Central Michigan enters the NCAA Baseball tournament with an 18 game winning streak. The Chippewas streak against Division I opponents is 20 games. The Miami baseball team enters the NCAA Tournament after North Carolina rallied from a 5-0 deficit to oust the Hurricanes from the ACC Tournament last Friday.
Central Michigan starting pitcher Pat Leatherman is 10-1 with a 2.56 ERA. He is tied for eighth nationally in victories. The Chippewas Cameron Brown who seems likely to get the start on Saturday is 10-0. Chris McMahon who missed a month with an injury gets the start for Friday for Miami.