Team 48 Clinches 15th Straight MAC Tournament Appearance

Saturday, April 25

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

1:00 PM

Central Michigan University

22-19, 14-8

Miami (OH)

34-14, 15-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Miami (OH)	2	0	3	1	0	0	2	8	10	1
Central Michigan	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Photo by: Addison Glascock '29 - @addisonglasphotography

Photo by: Addison Glascock '29 - @addisonglasphotography

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The Chippewa softball team clinches its 15th straight trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a Saturday victory over Miami (OH); Game three is set for noon on Sunday.

By: Julia Bice

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan Softball clinched its 15th consecutive appearance in the Mid-American Conference Tournament after notching a 7-6 win over Miami (OH) in game two of a Saturday doubleheader at Margo Jonker Stadium. The Chippewas fell 8-1 in game one, but rebounded for their 7-6 victory in game two.

The two teams will meet again for the third game on Sunday at Noon ET.

CMU moves to 23-19 overall this season and 14-8 in the MAC while the RedHawks move to 34-15 and 15-8. In the first game, Miami (OH) clinched a spot in the tournament as well.

Game 1
Miami (OH) struck early in the first game by scoring two runs on a single. In the third inning, two RBI doubles and an RBI single extended the RedHawks' lead to 5-0 over CMU.

CMU's London Williams charted an RBI single up the middle to score Emma Lotus and put the only run of the game on the board for the Chippewas.

The RedHawks plated another run in the fourth and two more in the seventh for the final 8-1 score in favor of Miami (OH).

Mackenzie Langan earned the start in the circle for Central Michigan, throwing 2.1 innings. She gave up five runs, all earned. The senior issued two walks and struck out two in the outing.

Aubrey Strelow entered in relief for her fifth appearance in the same number of games. Strelow completed the game, throwing the final 4.2 innings with three runs allowed, and collecting four strikeouts.

Angela Petrovitch charted two hits in the game, and Central Michigan recorded six as a team.

Game 2
The bats started hot for Central Michigan in the second game as the Chippewas faced the Miami (OH) pitcher at the start of game two who threw the entirety of game one in the circle.

London Williams collected her second and third RBI of the day with a double down the left field line. Angela Petrovitch and Jenna Kuzara scored on the hit. Both reached via base hit of their own to start the bottom half of the inning.

Miami (OH) answered in the top of the second inning with an RBI double, making the score 3-1 in favor of CMU.

In the bottom of that inning, Williams drove in another run with an RBI single to right center, scoring Cierra Laska. Grace Koenig also recorded and RBI in the inning as she grounded out to second base and Petrovitch scored on the ball in play.

A sacrifice fly in the third for the RedHawks cut CMU's lead to 5-2 at the end of the third inning. Another RBI came off the bat of Koenig that scored Williams and the Chippewas bumped their lead to four runs at 6-2.

In the fifth inning, Miami (OH) brought the game within two, with an RBI single to right field and another sacrifice fly.

Rachel Cairo drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth inning and moved CMU to a 7-4 lead.

Miami (OH) tacked on two more in the top of the seventh inning, bringing the game to within one, but the Chippewas were able to get the final out and secure the victory.

Cierra Laska earned her seventh save of the season, entering in the top of the fifth inning, with runners on first and second, two outs.

Laska struck out the final batter of the inning and worked a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the sixth with two fly outs and a strikeout.

Brooklyn Compau started the game for the Chippewas, her 18^th of the season. Compau took the win, moving her record to 10-5 on the season. In the 4.2 innings the junior pitched, she issued four runs on 11 hits.

In the second game of the day, the Chippewas charted 12 hits. Angela Petrovitch, Grace Koenig and Rachel Cairo each had two, while London Williams had her second three-hit game of the season.

The two teams will meet again on Sunday afternoon for the series finale. Central Michigan's four seniors will be celebrated afterwards as they will play their final game at Margo Jonker Stadium. Cierra Laska, Angela Petrovitch, Paige Sayler, and Mackenzie Langan are the four graduating from the program.

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