Lindsay Gerber, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – A win is a win, no matter how rough getting there may be.
The Central Michigan softball team defeated Northern Illinois 2-1 in the opener of their three-game Mid-American Conference series at Margo Jonker stadium on Friday.
CMU improved to 29-12, 12-4 MAC, and remains in a virtual tie for first place in the MAC with Ball State, which swept Toledo in a league doubleheader on Friday to improve to 13-4 in league play. NIU is 21-7, 9-7.
The series concludes with a doubleheader (1 p.