ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Western Michigan softball team suffered a 3-0 loss at the University of Michigan Tuesday afternoon, as the No. 25-ranked Wolverines avenged last season's 8-2 WMU victory.
Michigan's Meghan Beaubien held the Broncos to just four hits while tossing a complete game with 13 strikeouts. WMU was shut out for just the second time this season.
After WMU was sent down in order to open the contest, a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first inning from Faith Canfield gave the Wolverines a 1-0 early lead, which stood as the eventual game-winning RBI.
Following the early deficit, Western Michigan starting pitcher Reily Galloway put together 3.2 scoreless innings until faltering with two outs in the fifth. Michigan added a pair of runs with two RBI singles to claim the 3-0 lead. Sydney Stefanick came in to relieve Galloway and finished the game disallowing any Wolverine hits with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings.
During the Broncos' last chance to rally down three runs, Kaylen Glenfield led off the seventh inning with a single but was followed by a pair of strikeouts. Sophia Ehlers then doubled to right center to put runners in scoring position with two outs, but Beaubien answered again with her 13th K of the day to seal the shutout over the Broncos.
Galloway suffered the loss in the pitcher's circle for WMU, allowing three earned runs in 4.2 innings pitched while collecting a trio of strikeouts. Senior Brooke Wyman led the Brown & Gold with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate.
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Western Michigan, now 7-12 overall, has another Big Ten in-state rival on deck tomorrow afternoon, as the Broncos are scheduled to travel to East Lansing, Mich. on Wednesday to face Michigan State at 4:30 p.m.
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