OXFORD, Ohio -  The Western Michigan baseball team defeated Miami 9-0 in game one and 4-3 in game two to sweep Friday's doubleheader against the RedHawks inside McKie Field at Hayden Park.

In the doubleheader sweep the Broncos outscored Miami 13-3 and registered 16 hits to Miami's six. With the pair of victories Western Michigan extended its winning streak to six games and has outscored its opponents 46-11 during the six-game stretch.

Against the RedHawks on Friday the Broncos hit .267 as a team with redshirt freshman Will Morrison leading the way going 5-for-8 at the plate with two doubles and three runs scored. Alongside Morrison was junior Connor Charping who hit .333 on Friday with two runs scored and one home run while registering a team-high five RBIs.

On the mound the Broncos used just four different pitchers, compiling a staggering 1.93 ERA and holding Miami batters to a .130 average. The quartet of Brandon Petersen, Ryan Watt, Will Mullen and Brady Miller combined to strike out 14 batters and allowed just three earned runs on six hits.

Riding a six-game win streak Western Michigan now has an overall record of 9-11 and a Mid-American Conference record of 9-5. The Broncos and RedHawks play game three of their four-game series on Saturday, April 10 with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m.

Game One (Western Michigan – 9, Miami – 0)
An hour weather delay didn't silence the Bronco offense in game one on Friday afternoon as the Western Michigan baseball team won its fifth game in a row with a 9-0 shutout over Miami.

The Broncos scored nine runs on 12 hits while holding the Miami offense to no runs on two hits. It's the second time this season the RedHawks have been shutout. WMU had seven players register a hit against the RedHawks with three earning multi-hit games.

It was another dominant performance on the mound for reigning MAC Pitcher of the Week, senior LHP Brandon Petersen. Petersen threw five innings, allowing no earned runs on two hits while striking out four in 17 batters faced. Over the past two outings Petersen has allowed no runs on just three hits.

At the plate WMU was led by redshirt freshman Will Morrison who went 4-for-5 in the leadoff spot with two runs scored and one stolen bases. Behind Morrison was senior
Connor Charping who went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a home run. Charping's home run in the top of the sixth was his first of the season.

Fellow junior Justin McIntyre was dominant at the plate as well going 1-for-2 with one run scored, one walk, two RBIs and a home run. McIntyre belted a two-run home run in the top of the fifth for his third of the season.

Also in the multi-hit department was junior Sean O'Keefe with a 2-for-4 performance with one run scored. Returning to the starting line-up, senior Ethan Hajdukovic went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two runs scored.

It was a scoreless contest between WMU and Miami through three innings. Petersen shut down the RedHawk offense as Miami registered its first hit in the bottom of the third inning with one out.

The Broncos got on the board in the top of the fourth with two runs on two hits while capitalizing on two Miami errors. WMU had runner on first and third with one out before an RBI single by freshman Josh Swinehart gave WMU an early 1-0 lead. The Brown & Gold added to their lead an at-bat later as an error by the Miami catcher allowed Hajdukovic to score and give WMU a 2-0 advantage.

WMU continued to score in the top of the fifth with three runs on three hits. Connor Charping brought home Morrison on a single to left field to extend the Bronco lead. In the next at-bat, Justin McIntyre blasted a two-run home run over the left center field wall to extend the Bronco lead to five.

It was more of the same in the top of the sixth as WMU scored two runs on two hits. The fifth inning was highlighted by a two-run home run from Charping to propel the
Broncos to a 7-0 lead. After an hour weather delay the Bronco bats continued to stay hot, scoring two runs on two hits in the top of the seventh en route to a 9-0 victory over Miami.

Game Two (Western Michigan – 4, Miami – 3)
Trailing by one the Western Michigan baseball team scored two runs on two hits in the top of the seventh inning to secure a 4-3 victory over Miami in game two of Friday's doubleheader at McKie Field at Hayden Park.

WMU trailed 3-2 heading into the top of the seventh after Miami scored three unanswered runs with two in the fourth and one in the fifth. With one out Will Morrison laced a double to right field to give WMU runners on second and third as Connor Charping stepped to the plate.

On a 1-1 count, Charping roped a two-RBI single to score both Bronco runs and give the Brown & Gold a 4-3 lead. Miami looked to rally in the bottom of the seventh posting runners on first and second with one out. However, Miami was unable to tie the game as a fly out to second base and a strikeout ended the scoring threat and the game.

Both teams combined for seven runs on eight hits with each team committing an error on Friday night. The Broncos had four separate players register a hit in game two with Charping leading the way going 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Jimmy Allen scored two of WMU's four runs going a perfect 1-for-1 at the plate with two runs scored while drawing two walks.

On the mound the Broncos got a stellar performance from sophomore RHP Brady Miller who threw 4.1 innings and allowed just four hits while striking out six in 19 batters faced. Miller held Miami hitless until the bottom of the fourth inning.

Earning his second win of the season was senior RHP Will Mullen who in 1.2 innings of relief allowed no runs on no hits while striking out one in seven batters faced. Freshman Ryan Watt pitched the final inning allowing no runs on no hits and striking out one for his second save of the season.

Western Michigan once again got on the board first, scoring two runs in the top of the third. After back-to-back walks to open up the inning, Will Morrison executed a perfect sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third with one out. In the next at-bat a wild pitch allowed Jimmy Allen to score and give WMU a 1-0 lead.

Two batters later freshman Greg Budig scored on the second wild pitch of the inning to give the Brown & Gold a 2-0 advantage after three innings of play. Miami rallied back and scored two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to earn a 3-2 lead heading into the top of the seventh.

In the top of the seventh Connor Charping delivered with a one out two-RBI single to propel the Broncos back in front. The RedHawks looked to strike in the bottom of the seventh with runners on first and second and one out but a fly out and a swinging strikeout ended the game.