Central Michigan University Athletics
Softball Posts Win Over Big Ten Rival Michigan State
4/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 19, 2000
MOUNT PLEASANT--The Central Michigan University softball team (16-8 overall) bounced back from its split with Eastern Michigan University to post a 10-5 win over Michigan State University on Wednesday afternoon at the CMU Softball Complex.
With the win, the Chippewas are now 2-1 on the year against Big Ten rivals. Central split with the University of Michigan last Wednesday.
The Chippewas got on the scoreboard first with a pair of runs in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. Michelle Brander (Jenison/Fr.) had an RBI single while Amy Morrison (Fenton/Jr.) had an RBI double.
Central added four more runs in the third inning to jump to a commanding 6-0 advantage. Jen Skuta (Pinconning/So.) had an RBI single, Nicole Weston (Grand Ledge/Sr.) scored on a wild pitch and Hope Robertshaw (LaCrescenta, CA/Jr.) crushed a two-run home run to cap off the scoring.
The Spartans rallied to score three runs in the fifth inning to make to the score 6-3. Kelly Carr, Andrea Goldsworthy and Stacey Phillips all had RBI for MSU.
Central added one run in the fifth and three in the sixth to give it a 10-3 cushion going into the final inning. Robertshaw had an RBI double in the fifth while Kim Burke (Mount Pleasant/Jr.) had a double that scored a pair and Tina Kinney (Glendale, CA/Sr.) had an RBI single in the sixth.
MSU scored two runs when Stacey Phillips hit a two-run home run with two outs to cut Central's lead to 10-5 but it wasn't enough to catch the Chippewas.
Kinney picked up the win to improve her record to 11-4 on the year. She went the first four innings and gave up just two hits while striking out two.
Wendy Stephens (Mira Loma, CA/So.) pitched next for CMU and gave up three hits and three runs before giving way to Jenni Rasmussen (Saginaw/Fr.) who went the final three innings. She gave up five hits and two runs while striking out two.
Leading the Chippewa 14-hit attack was Robertshaw who went two-for-two with a double, a home run and three RBI. Burke went two-for-three with a double and two RBI while Skuta hit two-for-four with one RBI.
The Chippewas continue their homestand this weekend with a three-game set with the University of Toledo. CMU faces the Rockets in a single game on Friday starting at 4 p.m., and takes on UT in a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
