Central Michigan University Athletics
Friday, May 19
Kalamazoo, Mich.
10:05 a.m.
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32-21, 18-11
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Western Michigan
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Robby Morgan IV homered twice in the Chippewas' loss on Friday at Western Michigan.
Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography
Baseball Falls at Western Michigan; MAC Tournament Seeding Spot at Stake in Saturday's Regular Season Finale
5/19/2023 1:27:00 PM | Baseball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning on Friday in handing Central Michigan a 14-5 loss in a Mid-American Conference baseball game at the Broncos' Bobb Stadium.
The Chippewas, who have clinched a berth in the four-team MAC Tournament, are 32-21, 18-11 MAC. Western Michigan, which has also nailed down a tourney spot, is 21-28, 18-10. The teams play the three-game series finale on Saturday (1:05 p.m.).
Chippewa starter Garrett Navarra (3-4) held Western scoreless on three hits through four innings but ran into trouble in the fifth, when the first three Broncos reached base and then Cade Sullivan delivered a two-run double to put Western in front, 2-1.
Western sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning, scoring eight runs on seven hits.
CMU's Robby Morgan IV homered twice, giving him a team-leading 11 round-trippers on the season. He hit a solo shot in the seventh and a three-run blast in the eighth, upping his RBI total to 49, also a team best.
Ben Vitas, Nate Ross, Jack Bach and Ryan Culley pitched in relief for the Chippewas. Western collected 18 hits the second highest total of the season for a Chippewa opponent.
Kent State has wrapped up the regular season MAC title and, as the No. 1 seed, will host the tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 24. CMU, Western and Ball State will round out the field. The two-four seeds will be determined based on results of this weekend's games played between Kent State and Ball State, and the Chippewas and Broncos.
The Chippewas, who have clinched a berth in the four-team MAC Tournament, are 32-21, 18-11 MAC. Western Michigan, which has also nailed down a tourney spot, is 21-28, 18-10. The teams play the three-game series finale on Saturday (1:05 p.m.).
Chippewa starter Garrett Navarra (3-4) held Western scoreless on three hits through four innings but ran into trouble in the fifth, when the first three Broncos reached base and then Cade Sullivan delivered a two-run double to put Western in front, 2-1.
Western sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning, scoring eight runs on seven hits.
CMU's Robby Morgan IV homered twice, giving him a team-leading 11 round-trippers on the season. He hit a solo shot in the seventh and a three-run blast in the eighth, upping his RBI total to 49, also a team best.
Ben Vitas, Nate Ross, Jack Bach and Ryan Culley pitched in relief for the Chippewas. Western collected 18 hits the second highest total of the season for a Chippewa opponent.
Kent State has wrapped up the regular season MAC title and, as the No. 1 seed, will host the tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 24. CMU, Western and Ball State will round out the field. The two-four seeds will be determined based on results of this weekend's games played between Kent State and Ball State, and the Chippewas and Broncos.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: THOMPSON, DJ (3-1)
L: Navarra, Garrett (3-4)
Batting:
HR: Morgan IV, Robby 2
RBI: Morgan IV, Robby 4 ; Navarra, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dardas, Nick 1 ; Stengren, Drew 1 ; Stuart, Ely 1 ; Morgan IV, Robby 2
HBP: Dardas, Nick 2 ; Stuart, Ely 2
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Batting:
2B: KITCHEN, J. 1 ; SULLIVAN, C. 1 ; ALLEN, J. 2
3B: KITCHEN, J. 1
HR: MEE, G. 1
RBI: KITCHEN, J. 1 ; MORRISON, W. 1 ; SULLIVAN, C. 3 ; ALLEN, J. 3 ; NEVAR, D. 1 ; SWINEHART 1 ; MEE, G. 4
SF: MEE, G. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KITCHEN, J. 2 ; MORRISON, W. 1 ; SULLIVAN, C. 2 ; DOYLE, G. 1 ; ALLEN, J. 1 ; NEVAR, D. 1 ; SWINEHART 2 ; BUDIG, G. 2 ; MEE, G. 2
CS: NEVAR, D. 1
HBP: MEE, G. 1
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