped its 11-game winning streak on Saturday in a 3-2 loss to Miami (Ohio) (15-30, 10-13). Before the game started CMU held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the first year of turf at Theunissen Stadium.
On Friday, in Central Michigan University baseball’s (28-13, 14-5) series-opening 6-3 win over Miami (OH) (14-30, 9-13), the Chippewas got a big boost from a pair of newcomers who were brought in during the offseason to help cover the losses from last year’s team.
With two outs in the top of the seventh, junior pitcher Grace Lehto had one more batter to face to complete her first no hitter of the season.
Central Michigan baseball (27-13) stayed hot, as it won its 10th consecutive game in a midweek non-conference matchup against Oakland University (18-23) 8-2.
After giving up a hit and two free bases in the first inning, junior pitcher Grace Lehto bounced back to retire 16-straight batters and allow no hits through six innings to lead Central Michigan softball to the series opener win versus Bowling Green State University, 4-0.
For the third consecutive week, a Central Michigan baseball player was awarded for their performance by the Mid-American Conference. Junior right-handed pitcher Keegan Batka was named pitcher of the week on Monday.
Central Michigan baseball traveled to Akron, Ohio over the weekend where the Chippewas swept its second-consecutive Mid-American Conference series as they took on the Akron Zips.
For the second straight weekend, Central Michigan University softball secured a series sweep as it traveled to New York to face off against Mid-American Conference foe, University of Buffalo.
Trailing 10-9 in the third inning, junior first baseman Danny Wuestenfeld found himself in a 2-1 count with the bases loaded, Wuestenfeld unloaded on the next pitch sending it to deep centerfield which resulted in a bases clearing double and Central Michigan baseball regaining a 12-10 lead.
After tossing his first complete game of the season for Central Michigan baseball on Friday, sophomore left-handed pitcher Adam Mrakitsch was named Mid-American Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week.
Senior left fielder Kelsey Alexander came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded and two outs as Central Michigan softball had the slim 3-2 lead over Western Michigan. With a 3-2 count, Alexander delivered with a 2-RBI double to give the Chippewas the 5-2 advantage.