Central Michigan University
15-7, 2-1
Ohio
5-16, 1-2
Chippewas Take Series Finale At Ohio
3/24/2019 5:32:00 PM | Baseball
CMU set for home opener on Tuesday
ATHENS, Ohio – Tyler Hankins was solid for six-plus innings on Sunday as the Central Michigan baseball team took the rubber game of its three-game Mid-American Conference series with Ohio, 6-2, at the Bobcats' Bob Wren Stadium.
The Chippewas (15-7, 2-1 MAC) rebounded from a 12-11 Saturday loss, when the Bobcats won on a walk-off grand slam. CMU won Friday's opener, 5-3.
Hankins (4-0), a 6-foot-9 junior left-hander, allowed two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings, winning a Sunday series finale for the second-consecutive weekend.
"Tyler Hankins, for the second straight week, gave us a great start with our back a little bit against the wall," CMU coach Jordan Bischel said. "His fastball command was outstanding and he did a very nice job mixing in his off-speed pitches when needed."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chippewas scored twice in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Chase Rollin and Zach Heeke to seize a 2-1 lead. CMU upped its lead to 4-1 in the sixth on a Heeke sacrifice fly and a Zavier Warren run-scoring single.
Jacob Crum hit his third home run of the season in the seventh to make it 5-1, and Jason Sullivan singled in a run in the ninth.
AT THE PLATE
The Chippewas outhit the Bobcats, 10-7. Warren and Griffin Lockwood-Powell each singled and doubled, and David Cole had two hits.
Lockwood-Powell, a sophomore from Sioux Falls, S.D., finished the weekend with eight hits in 11 at-bats. Among his hits were three home runs and a double, and he drove in seven runs.
ON THE MOUND
Ian Leatherman relieved Hankins with two out in the seventh inning and worked out of a two-on jam.
CMU reliever Jordan Patty got a strikeout to end the Ohio half of the eighth inning with the bases loaded. Patty, a sophomore, set down the Bobcats in order in the ninth for his first career save.
NEXT
The Chippewas welcome Grand Valley State for their home opener at Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium on Tuesday, March 26 (4 p.m.).
"I'm sure our guys are extremely excited to play at home after 22 road games," Bischel said. "It is an incredible challenge to spend the first six weeks of the season on the road. I expect us to come out with a ton of energy on Tuesday."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hankins, Tyler (4-0)
L: J. Liberator (2-3)
S: Patty, Jordan (1)
Batting:
2B: Warren, Zavier 1 ; Lockwood-Powell, Griffin 1
HR: Crum, Jacob 1
RBI: Heeke, Zach 2 ; Warren, Zavier 1 ; Sullivan, Jason 1 ; Crum, Jacob 1 ; Rollin, Chase 1
SH: Gilles, Zach 1 ; Cole, David 1 ; Cleveland, Blake 1
SF: Heeke, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gilles, Zach 1 ; Crum, Jacob 2 ; Rollin, Chase 2 ; Cole, David 1
SB: Warren, Zavier 1 ; Gilles, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: T. Lukkes 1 ; T. Hafner 1
RBI: R. Rott 1 ; T. Hafner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: T. Lukkes 1 ; M. Richardso 1
PO: R. Rott 1
