WMU Softball at No. 20 Michigan Postponed Until April 11

ATTENTION: WMU's rematch with No. 20 Michigan has been postponed until Wednesday, April 11, at 6 p.m.

The Broncos travel to Ann Arbor for a rematch of its 2011 NCAA Midwest Regional game against Michigan with the Wolverines entering the week ranked No. 20 in both polls.

SERIES INFORMATION

Western Michigan Broncos (17-12)
at No. 20 Michigan Wolverines (27-10)

April 11 • 6 p.m.
Ann Arbor, Mich. • Alumni Field

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LAST GAME RECAP
Western Michigan bounced back with a series sweep of Eastern Michigan, taking the opener, 7-3, on Saturday and, 2-0, on Sunday. The sweep came on the heels of the Broncos dropping a pair at Central Michigan, 2-1 and 7-6. The Broncos went 4-2 last week with a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Oakland, 6-2 and 1-0. Tara Buchanan hit a home run in back-to-back games this past week, accounting for two of WMU's five home runs.

WMU SOFTBALL NEWS & NOTES
Kathy Leitke became one of two WMU softball coaches with 100 home wins ... Leitke ranks second in total wins at WMU with 273 ... WMU is 14-6 over its last 20 games after starting the season 1-5 ... Meredith Whitney became WMU's career strikeouts leader now holding the record at 597 ... the former record, 593 by Bonni Kinne, had stood since 1984 ... Whitney's career strikeouts rank seventh in Mid-American Conference history ... Whitney picked up two wins this past week to bring her career total to 53, which ranks third in program history ... Whitney pitched the final inning of WMU's series clinching win at EMU, registering her first career save ... Courtney Rousseau owns the team's longest hit streak of the season (13) and has the longest current hit streak (5) ... Rousseau hit .471 in six games last week to lead WMU ... Tara Buchanan's two home runs give her 13 for her career at WMU, ranking third behind teammate Whitney (16) and former teammate Lexi Jager (25) ... Michigan is the third team so far this season that is nationally ranked when the Broncos took the field against them (Arizona State, Tennessee) ... WMU faced Michigan twice in 2011, once when Michigan was ranked No. 2 in nation and again in NCAA Midwest Regional.

WMU vs. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
Michigan       11-41-1
Kent State    31-40
Buffalo         16-8