HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Western Michigan baseball team registered a historic doubleheader sweep of Alabama A&M on Saturday with a 12-0 shutout victory in game one followed by record-setting 32-4 win in game two.

In the second game of the doubleheader against the Bulldogs the Broncos posted a school-record 32 runs on 17 hits in a 32-4 victory. The 32 runs scored are the most in a single game in the NCAA this season and the fourth most in the NCAA over the past two seasons.

WMU also drew a school-record 18 walks in game two with junior Blake Dunn being walked five times. Eleven different Broncos registered a hit in the 32-4 victory as WMU totaled six doubles, four shy of the school record set back in 1987 versus Boston College.

Of WMU's 32 runs, 14 came in the second inning, the third most runs scored in a single inning in school history and seven shy of the NCAA record. It's the fourth time since 2008 that the Brown & Gold have eclipsed 20 or more runs.

In the doubleheader sweep the Broncos had a team batting average of .342 with 44 runs scored on 27 hits. Overall Western Michigan totaled seven doubles and two home runs along with a staggering 10 stolen bases. On the mound, the Broncos used four pitchers totaling a 0.56 ERA with 20 strikeouts. Bronco pitchers in the doubleheader sweep held Alabama A&M batters to a .161 batting average.

On Saturday the Broncos were led offensively by sophomore Gavin Doyle, who recorded a stellar .429 batting average along with a team-high seven RBIs. Junior Justin McIntyre had the team's top batting average at .500 with six runs scored and four RBIs. McIntyre also registered two stolen bases. Overall 10 different Broncos registered two or more RBIs in the doubleheader sweep.

With its third straight win, Western Michigan improved its overall record to 4-2. The Broncos look to capture a four-game series sweep of Alabama A&M in the series finale on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.

Game One – (WMU – 12 Alabama A&M – 0)
To begin Saturday's doubleheader the Broncos drove in 12 runs on 12 hits to post their first shutout of the season over Alabama A&M.

Eight different Broncos registered a hit against the Bulldogs in game one with a trio of players earning multi-hit games. WMU also had three players earn multi-RBIs with sophomore Gavin Doyle leading the way with four. Doyle was 2-for-4 at the plate with one run scored and belted a three-run home run in the top of the ninth. It was the first career home run for Doyle.

Leading off, junior Connor Charping went 2-for-5 with two runs scored along with a double and a career-high two stolen bases. Behind Charping was Golden Spikes Award Watch list honoree Blake Dunn, who went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and a home run. Dunn connected on his first home run of the season over the left center field wall in the top of the fourth.

Freshman Greg Budig continued his stellar play at the plate going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Hitting in the cleanup spot, redshirt junior Logan Hudson went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and run scored in game one.

In just his second career start sophomore RHP Easton Sikorski was dominant on the mound, going a career-high eight innings and allowing no runs on two hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts. Sikorski's 10 strikeouts are the most by a Bronco pitcher since Nic Laio had 10 back on April 27, 2018, versus Eastern Michigan. Sikorski moved to 2-0 on the season with a 0.64 ERA in 14 innings pitched.

Western Michigan held Alabama A&M to just two hits in game one, marking the first shutout for the Brown & Gold since a 5-0 victory over Toledo last season.

The Broncos got off to a fast start in game one scoring six of their 12 runs in the first four innings of play. In the top of the first, WMU scored three runs on one hit while capitalizing on one Bulldog error. With runners on second and third and one out, a sacrifice fly from Hudson scored Connor Charping from third to give the Broncos their first run of the game. Two batters later, Greg Budig roped an RBI single to widen the lead before Doyle was hit by pitch with the bases loaded to plate WMU's third run of the inning.

WMU carried its momentum from the first inning in to the second as a fly ball to right field from Hudson scored Charping once again from third to give the Broncos a 4-0 advantage. WMU added another run in the top of the third as a sacrifice hit by sophomore Will Morrison scored Budig to propel the Brown & Gold to a 5-0 lead.

Leading off the top of the fourth, junior Blake Dunn belted his first home run of the season and sixth of his career to give WMU a 6-0 lead after four innings of play.

In the top of the ninth the Bronco offense came back to life scoring six runs on four hits. After loading the bases with no outs, junior Sean O'Keefe earned a sacrifice fly for WMU's seventh run of the ballgame. After senior Ethan Hajdukovic reached on a Bulldog error, Budig delivered with an RBI single to extend the Bronco lead.  In the next at-bat, sophomore Gavin Doyle blasted a three-run home to secure a 12-0 victory for the Brown & Gold.

Game Two (WMU – 32, Alabama A&M – 4)
In game two of Saturday's doubleheader the Broncos recorded an historic performance at the plate, scoring a school record and NCAA-high 32 runs on 17 hits to defeat the Bulldogs 32-4 in seven innings.

The 32 runs were the most in a single game in school history, eclipsing the mark of 28 set back in 1988 against Notre Dame. It's the most runs scored by a team in the NCAA this season and the fourth most over the past two seasons. The Broncos scored 14 of their 32 runs in the second inning, marking the third most runs in an inning in school history.

Western Michigan had 11 different players record a hit in the game two victory with four multi-hit performances and seven players with multi-RBIs. The Broncos also drew a school-record 18 walks along with six doubles, four shy of the school record. In the seven-inning contest the Broncos scored at least one run in every inning except the third.

Leading the way at the plate was the junior duo of Justin McIntyre and Sean O'Keefe. McIntyre went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and four runs scored while O'Keefe also went 3-for-5 with four runs scored and three RBIs. Sophomore Gavin Doyle was 1-for-3 at the plate and drew three walks along with scoring four runs and earning three RBIs.

On the mound, redshirt senior RHP Jack Szott earned the win going five innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts. In relief, freshman LHP Luke Pappas pitched two innings, allowing no earned runs on four hits while striking out four.

The Broncos led off the game with two runs on one hit in the top of the first before exploding for 14 runs on five hits in the top of the second. In the second inning, WMU batted through the line-up twice and scored 10 of its 14 hits with two outs. The 14-run explosion was aided by five singles, nine walks and five stolen bases.

Alabama A&M earned its first run of the game in the bottom of the third to cut WMU's lead down to 16-1 before the Brown & Gold posted six runs on four hits in the top of the fourth. The six-run fourth was highlighted by a two out two-RBI double from O'Keefe to extend WMU's lead to 22-1.

After plating a run in the top of the fifth, the Bronco bats came to life again with three runs on one hit in the top of the sixth. The Bulldogs countered in the bottom of the sixth with three runs on four hits to trim its deficit down to 26-4 heading into the final inning of play.

In the seventh, Western Michigan made history with six runs on five hits for its school record runs total of 32. The seventh was highlighted by O'Keefe, junior Ryan Missal and freshman Josh Swinehart each recording doubles to secure WMU's third straight victory.