Baseball defeats Oakland 7-4 at chilly Theunissen Stadium
The baseball team used a three-run sixth inning to pull away from Oakland and win 7-4 on a chilly Wednesday afternoon at Theunissen Stadium.
With the game tied at three, sophomore catcher Tyler Huntey led off the inning with a walk. Two batters later, sophomore Pat MacKenzie singled before freshman Logan Regnier hit a double to left-center field to give CMU the 5-3 lead.
“We got a couple guys in scoring position, which was good,” Regnier said. “I got a fastball middle-in and put a good swing on it.”
Freshman Neal Jacobs drove in the sixth run when he doubled over the head of the left fielder, scoring Regnier.
It was Oakland that got on the board first, scoring two in the second inning off of CMU starter Jimmy McNamara. The freshman gave up two earned runs and struck out four Grizzlies in three innings of work.
The Chippewas got their first run in the second inning when Huntey doubled to centerfield, scoring junior Noel Santos. CMU tied the game at two an inning later when sophomore Cody Leichman singled to center, scoring senior Jordan Adams.
“I thought it was good to battle because they put up a couple runs early.” Regnier said. “We just kept chipping away, eventually got the lead and didn’t give it back.”
Leichman gave CMU the 3-2 lead in the fifth when he scored on a passed ball.
Leichman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Huntey was 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Freshman Jason Gamble, junior Kenton San Miguel and sophomore Matt Trowbridge, who picked up his seventh save, also pitched for CMU.
“Today was a good win,” said head coach Steve Jaksa. “Anytime you can win a mid-week game at home, it’s a good thing. We had four pitchers go today and offensively we got some big hits at some big times. Overall, we did some nice things today.”
The Chippewas return to Mid-American Conference action this weekend when they travel to Muncie, Ind. for a three-game series with Ball State. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m.
