Central Michigan University Athletics
Saturday, May 2
Akron, Ohio
3:00 PM
Central Michigan University
23-21, 14-10
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at
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Akron
30-22, 20-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Akron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Photo by: Julia Bice '22,M'24 - @jb.jpg10
First Day in Akron Results in Two Losses for Softball
5/2/2026 8:48:00 PM | Softball
Central Michigan Softball dropped two games at Akron on Saturday afternoon where the Zips grabbed the regular season title.
AKRON, Ohio — The Central Michigan softball team dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader at Akron on Saturday. CMU moves to 23-22 on the season and 14-11 in conference play. The two teams will meet again for the regular season finale at 1 p.m.
Game 1
Aubrey Strelow threw a gem for the Chippewas in her fourth start of her career. Strelow threw all 6.2 inning for the Chippewas in the loss but collected a career high nine strikeouts in the outing.
Akron got on the scoreboard early with a home run in the second and the third innings. Alexa Carter then evened the score at two with a two RBI single that scored Grace Koenig and London Williams in the fourth. Rachel Cairo then singled up the middle to score Ella Luegge who pinch ran for Carter.
CMU extended their lead in the sixth with another RBI single from Carter scoring Williams once again.
Akron scored in the top of the sixth, with another solo home run, 4-3 CMU.
In the bottom of the seventh, with two outs, a two-RBI double scored the winning run for Akron reaching the final of 5-4 in favor of the Zips.
Game 2
Grace Koenig started the game strong for CMU with a three-run home run. Alexa Carter and Angela Petroitch scored on the round tripper. Carter reached via walk and Petrovitch started the game off with a single.
Akron took the lead with a five-run bottom of the inning. Akron scored all of its runs with two outs.
The first two came via RBI triple, another scored on an RBI single, and a two-run home run added the fifth run.
Brooklyn Compau, who started for the Chippewas was responsible for all five runs in the first and was relieved by Mackenzie Langan who issued a flyball out to end the inning.
Neither team scored in the second or third innings, and Akron added three in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run, and a two-run home run.
Central Michigan scored in the fifth with an RBI single off the bat of Emma Lotus. The final run for Akron scored in the bottom of the fifth with another solo home run, and in the bottom of the seventh, CMU added its fifth run of the game with an RBI single from Ashley Bila.
Bila entered the game in right field in the top of the fourth, after entering as a pinch runner for Tori Briggs.
Petrovitch charted three hits in the game, Koenig led with three RBI and Carter drew three walks in the final game.
Brooklyn Compau took the loss for the Chippewas. Compau threw 0.2 innings, allowed five runs and struck out two. Mackenzie Langan threw 3.0 innings for CMU with two strikeouts and three runs allowed. Cierra Laska ended the game in the circle for the Chippewas facing the final 10 batters over 2.1 innings. Laska struck out five Zips.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
Game 1
Aubrey Strelow threw a gem for the Chippewas in her fourth start of her career. Strelow threw all 6.2 inning for the Chippewas in the loss but collected a career high nine strikeouts in the outing.
Akron got on the scoreboard early with a home run in the second and the third innings. Alexa Carter then evened the score at two with a two RBI single that scored Grace Koenig and London Williams in the fourth. Rachel Cairo then singled up the middle to score Ella Luegge who pinch ran for Carter.
CMU extended their lead in the sixth with another RBI single from Carter scoring Williams once again.
Akron scored in the top of the sixth, with another solo home run, 4-3 CMU.
In the bottom of the seventh, with two outs, a two-RBI double scored the winning run for Akron reaching the final of 5-4 in favor of the Zips.
Game 2
Grace Koenig started the game strong for CMU with a three-run home run. Alexa Carter and Angela Petroitch scored on the round tripper. Carter reached via walk and Petrovitch started the game off with a single.
Akron took the lead with a five-run bottom of the inning. Akron scored all of its runs with two outs.
The first two came via RBI triple, another scored on an RBI single, and a two-run home run added the fifth run.
Brooklyn Compau, who started for the Chippewas was responsible for all five runs in the first and was relieved by Mackenzie Langan who issued a flyball out to end the inning.
Neither team scored in the second or third innings, and Akron added three in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run, and a two-run home run.
Central Michigan scored in the fifth with an RBI single off the bat of Emma Lotus. The final run for Akron scored in the bottom of the fifth with another solo home run, and in the bottom of the seventh, CMU added its fifth run of the game with an RBI single from Ashley Bila.
Bila entered the game in right field in the top of the fourth, after entering as a pinch runner for Tori Briggs.
Petrovitch charted three hits in the game, Koenig led with three RBI and Carter drew three walks in the final game.
Brooklyn Compau took the loss for the Chippewas. Compau threw 0.2 innings, allowed five runs and struck out two. Mackenzie Langan threw 3.0 innings for CMU with two strikeouts and three runs allowed. Cierra Laska ended the game in the circle for the Chippewas facing the final 10 batters over 2.1 innings. Laska struck out five Zips.
For the latest news and updates on CMU Softball, follow the team on X (@cmusoftball) and Instagram (@cmichsoftball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Madie Jamrog (15-6)
L: Strelow, Aubrey (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Williams, London 1
3B: Williams, London 1
RBI: Carter, Alexa 3 ; Cairo, Rachel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, London 2 ; Koenig, Grace 1 ; Luegge, Ella 1
SB: Koenig, Grace 1
Batting:
2B: Sophia Wygast 1
HR: Haley Glass 1 ; Lily Sullivan 2
RBI: Haley Glass 1 ; Sophia Wygast 2 ; Lily Sullivan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Meagan Lee 1 ; Haley Glass 1 ; Lily Sullivan 2 ; Liv Brown 1
HBP: Kenzie Gatti 1
Game Leaders
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3
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H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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