Michigan
27-19
Central Michigan
41-17
Wolverines' Season Comes to End With Loss to Chippewas in NCAA Regional
6/5/2021 3:51:00 PM | Baseball
» Solo home runs from Tito Flores and Jimmy Obertop accounted for Michigan's runs.
» Central Michigan tallied six runs with two outs.
» The Wolverines had nine hits and left seven men on base.
» Michigan finishes the 2021 campaign with a 27-19 overall record.
Site: South Bend, Ind. (Frank Eck Stadium)
Event: NCAA Regional
Score: Central Michigan 8, Michigan 2
Records: CMU (41-17), U-M (27-19)
Next U-M Event: Season Completed
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Michigan baseball team saw its season come to an end with an 8-2 loss at the hands of Central Michigan on Saturday (June 5) in an elimination game of the South Bend Regional at Frank Eck Stadium. Though the Wolverines scored the game's first run, the Chippewas scored eight unanswered to put an end to U-M's 2021 campaign.
Michigan finishes the season with a 27-19 overall record and made the NCAA Regional for the third time in four postseasons.
The elimination game started with a bang, as left fielder Tito Flores put the Wolverines on top with his seventh home run of the season. The lead did not last long, as the Chippewas plated a two-out run in the bottom of the first to knot the game at 1.
Central Michigan grabbed the lead for good thanks to a two-run home run in the third inning that put the Chips ahead 3-1, and added another pair in each of the fifth and sixth innings.
Two-out base runners and RBI would become a trend for CMU, as its run-scoring opportunities in both the fifth and sixth innings each started with two outs and nobody on base. Central Michigan went on to add another two-out run in the eighth. In total, the Chippewas had six two-out runs, six two-out hits and added three walks.
Michigan had its best offensive opportunity of the game in the seventh inning as the bottom of the Wolverines' order loaded the bases with nobody out. A strikeout slowed the rally, and a double-play ended it a batter later.
First baseman Jimmy Obertop capped the Michigan scoring with his team-leading 11th home run, smacking a solo shot in the top of the ninth inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PATTY, J (9-2)
L: Weston, Cameron (7-4)
Batting:
2B: Mazur, Griffin 1
HR: Flores, Tito 1 ; Obertop, Jimmy 1
RBI: Flores, Tito 1 ; Obertop, Jimmy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Flores, Tito 1 ; Obertop, Jimmy 1
Batting:
HR: LOCKWOOD-POWELL, G. 1 ; NAVARRA, G. 1
RBI: GILLES, Z. 1 ; LOCKWOOD-POWELL, G. 2 ; NAVARRA, G. 2 ; SHEPARDSON, A. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GILLES, Z. 2 ; LOCKWOOD-POWELL, G. 2 ; HEEKE, Z. 2 ; NAVARRA, G. 1 ; SIMPSON, J. 1
SB: GILLES, Z. 1 ; HEEKE, Z. 1 ; SIMPSON, J. 1
HBP: MARSEE, J. 1 ; SHEPARDSON, A. 1
