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Softball advances to MAC Tournament with win over NIU

With a series win against Mid-American Conference West champion Northern Illionois, the Central Michigan softball team secured a place in the conference postseason tournament on Saturday.

CMU split a doubleheader with the Huskies Friday with a chance to control their own fate coming into today’s game in DeKalb.

Senior first baseman Katelyn Rentschler powered the Chippewas’ offense with a three-RBI performance in her final regular season game.

“We scored runs the way Chippewa softball scores runs — someone getting on (base), someone moving the runners and getting the key hit,” Head Coach Margo Jonker said. “It was a really good ball game.