Central Michigan College

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – A late push, however not the hole proved to be too broad.
 
The Central Michigan baseball crew fell into an 8-0 deficit on Saturday after which did all of its scoring in its closing two turns on the plate in succumbing to Northern Illinois, 9-6, in a Mid-American Convention recreation on Keilitz Area at Theunissen Stadium.
 
The Chippewas, who dropped the sequence opener, 2-1, on Friday, slipped to 14-29, 5-15 MAC. The groups play the third and closing recreation of the sequence on Sunday (midday).
 
The Chippewas scored six runs on seven hits mixed within the eighth and ninth inning. They completed with 11 hits.
 
“The place had been we for the primary seven innings?” CMU coach Jake Sabol mentioned. “We hit a couple of balls laborious and had a couple of laborious outs (via seven innings), however on the finish of the day, we have to make one thing occur. We have to discover a option to get on base.
 
“We did not strategy immediately with an aggressive mindset for no matter cause. I used to be pleased with the best way they battled all through, within the eighth, ninth inning, however at that time we’re down 8-0 and it is laborious to come back again from 8-0 with two innings left. It is only a matter of consistency. We have to sprinkle that in all through the remainder of the sport.”
 
NIU (15-27, Sep 11) used a four-run fourth in constructing a 5-0 lead, after which scored three runs within the seventh to make it 8-0.
 
The Chippewas bought RBI singles from Drew Loikits, Jacob Donahue and Drew Stengren in scoring 4 runs within the eighth, after which bought a pair of RBI groundouts within the ninth.
 
“You’d assume it might give us some momentum heading into (Sunday) – hey let’s construct off what we simply most lately,” Sabol mentioned of the Chippewas’ late-game success on the plate. “And we have had a historical past this 12 months of beginning quick, and we have now not performed that currently.
 
“I simply need them to take some delight in being out right here and taking part in for themselves, taking part in for his or her teammates. For seven innings there, somebody was ready for another person to do it. That is going to be the message, how can we spin the eighth and ninth inning immediately into a fast begin tomorrow and attempt to salvage one on the weekend.”
 
Elijah Henning had a season-high three hits to guide CMU on the plate, whereas Donahue and Ely Stuart had two hits apiece. Loikits drove in two runs.
 
CMU starter Trey Miller (1-5) took the loss. Jack Bell, Jack Bach, Quin Konuszewski and Jonah Milchuck pitched in reduction.
 
Adam Brouwer (5-5) allowed three runs on six hits and struck out 4 over 7 1/3 innings for the win.