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Western Michigan
Chippewas Split Twinbill, Win Series
4/11/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
Lindsay Gerber, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Central Michigan softball team split a Mid-American Conference doubleheader with Western Michigan on Wednesday at Margo Jonker Stadium.
The Chippewas won the opener, 6-2, and then dropped the nightcap, 4-1. CMU won the season series from the Broncos, opening the three-game set with a 5-2 win in Kalamazoo last week.
The Chippewas are 18-16, 8-4 MAC. Western is 20-17, 7-5. The loss in the nightcap ended CMU's win streak at nine games.
Central Michigan will play host to Eastern Michigan (7-28, 3-8) in a MAC series beginning on Friday (3 p.m.). The teams are scheduled to close the series with a doubleheader on Saturday (1 p.m.).
GAME 1
Hanna Warren (6-5) earned the win, allowing one run on five hits and striking out three over six innings. Cloe Mallory pitched the seventh for CMU, striking out two.
Central Michigan seized an early 2-0 lead with first-inning RBI singles from Morgan Gardner and Shaidan Knapp.
Knapp had three hits and two RBI to lead CMU's 11-hit attack. Lacy Tolfree and Gardner added two hits apiece.
Losing pitcher Sydney Stefanick (4-5) allowed six runs on 11 hits over four innings.
GAME 2
Losing pitcher Taylor Weaver (4-6) allowed two runs on five hits in three innings. She struck out two.
Brooke Wyman homered with one out in the third inning to give Western Michigan a 2-1 lead. The Broncos got a bases-loaded single from Samantha Coffel and a sacrifice fly in adding two insurance runs in the seventh.
Sara Hansen, Erika Underwood and Knapp each had a hit for the Chippewas. Western pitcher Reily Galloway (3-1) struck out four and did not walk a batter.
CMU COACH Margo Jonker
"First game, I thought our sticks came out extremely well like we have been. We've been hitting really well the last few games. Then in the second game, there was a difference between the games. We didn't hit as well."
"Overall, defense was pretty good. We made some miscues and they capitalized on that. It was a good series and a good win for them in the last game and a good win for us in the series."
