AVON, Ohio – Throughout Central Michigan’s run in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Chippewas had gotten the jump on their opponents early in the game.
Western Michigan played turnabout on Saturday night, seizing a 3-0 lead through two innings as the Broncos ended CMU’s season with a 4-0 victory at All-Pro Freight Stadium.
CMU finished 23-37, winning 12 of its last 17 games and rebounding from a tournament-opening loss to Miami (Ohio) to win three straight and find itself among the final four teams left standing in the eight-team tourney.
“There’s a lot of disappointment because we thought we were going to be able to finish this run,” CMU coach Steve Jaksa said.