CENTRAL MICHIGAN (23-20, 11-4 MAC) vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (14-29, 8-7)
Friday-Sunday, May 5-7 • Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • Radio: WMHW 91.5-FM • Live Stats: cmuchippewas.com
• The Central Michigan baseball team plays host to Northern Illinois in a three-game Mid-American Conference series beginning on Friday.
• Game times: Friday, 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, 2:05 p.m.; Sunday, 1:05 p.m.
• Pitching matchups (CMU pitcher listed first): Friday, Dazon Cole (2-4, 5.07 ERA) vs. Joe Hawks (4-4, 3.27); Saturday, Pat Leatherman (5-4, 4.45) vs. Nathan Thomas (3-3, 4.42); Sunday, Tyler Hankins (4-1, 4.