Broncos Magical Postseason Run Comes To An End
Recap courtesy of WMU Sports Information
NCAA Baseball Lousville Regional
Wright State 10, Western Michigan 3
Boxscore
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Western Michigan’s magical postseason ride ended on Saturday afternoon, as Wright State’s offense proved to be too much, winning 10-3. The Broncos’ playing in their first NCAA Regional since 1989, end the year at 22-34.
Wright State was able to score early off Broncos ace Keegan Akin who was making his first start since coming off short rest in the MAC Championship game last week. The Raiders were able to elevate Akin’s pitch count in the first and score two on a ball that went up the middle thanks to heads up base running by Peyton Burdick.
Western Michigan answered right back as its first two men reached in the bottom of the first. Hunter Prince flew out to center with runners on second and third, but the center fielder dropped the ball on the transfer allowing both Nick Vogelmeier and Connor Smith to score, tying the game at 2-2.
The Raiders then chased Akin from the game by scoring three more off him, with the last two coming on a two-run double in the fourth. It was part of an offensive barrage by Wright State who scored at least one run in each inning from the third through the seventh.
Drew Farmer, who went 2-for-3 in Friday night’s game against Louisville, continued his hot hitting as he was able to bring home Nate Grys from second in the seventh inning. Earlier in the inning, Grys hit a double to the left-center gap.
