Mount Pleasant native Ryan Heeke swings at a pitch during a game against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, May 14, 2016.
After the Chippewas defeated rival Western Michigan on Saturday and Eastern Michigan lost to Toledo, the Central Michigan baseball team claimed the sixth seed in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
As the No. 6 seed, CMU (21-35, 12-12 MAC) will take on No. 3 Miami (Ohio) RedHawks (26-27, 14-10 MAC) in the first round of the tournament at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
If the Chippewas beat the RedHawks, they will play the winner of the Ball State and WMU game at 4:30 p.