A few of the bullpen arms have been consistent pieces but sometimes their starters just don’t have it. Their pitching has been hot and cold, but largely good enough to fight for wins in the MAC. If they can find a formula that tips the scales a little bit it will be interesting to see how long they are in the race for fourth.īowling Green found offense this weekend, but they need to keep it. The other two games are a real roll of the dice. The hitters they brought in through the portal have worked out and Sammy Tortorella is giving them a chance to win every Friday. They wouldn’t do it if it didn’t work.Īkron needs to find a way to steal game two. They also tend to have bullpen days during midweek games. Their starting pitchers have pitched the fewest innings of any MAC team, primarily because their bullpen is just a little bit better statistically. Eastern Michigan is going to lean on a strong bullpen to pitch quality innings and get outs. Both will need to continue to win to stay ahead of the three teams that sit a game behind, waiting for an opportunity.Įastern Michigan, Bowling Green and Akron are each 4-5 with unique strengths. Not much will separate these clubs throughout the season every game will be important. Both teams are +9 on run differential and desperately want to get back to the MAC Tournament. Ohio and Toledo set the cut line with a 5-4 conference record. There is a lot of baseball to play left, but they’ve earned a three-game lead on the cut line for the tournament. They still have a series to play against Central Michigan and Ohio before their season finale against Kent State. Kent State’s 13-game win streak had ended after a mid-week loss to the Pitt Panthers.īall State took care of business against a good Eastern Michigan squad and took the top spot. Central Michigan nearly swept Kent State and gave the Flashes their first and second conference loss of the season.
The top spot in the MAC standings changed hands this week.
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