CENTRAL MICHIGAN (28-24, 15-6 MAC) vs. BALL STATE (28-25, 12-9)
Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20 • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • Theunissen Stadium • Radio: WMHW 91.5-FM • Live Stats: cmuchippewas.com
• Central Michigan will entertain Ball State in a three-game Mid-American Conference series beginning on Thursday. It is the final regular-season series of the season. The MAC Tournament begins on Wednesday, May 24, in Avon, Ohio.
• Game times: Thursday, 3:05 p.m.; Friday, 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, 2:05 p.m.
• Pitching matchups (CMU listed first): Thursday, Pat Leatherman (6-4, 4.17) vs. Colin Brockhouse (3-2, 3.