Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
DeKALB, Ill. – Jarrod Watkins hit a pinch-hit RBI double to cap a three-run eighth inning Saturday and lift the Central Michigan baseball team to a 7-6 victory over Northern Illinois in game one of a Mid-American Conference doubleheader at the Huskies’ Ralph McKinzie Field.
Northern Illinois bounced back to win game two, 3-2, scoring the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning.
“A lot of good things out of both games today,” CMU coach Steve Jaksa said. “We just got a split instead of winning two.