Central Michigan found a way to rebound, Michigan didn’t.
The Chippewas remain alive in the NCAA baseball tournament after an 8-2 victory over Michigan at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday afternoon in an elimination game. CMU, winner of the last two MAC championships, will play the loser of the Notre Dame-UConn game at noon Sunday. The Chippewas fell 10-0 in the tournament opener to Notre Dame on Friday and are now 41-17.
Michigan, the national runner-up in 2019, the last time the NCAA Tournament was held, finishes the season 27-17. The Wolverines lost 6-1 to UConn in their first game of the regional and lost five of their last six to end the season.