Softball's offense shut down in second consecutive loss to Toledo
Softball's offense struggled during a weekend sweep at the hands of Toledo.
On Sunday, Central Michigan wrapped up a two-game series with a 1-0 loss, following a 9-1 defeat via mercy rule Saturday.
The women offered no run support Sunday for senior pitcher Morgan Yuncker.
“Morgan pitched a really good game and kept us in the game today,” said head coach Margo Jonker. "CarolAnn (Sexauer) made some great plays defensively this weekend against Bowling Green and today against Toledo as well."
In their final at-bat on Sunday, CMU was able to get runners on first and second but failed to take advantage of the opportunity. The Chippewas managed five hits through two games against Toledo.
Yuncker worked out of a bases-loaded jam twice in the series finale. Allowing the only run of the afternoon, her record fell to 9-3 on the season.
“I knew I needed to get plenty of ground balls for the defense today because they played great,” Yuncker said. "Keeping the ball on the ground is what I was trying to focus on."
Yuncker surrendered Toledo’s lone run on an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning.
CMU’s record on the four-game trip through Ohio this weekend concludes at 2-2. The team is 31-17, and sits two games above .500 with a 9-7 record in Mid-American Conference play.
"We need to take total focus of the task at hand," Jonker said.
CMU remains in second behind Ball State in the MAC West Division with seven games remaining on the regular season schedule, including double-headers against Detroit and the Cardinals
