2022 Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Central Michigan Chippewas
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:	MAC
Record:	43–19
Conf Record:	30–7
Head Coach:	Jordan Bischel
Hc Year:	4th
Assoc Coach:	Kyle Schroeder
Ahc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Tony Jandron
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Tom Winske
Ac2 Year:	4th
Champion:	MAC tournament champion
Bowl:	Gainesville Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2
Stadium:	Bill Theunissen Stadium
Prev Year:	2021
Next Year:	2023

The 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team represents Central Michigan University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Chippewas play their home games at Bill Theunissen Stadium as a member of the Mid-American Conference They are led by head coach Jordan Bischel, in his fourth year as manager.

Personnel

Roster

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Preseason

MAC Coaches poll

The MAC coaches poll^[2] was released on February 15, 2022 with Central Michigan predicted to finish first in the Mid-American Conference, receiving six out of eleven first place votes. Despite being picked to finish third Kent State received two first place votes, while Ball State, Toledo, and Miami each received one of the three remaining first place votes. The Chippewas were also slated to win the 2022 MAC tournament garnering four of the eleven votes. The other vote-getters were 12 time conference tournament champion Kent State with three votes, one time champion Ball State with two, and respective three and zero time champions Miami and Toledo each receiving one of the remaining two.

Coaches poll
1	Central Michigan	115 (6)
2	Ball State	103 (1)
3	Kent State	102 (2)
4	Western Michigan	75
5	Toledo	73 (1)
6	Miami	68 (1)
7	Ohio	58
8	Eastern Michigan	45
9	Bowling Green	40
10	Northern Illinois	36
11	Akron	11

Schedule and results

2022 Central Michigan Chippewas baseball game log (43–19)
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Central Michigan Team Member
Regular season (38–16)
February (3–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MAC record Box Score Recap February 18 11:00 a.m. — vs. West Virginia* — Spring Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 8–13 Lowery (1–0) Patty (0–1) — 969 0–1 — Box Score Recap February 19 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ at Coastal Carolina* — Spring Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–8 Potok (1–0) Navarra (0–1) Sharkey (1) 1,837 0–2 — Box Score Recap February 20 11:00 a.m. — vs. West Virginia — Spring Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 0–10 Sleeper (1–0) Buczkowski (0–1) — 1,055 0–3 — Box Score Recap February 25 4:00 p.m. — at Western Kentucky* — Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 6–4 Jones (1–0) Aristotle (0–1) — 97 1–3 — Box Score Recap February 26 1:00 p.m. — at Western Kentucky* — Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 7–4 Taylor (1–0) Stofel (0–2) Jones (1) 148 2–3 — Box Score Recap February 26 4:00 p.m. — at Western Kentucky* — Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 3–0 Palmblad (1–0) Hellman (0–1) Navarra (1) 177 3–3 — Box Score Recap February 27 2:00 p.m. — at Western Kentucky* — Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 7–14 Terbrak (1–0) Vitas (0–1) — 131 3–4 — Box Score Recap March (7–6) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MAC record Box Score Recap March 5 12:00 p.m. — vs. UMass-Lowell* — David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–7 Keevan (1–1) Patty (1–1) — 157 3–5 — Box Score Recap March 5 4:00 p.m. ACCN Extra at Wake Forest* — David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 2–4 Hartle (3–0) Taylor (1–1) Adler (3) 1,112 3–6 — Box Score Recap March 6 12:00 p.m. — vs. UMass-Lowell* — David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 7–15 Becker (1–2) Navarra (0–2) — 64 3–7 — Box Score Recap March 8 3:00 p.m. — at North Carolina A&T* — World War Memorial Stadium • High Point, NC W 9–3 Mrakitsch (1–0) Brown (0–1) — 279 4–7 — Box Score Recap March 11 12:00 p.m. — at Kent State — Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH L 0–1 (7) Dell (2–0) Taylor (1–2) — 210 4–8 0–1 Box Score Recap March 11 3:00 p.m. — at Kent State — Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH W 6–5 Navarra (1–2) Romel (1–3) Jones (2) 247 5–8 1–1 Box Score Recap March 13 5:00 p.m. — at Kent State — Schoonover Stadium • Kent, OH Cancelled due to rain March 19 12:00 p.m. — at Miami (OH) — McKie Field • Oxford, OH W 2–0 Patty (1–2) Demonica (1–2) Insco (1) 192 6–8 2–1 Box Score Recap March 20 1:00 p.m. — at Miami (OH) — McKie Field • Oxford, OH W 5–4 Taylor (2–2) Ronevich (0–1) Jones (3) 195 7–8 3–1 Box Score Recap March 20 4:00 p.m. — at Miami (OH) — McKie Field • Oxford, OH W 8–2 Navarra (2–2) Leverton (1–1) — 160 8–8 4–1 Box Score Recap March 21 1:00 p.m. — at Miami (OH) — McKie Field • Oxford, OH W 13–1 Palmblad (2–0) Maxey (1–1) — 130 9–8 5–1 Box Score Recap March 25 5:00 p.m. BTN+ at Iowa* — Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA L 4–7 Henderson (1–0) Insco (0–1) Llewellyn (3) 563 9–9 — Box score Recap March 26 4:00 p.m. BTN+ at Iowa* — Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA W 10–1 Navarra (3–2) Nedved (1–2) — 937 10–9 — Box score Recap March 27 2:00 p.m. BTN+ at Iowa* — Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA L 2–4 Llewellyn (1–0) Jones (1–1) Henderson (1) 589 10–10 — Box score Recap April (18–3) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MAC record Box Score Recap April 2 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Ohio — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 5–1 Patty (2–2) Kutt IV (2–3) — 347 11–10 6–1 Box Score Recap April 2 3:15 p.m. CSN Digital Ohio — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 8–3 (7) Jones (2–1) Manis (3–2) Palmblad (1) 250 12–10 7–1 Box Score Recap April 3 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Ohio — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 5–2 (7) Taylor (3–2) Tate (1–2) Insco (2) 316 13–10 8–1 Box Score Recap April 3 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Ohio — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 12–6 Jones (3–1) Roder (1–1) — 316 14–10 9–1 Box Score Recap April 8 3:30 p.m. CSN Digital Northern Illinois — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 8–2 Patty (3–2) Seebach (1–5) — 228 15–10 10–1 Box Score Recap April 9 2:00 p.m. CSN Digital Northern Illinois — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 11–0 (7) Taylor (4–2) Klawiter (1–4) — 387 16–10 11–1 Box Score Recap April 10 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Northern Illinois — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 12–0 (7) Navarra (4–2) Lasiewicz (1–5) — 250 17–10 12–1 Box Score Recap April 10 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Northern Illinois — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 8–5 Buczkowski (1–1) Meyer (0–1) — 487 18–10 13–1 Box Score Recap April 12 2:30 p.m. — at Oakland* — Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, MI W 21–8 Brock (1–0) Pidek (1–1) — 194 19–10 — Box Score Recap April 15 3:00 p.m. — at Bowling Green — Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH W 18–11 Patty (4–2) Schenk (1–4) — 258 20–10 14–1 Box Score Recap April 16 12:00 p.m. — at Bowling Green — Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH W 9–1 (7) Taylor (3–1) Wilson (3–4) — 367 21–10 15–1 Box Score Recap April 16 3:00 p.m. — at Bowling Green — Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH W 9–4 Navarra (5–2) Penrod (1–2) Palmblad (2) 367 22–10 16–1 Box Score Recap April 17 1:00 p.m. BCSN at Bowling Green — Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH W 9–0 Buczkowski (2–1) Abrahamowicz (1–2) Jones (4) 227 23–10 17–1 Box Score Recap April 19 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Madonna — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 23–5 Mrakitsch (2–0) Mencotti (0–3) — 154 24–10 — Box Score Recap April 22 1:30 p.m. CSN Digital Akron — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 11–10 Vitas (1–1) Herrick (1–1) Jones (5) 260 25–10 18–1 Box Score Recap April 23 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Akron — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 8–0 (7) Taylor (6–2) Fett (0–7) — 400 26–10 19–1 Box Score Recap April 23 3:30 p.m. CSN Digital Akron — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 4–2 Jones (4–1) Tortorella (2–2) — 716 27–10 20–1 Box Score Recap April 24 10 a.m. CSN Digital Akron — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 16–0 (7) Mrakitsch (3–0) Biglin (0–2) — 210 28–10 21–1 Box Score Recap April 29 3:00 p.m. — at Ball State — Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN L 1–7 Schweitzer (7–2) Taylor (6–3) Klein (8) 345 28–11 21–2 Box Score Recap April 30 12:00 p.m. — at Ball State — Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN L 4–6 (8) Brown (2–2) Patty (4–3) — 508 28–12 21–3 Box Score Recap April 30 3:00 p.m. — at Ball State — Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN L 7–10 (7) Dohm (2–1) Palmblad (2–1) Klein (9) 609 28–13 21–4 Box Score Recap May (10–3) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap May 1 1:00 p.m. — at Ball State — Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN L 3–4 Klein (3–2) Jones (4–2) — 782 28–14 21–5 Box Score Recap May 6 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Western Michigan — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 11–4 Patty (5–3) Crandell (2–4) — 426 29–14 22–5 Box Score Recap May 7 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Western Michigan — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 19–7 (7) Taylor (7–3) Armbrustmach (3–5) — 470 30–14 23–5 Box Score Recap May 7 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Western Michigan — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 14–1 (7) Navarra (6–2) Lovell (2–3) — 470 31–14 24–5 Box Score Recap May 8 1:00 p.m. CSN Digital Western Michigan — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI L 2–11 Berg (4–4) Mrakitsch (3–1) — 376 31–15 24–6 Box Score Recap May 10 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Oakland — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 4–3 Insco (1–1) Deans (0–1) Jones (6) 131 32–15 — Box Score Recap May 13 4:00 p.m. — at Eastern Michigan — Oestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 7–1 Patty (6–3) House (1–7) — 318 33–15 25–6 Box Score Recap May 14 1:00 p.m. — at Eastern Michigan — Oestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 10–4 (7) Taylor (8–3) Volkers (1–4) — 252 34–15 26–6 Box Score Recap May 14 4:00 p.m. — at Eastern Michigan — Oestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 7–2 Insco (2–1) Chittum (1–3) Mrakitsch (1) 252 35–15 27–6 Box Score Recap May 15 1:00 p.m. — at Eastern Michigan — Oestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 8–3 Navarra (7–2) Fruit (4–5) — 368 36–15 28–6 Box Score Recap May 19 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Toledo — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI L 2–4 Jones (7–3) Patty (6–4) McAninch (6) 292 36–16 28–7 Box Score Recap May 20 12:00 p.m. CSN Digital Toledo — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 8–2 (7) Navarra (8–2) Dillon (0–2) — 276 37–16 29–7 Box Score Recap May 20 3:00 p.m. CSN Digital Toledo — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 7–6 Mrakitsch (4–1) McCune (2–2) Taylor (1) 276 38–16 30–7 Box Score Recap May 21 1:00 p.m. CSN Digital Toledo — Theunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI Cancelled due to rain. Despite 3 innings being played, the minimum 5 inning requirement was not met so the result and any statistics were not counted. Recap
Postseason (5–3)
(4–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent (Seed) Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record Box Score Recap May 25 11:00 a.m. ESPN+ vs. (3) Toledo (2) Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN W 11–10 Navarra (9–2) Brandon (7–5) — 286 39–16 1–0 Box Score Recap May 27 1:45 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) Ball State (2) Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN L 7–9 Schweitzer (11–2) Patty (6–5) — 409 39–17 1–1 Box Score Recap May 28 10:30 a.m. ESPN+ vs. (3) Toledo (2) Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN W 10–7 Mrakitsch (5–1) McAninch (3–3) — 126 40–17 2–1 Box Score Recap May 28 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) Ball State (2) Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN W 12–3 Navarra (10–2) Dohm (4–3) Palmblad (3) 536 41–17 3–1 Box Score Recap May 29 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) Ball State Tournament championship Game (2) Ball Diamond • Muncie, IN W 11–7 Mrakitsch (6–1) Klein (4–3) — 689 42–17 4–1 Box Score Recap (1–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent (Seed) Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record Box Score Recap June 3 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (1) No. 13 Florida (4) Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL 3–7 Sproat (9–4) Taylor (8–4) Slater (6) 5,472 42–18 1–0 Box Score Recap June 4 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (4) Liberty (4) Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL 3–2^12 Mrakitsch (7–1) Hungate (2–1) — 2,907 43–18 1–1 Box Score Recap June 5 1:00 p.m. SECN vs. (1) No. 13 Florida (4) Condron Ballpark • Gainesville, FL 5–6 Slater (6–3) Navarra (10–3) — 3,350 43–19 1–2 Box Score Recap
* indicates a non-conference game. All regular season rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. All NCAA tournament rankings are based on top 16 national seeding done by NCAA Selection Committee. Source:^[3]

Schedule Notes

Postseason

MAC tournament

See also: 2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament.

NCAA tournament

Gainesville Regional

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

External links

• Central Michigan Baseball

Notes and References

1. https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/baseball/roster 2022 CMU Baseball Roster
2. Web site: Chippewas Selected to Claim MAC Title. 2022-05-31.
3. Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule. Central Michigan Chippewas. May 31, 2022.