Central Michigan University
32-17, 18-8
Toledo
24-26, 12-14
Baseball Falls at Toledo, 4-3; Chippewas Remain 2 Games Back in MAC Standings
5/13/2023 6:01:00 PM | Baseball
The loss dropped the Chippewas to 32-17, 18-8 MAC. They trail first-place Kent State by two games and share second place with Ball State.
The Chippewas and Rockets close their three-game series on Sunday (1 p.m.).
Ryan Palmblad (1-5) took the loss. The senior left-hander went 4 2/3 innings in relief of starter Keegan Batka, allowing two runs on three hits while walking one and striking out seven.
Down 1-0 after Caden Konczak's first-inning homer, the Chippewas seized a 3-1 lead in the second when Robby Morgan IV was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and then Drew Stengren and Jacob Donahue brought in runs with sacrifice flies.
Toledo drew to 3-2 in the second when Jeron Williams drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and then tied it, 3-3, on Williams' infield single in the sixth.
The Chippewas had a golden opportunity to break the tie in the eighth when they put runners at second and third with one out, but Toledo reliever Cal McAnninch got a strikeout and a grounder to end the threat.
Mackiewicz walked to lead off the ninth and went to second on Konczak's one-out infield single. Evan Waters relieved Palmblad and Pike hit a full-count pitch to right field to score Mackiewicz.
Navarra and Christian Mitchelle had two hits each for the Chippewas.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McANINCH, Cal (4-1)
L: Palmblad, Ryan (1-5)
Batting:
RBI: Morgan IV, Robby 1 ; Stengren, Drew 1 ; Donahue, Jacob 1
SH: Simpson, Justin 1
SF: Stengren, Drew 1 ; Donahue, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Navarra, Garrett 1 ; Wuestenfeld, Danny 1 ; Mitchelle, Christian 1
SB: Mitchelle, Christian 2 ; Donahue, Jacob 1
HBP: Navarra, Garrett 1 ; Wuestenfeld, Danny 1 ; Morgan IV, Robby 1
PO: Simpson, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: WILLIAMS, Jeron 1 ; JACKSON, Owen 1 ; MACKIEWICZ, Scott 1
HR: KONCZAK, Caden 1
RBI: WILLIAMS, Jeron 2 ; KONCZAK, Caden 1 ; PIKE, Garret 1
SF: WILLIAMS, Jeron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KONCZAK, Caden 1 ; SUDBROOK, Troy 1 ; MACKIEWICZ, Scott 2
SB: WILLIAMS, Jeron 1 ; MACKIEWICZ, Scott 1
