On Opening Day, the Central Michigan baseball team split against Stephen F. Austin and Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 16 in the Al Ogletree Classic.
The Chippewas (1-1) defeated Stephen F. Austin, 5-3, in the opener, but lost to UTRGV, 7-6, in extra innings. The games were played at Edinburg Stadium, which is on the campus of UTRGV.
Game 1: CMU 5, SFA 3
In Game 1 of the Friday doubleheader, CMU junior right-handed pitcher Michael Brettell pitched a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings of one-run, six-hit baseball.
Redshirt freshman catcher Griffin Lockwood-Powell delivered three hits in the first game of his college career.