SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Western Michigan baseball team fell to Omaha for the second straight day on Saturday, dropping a 9-4 decision on day two of the Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament.  
 
FINAL SCORE: Omaha 9, Western Michigan 4
LOCATION: Fowler Park (San Diego, Calif.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (1-4) | Omaha (3-3)
W: Sam Beck (1-0) | L: Sam Carlisle (0-1)
 
Omaha grabbed a 3-0 edge in the early going, plating two runs in the first and another in the second. The Mavericks then put up five in the fourth to make it 8-0.
 
The score remained the same until in the eighth, when Omaha picked up another two-out tally.
 
Western Michigan's offense had little success in the early innings, but got on the board in the eighth, when Michael Maloney launched a three-run shot, his second of the year, to close the gap to 9-3.
 
With two outs in the ninth, the Broncos put together three straight knocks to push across another run, with Tanner Mally's RBI single bringing home Mason Pilarski.
 
Western Michigan wraps up play at the Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament on Sunday afternoon against tournament co-host UC San Diego. First pitch against the Tritons is slated for 4 pm on ESPN+.