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.

How it happened:

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.

Quotes:

“I feel like these guys earned the right to be here. It was special. I challenged our returning players to be able to match the legacy that these five seniors left for this team. They've exemplified the characteristics we demand in our program all year without a glitch.”

“I was really proud of Keegan today. Wright State is a really good team, but Keegan hasn't had three walks in a start all year and he had three today in five innings. I thought he was laboring a little bit more than usual but he fought and I like to see our guys fight. Hats off to Wright State they played really well and had a good victory.”

– Western Michigan head coach Billy Gernon

“Wright State is a good hitting team. I wasn't totally on my game today. It was good to be here. We started the season kind of slow. It was our goal to get here and it feels good to accomplish that goal.”

– Western Michigan pitcher Keegan Akin

“I liked playing in this atmosphere. It was fun. The turf is a lot easier to read the hops than dirt. Hopefully we can come back and make it easier for the freshmen and underclassmen to understand what it means to be a team and play like one.”

– Western Michigan infielder Nick Vogelmeier