Eastern Michigan Athletics
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Eagles Drop Regular Series Finale to Chippewas, 10-2
5/22/2010 8:09:30 PM | Baseball
EMU earns the No. 7 overall seed in the MAC Tournament
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped its regular season finale Saturday afternoon, May 22, as the Central Michigan University Chippewas handed the Eagles a 10-2 loss at Theunissen Stadium.
EMU drops to 25-30 overall and finishes 13-14 in Mid-American Conference play for the second year in a row. CMU improves to 33-20 and captures the MAC overall title and the No. 1 overall seed in the 2010 MAC Tournament with a 20-7 mark in league play.
The Eagles earn the No. 7 seed in the MAC Tournament and will take on the MAC East champions from Kent State University, who earned the No. 2 overall seed. It marks the second year in a row EMU has earned the No. 7 seed in the MAC Tournament.
Junior Matt Skirving (Midland, Mich.-H.H. Dow) led the Eagles at the plate with a 2-for-4 performance.
EMU could not overcome a five-run bottom of the second inning by the Chips, who received a two-run double by catcher Dale Cornstubble to put the finishing touches on the inning. CMU tallied three more runs an inning later to take a commanding 9-1 advantage.
Freshman Steve Weber (North Royalton, Ohio-North Royalton) took the loss on the mound for the Eagles, putting his record at 2-5 this season. Weber went one and two-thirds, giving up six runs on three hits and four walks.
CMU's Zach Cooper went eight innings on the mound to earn the win for the Chippewas.
2010 MAC Baseball Tournament Pairings/Opening Games Schedule
Wednesday, May 26
No. 4 Ball State vs. No. 5 Bowling Green, 9 a.m.
No. 3 Toledo vs. No. 6 Miami, 12:30 p.m.
No. 2 Kent State vs. No. 7 Eastern Michigan, 4 p.m.
No. 1 Central Michigan vs. No. 8 Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
