Chippewa Bats Go Quiet in 5-3 Loss at Notre Dame

Tuesday, April 28

South Bend, Ind.

5:30 p.m.

Central Michigan University

18-24

Notre Dame

20-20

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Central Michigan	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	2
Notre Dame	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	X	5	8	1

Harrison Bowman singled and doubled to lead CMU at the plate on Tuesday in a 5-3 loss at Notre Dame.

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

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By: Andy Sneddon

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Six Notre Dame pitchers combined to hold Central Michigan to four hits on Tuesday in handing the Chippewas a 5-3 loss in a nonconference baseball game at Frank Eck Stadium.

It was CMU's fourth consecutive loss. The Chippewas (18-24) entertain Grace Christian (23-20) on Wednesday (4 p.m.) in a nonleague game on Keilitz Field at Theunissen Stadium.

Notre Dame (20-20) took a 3-2 lead in the fifth when they scored two runs on three hits. Andrew Graham and Drew Berkland each singled and then Bino Watters tied the game with an RBI single. The Irish got the go-ahead run on a Mark Quatrani sacrifice fly.

Notre Dame tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth on another RBI double and another sacrifice fly.

CMU starter Jake Griffiths (2-2) allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and struck out four over six innings in taking the loss.

Jake Brown surrendered one hit in two innings of relief. Griffiths and Brown combined to walk three, the lowest number of walks allowed by Chippewa pitching in eight games.

CMU scored twice in the first inning. Cole Prout drew a one-out walk, went to third on a Bowman double, and scored on a groundout. Bowman then scored on a wild pitch.

CMU's other run came in seventh when Bowman singled to lead off the inning. He took second on a groundout and scored on a throwing error.

Chase VanAmeyde, the third Notre Dame pitcher, picked up the victory. Oisin Lee, who worked around a two-out walk in the ninth, picked up the save.

Notre Dame pitching combined to strike out 10 and walk five.