KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Returning to Mid-American Conference play the Western Michigan baseball team continues its homestand with a four-game series against Bowling Green, April 23-25.  

Game Information
Game One (DH1): Friday, April 23 | 1:05 PM | WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Game Two (DH2): Friday, April 23 | 4:05 PM | WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Game Three: Saturday, April 24 | 1:05 PM | WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Game Four: Sunday, April 25 | 1:05 PM | WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS

Probable WMU Starters
Game One: LHP Brandon Petersen (2-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Abrahamowicz (3-1, 4.29 ERA)
Game Two: RHP Brady Miller (0-5, 7.66 ERA) vs. LHP Rigo Ramos (1-3,  3.94 ERA)
Game Three: RHP Easton Sikorski (2-1, 3.14 ERA)  vs. RHP Gage Schenk (3-1, 4.44 ERA)
Game Four: RHP Jack Huisman (2-1, 2.48 ERA) vs. TBA


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Scouting the Broncos
Western Michigan returns to the diamond with an overall record of 11-15 and 10-6 in conference play. Last weekend the Broncos dropped three of four in non-conference action to SIU-Edwardsville. WMU has won back-to-back MAC series and looks to win three straight conference series for the first time since 2018.

20-20 Vision
The duo of senior Drew Devine and junior Connor Charping enter the weekend having reached base in 20 straight games.

Double Digit Streak
Junior Connor Charping enters the weekend on a 10-game hitting streak while leading the Broncos in batting average, runs, on-base percentage and stolen bases.

All-Around Game
Western Michigan is one of just two schools in the conference to rank in the top five in the MAC in team batting average (.274 – 4^th) and ERA (4.88 – 5^th).

Two is Better than One
The Broncos rank third in the conference with 50 doubles this season. Individually, junior Justin McIntyre leads the team and ranks fourth in the MAC with nine doubles.

The Crafty Vet
Senior RHP Will Mullen has been dominant out of the bullpen for the Broncos, posting a team-best 3-0 record with a 2.45 ERA in 29.1 innings of work. Mullen's 2.45 ERA is the fifth lowest in the MAC.

Lights Out
Out of the bullpen freshman Ryan Watt has been lights out for the Broncos, leading the pitching staff with a 0.89 ERA in 20.1 innings of work.

Big Sean
Junior Sean O'Keefe enters the weekend series with a .304 batting average while leading the team in multi-hit games (9) and multi-RBI games (5).

Scouting the Competition
Bowling Green enters the weekend series on a three-game losing streak and an overall record of 9-17 and 7-9 in MAC play. Last weekend the Falcons home series with Miami was postponed due to issues with BGSU related to COVID-19. The weekend before BGSU dropped three of four at Central Michigan.

Offensively the Falcons are hitting .235 with 118 runs scored on 190 hits. At the plate BGSU is led by Kyle Gurney who leads the team in runs scored (18), home runs (4) and RBIs (17). Tyler Ross has BGSU's highest batting average at .327 with a .436 slugging percentage and a .439 on-base percentage.

On the mound Bowling Green owns a 6.11 ERA while holding opponents to a .289 batting average with 154 strikeouts. Leading the way is senior RHP Andrew Abrahamowicz with a 3-1 record and a 4.29 ERA in 42.0 innings of work.