Central Michigan University Athletics
Friday, April 29
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
3 p.m.
Central Michigan University
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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22
Softball Drops Series Opener To Buffalo
4/29/2022 7:02:00 PM | Softball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Buffalo used the big inning and Central Michigan failed to capitalize on enough opportunities on Friday as the Bulls handed CMU a 7-5 loss in the opener of a three-game Mid-American Conference softball series at Margo Jonker Stadium.
The teams conclude the series on Saturday (1 p.m) with a doubleheader. The Chippewas are 22-21, 13-8 MAC; Buffalo is 18-21, 9-11. The Chippewas sit in third place in the MAC standings. The top four teams earn a berth into the league tournament.
Alexis Lucyshyn's three-run homer highlighted a four-run third inning that gave the Bulls a 5-2 lead.
Shannon Stein homered leading off the seventh to draw CMU to 7-5. The Chippewas then got a single and a walk with two out, but Lucyshyn induced a game-ending groundout.
Stein and Michaleigh Vallimont finished with two hits each and Caitlyn Britton had a first-inning two-run single as CMU outhit the Bulls, 10-7.
The Chippewas stranded eight baserunners, four of them in scoring position.
Stein's homer was her team-leading 15th of the season and it brought her within one of Molly Coldren's program record 16 set in 2012. It was CMU's 46th homer of the season, two shy of the team record 48 set in 2014.
Lucyshyn (9-7) went the distance for the win. She struck out two and walked four.
Grace Lehto (13-10) allowed seven runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out four in taking the loss. Britton pitched the seventh.
The teams conclude the series on Saturday (1 p.m) with a doubleheader. The Chippewas are 22-21, 13-8 MAC; Buffalo is 18-21, 9-11. The Chippewas sit in third place in the MAC standings. The top four teams earn a berth into the league tournament.
Alexis Lucyshyn's three-run homer highlighted a four-run third inning that gave the Bulls a 5-2 lead.
Shannon Stein homered leading off the seventh to draw CMU to 7-5. The Chippewas then got a single and a walk with two out, but Lucyshyn induced a game-ending groundout.
Stein and Michaleigh Vallimont finished with two hits each and Caitlyn Britton had a first-inning two-run single as CMU outhit the Bulls, 10-7.
The Chippewas stranded eight baserunners, four of them in scoring position.
Stein's homer was her team-leading 15th of the season and it brought her within one of Molly Coldren's program record 16 set in 2012. It was CMU's 46th homer of the season, two shy of the team record 48 set in 2014.
Lucyshyn (9-7) went the distance for the win. She struck out two and walked four.
Grace Lehto (13-10) allowed seven runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out four in taking the loss. Britton pitched the seventh.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LUCYSHYN (9-7)
L: Lehto, Grace (13-10)
Batting:
2B: SHAW 1
HR: KINCANON 1 ; LUCYSHYN 1
RBI: AGUON 1 ; KINCANON 1 ; LUCYSHYN 2 ; FERNIMEN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KINCANON 2 ; STEFFAN 1 ; LUCYSHYN 1 ; MARTIN 1 ; MATHENEY 1 ; SHAW 1
CS: CASTRO 1
Batting:
HR: Stein, Shannon 1
RBI: Stein, Shannon 1 ; Britton, Caitlyn 2 ; Coberley, Skylar 1 ; Alexander, Kelsey 1
SH: Vallimont, Michaleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tolmie, Abbey 1 ; Stein, Shannon 3 ; Coberley, Skylar 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
3
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2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
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AB
4
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H
1
RBI
2
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