Midweek Notes: CMU, MSU Cap Three-Game Season Series

Central Michigan (26-21, 14-7 MAC) vs. Michigan State (30-15, 13-5 Big Ten) Wednesday, May 11, 2011 &diams; 3:05 p.m. &diams; Theunissen Stadium Game Coverage Live Statistics
Projected Pitching Matchup
	CMU	Record	ERA		Michigan State	Record	ERA
	LHP Ryan Longstreth (Jr.)	1-3	5.14	vs.	RHP Chase Rihtarchik (R-Fr.)	0-2	5.51

Top Hitters
	CMU	Avg.	Other		Michigan State	Avg.	Other
	Tyler Hall (Jr.)	.344	9 Triples		Jeff Holm (Sr.)	.384	9 HR
	Jordan Dean (So.)	.323	15 SB		Brandon Eckerle (Sr.)	.377	75 H
	William Arnold (Jr.)	.315	28 RBI		Tony Wieber (So.)	.375	9 Doubles

Tale of the Tape			CMU News and Notes
			CMU-MSU Season Series -- Wednesday's game is the third this season between CMU and Michigan State. The teams have split a pair of 3-1 decisions this season: the Chippewas were victorious at MSU on March 30, while MSU defeated the Chippewas at Comerica Park on April 20. Hall for 3 -- Junior infielder Tyler Hall tripled twice in Saturday's 10-6 win over Toledo, his MAC leading eighth and ninth triples of the season. He also has matched Greg Lotzar's school record of nine triples in a season; Lotzar set the mark in 1985. CMU vs. the Big Ten -- The Chippewas enter Wednesday's game with a 4-1 mark against Big Ten Conference opponents this season. CMU owns wins over Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State; the lone loss was a 3-1 decision to Michigan State at Comerica Park in Detroit on April 20. Enns Impresses in 2011 -- Left-handed reliever Dietrich Enns has followed up his Freshman All-America season of 2010 with an almost equally impressive 2011. Enns, who was 7-0 with a 2.12 ERA and .168 average against in 2010, is 6-1 with five saves, a 2.62 ERA and .224 average against in 2011. For his career, Enns is 13-1 with five saves in 36 appearances. He has a 2.31 career ERA and .190 average against.
3.65	ERA	3.99
.265	Avg. Against	.278
.267	Batting Avg.	.320
.384	Slugging Pct.	.436
5.5	Runs Scored	6.0
48-60	Stolen Bases	70-98

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