SERIES INFORMATION
Western Michigan Broncos (19-17, 5-5 MAC)
at Akron Zips (15-24, 1-9 MAC)
April 20 • 1/3 p.m.
Akron, Ohio • Lee R. Jackson Softball Field
LIVE STATS - GAME 1 | GAME 2
LIVE VIDEO - GAME 1 | GAME 2
LIVE CHAT - SEE BELOW
SERIES INFORMATION
Western Michigan Broncos (19-17, 5-5 MAC)
at Ohio Bobcats (16-23, 5-5 MAC)
April 21-22 • 2/1 p.m.
Athens, Ohio • Ohio Softball Field
LIVE STATS - GAME 1 | GAME 2
LAST GAME RECAP
The Broncos stepped out of conference for a doubleheader at IPFW and lost a pair, 4-3 and 5-2 this past Tuesday afternoon. WMU jumped out 2-0 in the top of the first when Tara Buchanan belted her 16th career home run over the center field wall, scoring Diana Patterson who reached on a single to left field. Buchanan's eighth home run of the season matches her career high set in 2011 and is two away from matching Lexi Jager's single-season record. Patterson led all Broncos at the plate, going 4-for-7 (.571). Buchanan went 4-for-8 (.500) with a pair of runs scored and three RBIs.
WMU SOFTBALL NEWS & NOTES
Meredith Whitney earns MAC West Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season ... WMU defeated No. 20 Michigan for the first time since 2006 and shut out the Wolverines at Michigan for the first time since 1992 ... Whitney tied Ball State's Bernie Coffman (1986-89) for sixth on the MAC career K's list ... Tara Buchanan hit home runs in back-to-back games against Buffalo, marking the second time she has accomplished the feat this season ... With her home run against IPFW, Buchanan is now tied with teammate Meredith Whitney for second on the career list at WMU ... Gracie Barstad is now tied with Amanda Heckaman for fifth on WMU's career home run list with 11 ... Whitney moved past Ball State's Bernie Coffman (1986-89) for sixth on the MAC's career strikeouts list with 637 ... WMU will play the next five series on the road, returning to Fran Ebert Field on May 5-6 (Northern Illinois) ... WMU had not played an extra-inning game the first 30 games of the year before playing two against Kent State.
WMU vs. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
IPFW 0-2
Akron 32-16
Ohio 37-24
WMU at AKRON LIVE CHAT
