MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Western Michigan baseball dropped game two of its final Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season series against Central Michigan by a score of 7-1 Friday afternoon at Theunissen Stadium.

The Broncos fall to 18-30 this season and move to 11-12 in the MAC while the Chippewas move to 20-35 overall and 11-12 in the MAC, setting a crucial game three for MAC Tournament seeding purposes.

CMU scored four unanswered runs before the Broncos could get on the board, with two in the second and one run in each the third and fifth inning to go up 4-0.

WMU scored a run in the top of the sixth inning to make it 4-1 CMU. Freshman Connor Smith, who entered this weekend ranked No. 1 in MAC batting average, started the inning off with a single to center field. Senior Hunter Prince, the MAC West Player of the Week last week, ripped a double to left center field to plate Smith.

The Chippewas got that run back and more, scoring two in the bottom of the sixth inning and one run in each the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings.

The top of the order had the bats going, as one-through-four went a combined 5-for-13 with a run and an RBI. Smith went 2-for-4 while junior Nick Vogelmeier went 1-for-2 and Prince/junior grant Miller went 1-for-4. Sophomore Tanner Allison, who had the biggest hit of game one, went 1-for-1 with a single in the ninth and senior Drew Farmer went 1-for-3.

The rubber match will take place on Saturday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at Theunissen Stadium with both teams currently tied in the MAC at 11-12. Follow the Broncos on Twitter @WMUBaseball for all updates about the team!