Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio pushed across a run in the 14th inning Saturday to hand Central Michigan a 5-4 Mid-American Conference baseball loss at the Bobcats’ Bob Wren Stadium.
The Bobcats’ win evened the series at a game apiece. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. Central Michigan is 13-33, 7-10 MAC. The Bobcats are 21-24, 6-11.
The Chippewas remain tied for sixth place with Western Michigan in the overall MAC standings. Ohio is eighth. The top eight teams make the league tournament.
The teams combined for 31 hits and 31 runners left on base in Saturday’s marathon game, which took 4 hours, 20 minutes to complete.