Central Michigan University Athletics

Aaron Piasecki had two hits to lead the Chippewas at the plate on Sunday at Liberty.
Baseball Drops Series Finale at Liberty
3/9/2025 4:46:00 PM | Baseball
Chippewas continue Spring Break road trip with 2-game mid-week series at Marshall
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Central Michigan committed four errors and issued eight walks on Sunday in falling to Liberty, 8-2, in the finale of a three-game nonconference baseball series at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
The Chippewas (2-13) continue their Spring Break road trip with a two-game series at Marshall on Tuesday. They then go to Athens, Ohio for their Mid-American Conference-opening series next weekend.
CMU got on the board first on Sunday at Liberty on Cayden Smith's second-inning RBI single.
The Flames (11-4) tied it in the third with a sacrifice fly and then went ahead with a three-run fourth, scoring on a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and a hit batter.
The Chippewas' final run came on a Spencer Verburg sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
Aaron Piasecki had two hits to lead the Chippewas' eight-hit attack.
CMU starter AJ Kostic (0-2) allowed four runs on two hits while walking five and striking out two over 3 1/3 innings. Nate Ross and Dean Brown pitched in relief.
The Chippewas (2-13) continue their Spring Break road trip with a two-game series at Marshall on Tuesday. They then go to Athens, Ohio for their Mid-American Conference-opening series next weekend.
CMU got on the board first on Sunday at Liberty on Cayden Smith's second-inning RBI single.
The Flames (11-4) tied it in the third with a sacrifice fly and then went ahead with a three-run fourth, scoring on a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and a hit batter.
The Chippewas' final run came on a Spencer Verburg sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
Aaron Piasecki had two hits to lead the Chippewas' eight-hit attack.
CMU starter AJ Kostic (0-2) allowed four runs on two hits while walking five and striking out two over 3 1/3 innings. Nate Ross and Dean Brown pitched in relief.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Frankel, Jack (2-1)
L: Kostic, AJ (0-2)

Batting:
RBI: Verburg, Spencer 1 ; Smith, Cayden 1
SF: Verburg, Spencer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Piasecki, Aaron 1 ; Ball, Nathan 1

Batting:
2B: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Moore, Tucker 1
RBI: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Barone, Nick 2 ; Moore, Tucker 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
SF: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Scilley, Landon 1 ; Early, Cal 1 ; Moore, Tucker 1 ; Robertson, Michael 2
SB: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
HBP: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Barone, Nick 1
PO: DeCandido, Riley 1
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