Central Michigan University Athletics

Danny Wuestenfeld homered on Saturday in the Chippewas' loss at Miami.
Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw
Baseball Falls at Miami
3/16/2024 4:33:00 PM | Baseball
OXFORD, Ohio – Miami (Ohio) broke a 5-5 tie with a six-run seventh inning on Saturday in handing Central Michigan a 15-6 in a Mid-American Conference baseball game at the RedHawks' McKie Field at Hayden Park.
The third and final game of the series is Sunday (1 p.m.). The Chippewas are 3-16, 0-5 MAC. Miami is 7-9, 2-3.
The Chippewas built a 5-2 lead through five innings. Miami tied it with three runs in the sixth and then went ahead with its big sixth inning.
Danny Wuestenfeld hit his first home run of the season and finished with two hits to lead CMU at the plate. Cole Prout also had two hits and Jake Brill drove in two runs.
Chippewa starter Keegan Batka allowed two runs on four hits, struck out eight, and walked four over five innings.
Ben Vitas, Trey Miller, Quin Konuszewski, Jonah Milchuck, Carter Campau and Jack Bach pitched in relief for CMU. Konuszewski (0-1), who started the seventh inning, took the loss.
The RedHawks finished with 20 hits, a season high for a CMU opponent.
The third and final game of the series is Sunday (1 p.m.). The Chippewas are 3-16, 0-5 MAC. Miami is 7-9, 2-3.
The Chippewas built a 5-2 lead through five innings. Miami tied it with three runs in the sixth and then went ahead with its big sixth inning.
Danny Wuestenfeld hit his first home run of the season and finished with two hits to lead CMU at the plate. Cole Prout also had two hits and Jake Brill drove in two runs.
Chippewa starter Keegan Batka allowed two runs on four hits, struck out eight, and walked four over five innings.
Ben Vitas, Trey Miller, Quin Konuszewski, Jonah Milchuck, Carter Campau and Jack Bach pitched in relief for CMU. Konuszewski (0-1), who started the seventh inning, took the loss.
The RedHawks finished with 20 hits, a season high for a CMU opponent.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Galdoni, L. (2-2)
L: Konuszewski, Quin (0-1)

Batting:
HR: Wuestenfeld, Danny 1
RBI: Webb, Bryson 1 ; Wuestenfeld, Danny 1 ; Brill, Jake 2 ; Stuart, Ely 1
SH: Donahue, Jacob 1
SF: Webb, Bryson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wuestenfeld, Danny 1 ; Prout, Cole 2 ; Henning, Elijah 2 ; Stengren, Drew 1
SB: Brill, Jake 2
HBP: Webb, Bryson 1 ; Brill, Jake 1

Batting:
2B: Macdonald 1 ; Keels, Tre 1
3B: Zarlingo 1 ; Gordon, T. 1
HR: Macdonald 2
RBI: Batusich, Ty 5 ; Macdonald 5 ; Zaborowski 1 ; Baker, D. 1 ; Keels, Tre 1 ; Gordon, T. 1
SH: Gordon, T. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Batusich, Ty 2 ; Macdonald 3 ; Zaborowski 1 ; Novak, D. 1 ; Zarlingo 2 ; Baker, D. 2 ; Keels, Tre 2 ; Gordon, T. 2
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