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Baseball Drops Opener In Florida

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Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

DeLAND, Fla. – The Central Michigan baseball team opened its Spring Break trip with an 11-1 loss to Purdue in the Chippewas’ first game of the Stetson Invitational at Stetson’s Melching Field.

The Chippewas (2-6-1) are scheduled to play the host Hatters on Saturday (7 p.m.) and will close the invitational on Sunday (7 p.m.) against Virginia Tech.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Purdue (7-1) led, 2-1, and then scored five runs in the seventh inning and four in the eighth to blow the game open.

THE HITTING
The Chippewas managed just four hits, all singles, against four Boilermaker pitchers.