DeKALB — Softball suffered its first series loss since April 4 when the Central Michigan University Chippewas defeated the Huskies in two of three games.
The Chippewas (30-13, 13-4 Mid-American Conference) took the first game Friday, 2-1, and won the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, 9-1. The Huskies (22-18, 10-8 MAC) took the final game of the series Saturday, 2-1.
Friday’s game — Central Michigan 2, NIU 1
Chippewas senior pitcher Rachael Knapp held the Huskies to three hits in the series opener, and NIU fell to Central Michigan, 2-1.
Knapp (17-7) had five strikeouts while giving up one earned run and one walk in seven innings pitched.