Chippewas give up four unearned runs, Toledo avoids sweep
May 16, 2015: The last time the Chippewas swept a Mid-American Conference opponent in a three-game series.
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May 16, 2015: The last time the Chippewas swept a Mid-American Conference opponent in a three-game series.
With one week of classes remaining this semester, spring has arrived in Mount Pleasant. But Central Michigan's spring athletic teams are in the hunt to punch a bid to conference tournaments.
On a bright, warm Saturday afternoon at Theunissen Stadium, the Central Michigan baseball team attempted to build off its season high 14-run performance against the Toledo Rockets on Friday.
As fans entered the Theunissen Stadium on Friday afternoon, they saw police cars and fire trucks.
In center field at Theunissen Stadium in Mount Pleasant, the wall is taller than everywhere else in the ballpark and stands 400 feet from home plate.
A week ago, redshirt freshman Dazon Cole gave up three runs, five hits and five walks against Michigan State in the sixth annual Clash at Comerica. Wednesday, he took the mound against another Power Five conference team: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Five Central Michigan Life sports writers give their picks for CMU baseball, softball, lacrosse and give insight on this weekend's Golf Mid-American Conference Championships. They also predict games three and four of the Detroit Pistons-Cleveland Cavaliers NBA first-round playoff series.
With the Central Michigan baseball team resting at 8-28 and 3-6 in the Mid-American Conference, the Chippewas only have about a month left to turn their season around.
Central Michigan's postponed baseball game against Oakland from April 6 has been rescheduled for Monday, May 9 at 4:05 p.m. at Theunissen Stadium, according to Head Coach Steve Jaksa.
Redshirt freshman pitcher and outfielder Dazon Cole has started two games on the mound and 26 as an outfielder or designated hitter this season. He is one of two Central Michigan pitchers with a .500 or higher record and is third among CMU freshman in hits with 17 in 2016.
There were runners at first and second base with one out for the Central Michigan baseball team. The Chippewas trailed 4-2 in the bottom of ninth as senior catcher Dylan Goodwin stood at the plate. Head Coach Steve Jaksa called a double steal.
It has been five days since I went to Comerica Park in Detroit to cover the Clash at Comerica between the Central Michigan and Michigan State baseball teams.
Following a 7-3 win against the first-place team in the Mid-American Conference West division on Friday, the momentum for the rest of the weekend was in favor of the Chippewas. However, on Saturday's game against Ball State, errors stunted that momentum.
On April 11, two days before the Clash at Comerica, sophomore pitcher Sean Martens threw a baseball for the first time in six months.
On Wednesday, the Central Michigan baseball team played in a four hour and 38 minute affair against Michigan State at Comerica Park.
The Central Michigan baseball and softball teams announced on Twitter they earned the 2016 Dick Enberg Team Leadership Award.
Five Central Michigan Life sports writers give their predictions for CMU sporting events this weekend, along with the Detroit Tigers' weekend series against Houston.
DETROIT — After allowing three runs in more than four hours of work, the Central Michigan baseball team allowed four runs in the bottom of the 14th inning. Michigan State (24-6) topped Central Michigan (7-26) 7-3 in Wednesday's Clash at Comerica.
DETROIT — The scene was set for the magic to be recreated.
DETROIT — From the eighth inning until the top of the 14th, no runs were scored for Central Michigan or Michigan State. That streak came to an end as senior relief pitcher Jimmy McNamara gave up four runs in the 14th after replacing junior reliever Jordan Grosjean.