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2026 Baseball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

12 Michael Maloney

12 Michael Maloney

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Mokena, Ill.
  • High School:
    Lincoln-Way Central

Summary

Biography

2025: CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC … Played in 45 games and made 44 starts … Primarily split time between third base and shortstop … Ranked second on the Broncos with a .304 batting average and third with a .406 on-base percentage … Batted .318 and reached base at a .419 clip in conference play … Finished second on the team with 37 RBIs and was fourth in runs scored with 30 … Notched eight doubles, drew 23 walks and stole a pair of bases … Registered 13 multi-hit games, tying a season high with three hits four times … Recorded a 16-game hitting streak, the longest of the season for WMU … Had a pair of doubles and tied career high with four RBIs in the Senior Day win over Ohio … Posted a .936 fielding percentage in 125 chances and contributed to 13 double plays … Recorded a .976 fielding percentage in conference play.

2024: Started all 55 games, with 52 coming at shortstop and three at third base … Hit .273 with a .395 on-base percentage and a .338 slugging percentage … Scored 36 runs, had 10 doubles, two triples and 30 RBIs … Drew 37 walks, third-most on the team and tied for 10th in the MAC … Tied for third on the Broncos with six sacrifice bunts … Stole a pair of bases … Recorded 13 multi-hit games ... Drove in a career-high four runs twice, including in the Feb. 25 win at Pepperdine which secured a four-game sweep for WMU … Went 3-for-4 with two walks, three RBIs and a career-high four runs scored in a sweep-clinching win over Miami … Notched a career-high four knocks in the extra-inning win over Valparaiso … Posted a .959 fielding percentage in 242 chances … Ranked second in the MAC with 141 assists … Contributed to 30 double plays, fourth-most in the league.

Prior to WMU: Spent two years at Southwestern Illinois College (2022-23) ... In 2023, hit .325 with 56 runs scored in 53 games ... Also drove in 37 runs and had 14 stolen bases ... Walked more times (31) than he struck out (21) on the way to a .479 on-base percentage ... Played 53 games as a freshman ... Ranked 10th in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference with a .380 batting average and 13th with a .485 on-base percentage ... Totaled 50 runs scored, eight doubles, seven home runs and 40 RBIs ... Attended Lincoln-Way Central High School.

Personal: Parents are Julie and Tom ... Has a twin brother, Matt, and a younger sister, Mary ... Matt is in his first year as a pitcher for the Broncos after transferring in from Evansville ... Majoring in Sport Management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2024Junior

    Infielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025Senior

    Infielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2026Fifth Year

    Infielder
    5'10" 185 lbs
    12