Baseball falls to Michigan in Ann Arbor, 8-5
Junior pitcher Jack Collins throws the ball during the game against Northwestern at Theunissen Stadium on March 16.
In its third Big Ten matchup of the season, Central Michigan baseball fell in Ann Arbor against Michigan 8-5 on March 28.
A late two-run ninth inning wasn't enough to overcome, as CMU trailed 8-3 heading into the final inning. CMU was out-hit by the Wolverines 12-6 and left eight runners on base.
Leading the offense for the Chippewas was sophomore Zach Heeke, who went two-for-three, his second straight two hit game.
Junior Dazon Cole (0-4) got the start on the mound for the Chippewas, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing seven hits, five runs while striking two out.
Right-handed junior Logan Buczkowski (1-1) took the loss for CMU, pitching one inning and giving up one earned run.
CMU falls to 7-17-1 on the season. They travel to Ball State this weekend for a three-game series against the Cardinals. Game one is set to start at 3 p.m Friday in Muncie, Indiana.
