AVON, Ohio – Close. So heartbreakingly close.
The Central Michigan baseball team was within two outs on Saturday of claiming a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game.
Then, it wasn’t. Then, an inning later, the season was over.
Eastern Michigan’s Max Schuemann hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning, and the Eagles pushed across two runs in the 10th in handing the Chippewas a 4-2 loss in a MAC Tourney semifinal game at Sprenger Stadium.
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The Chippewas, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, finished 31-28. Eastern (27-34), which was seeded third, will play fifth-seeded Ohio on Sunday in the title game.