Central Michigan’s Gainesville Regional did not go their way. The Chippewas came in as the fourth-seed, but that didn’t change their expectations.
This season was their third consecutive season making the national tournament and they were ready to fight their way into a Super Regional. The Chips were the only four-seed to win over 40 games in the tournament field. It’s not unreasonable to think they could play with the teams in Gainesville.
They largely held their own, but played the host twice and dropped both games. The offense dried up at the worst time but, credit to their opponents, these were not MAC pitchers they were facing.