Skip To Main Content

Western Michigan University Athletics

2025 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

28 Joe Shapiro

28 Joe Shapiro

  • Position:
    LHP
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Glenview, Ill.
  • High School:
    Glenbrook South

Summary

Biography

2025: Academic All-MAC … Led Western Michigan with 20 appearances out of the bullpen … Collected 16 strikeouts in 33.1 innings … Pitched at least 2.0 innings eight times … Worked a season-high 4.0 innings and struck out a season-high three to pick up the win and clinch the series sweep over Akron … Struck out three again in his next outing at Miami … Worked 3.0 innings of one-hit, shutout ball in the series-clinching victory over Bowling Green … Concluded WMU career with 79 appearances, the fifth-most since 2004.

2024: Academic All-MAC … Named the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on May 8 … Made 20 relief appearances for the Broncos, fourth-most on the team … Turned in a 5-0 record and a 5.06 ERA … Struck out 26 in 37.1 innings of work … Posted a 3.26 ERA in conference play … Limited opponents to a .169 batting average in conference play … Tossed a pair of scoreless frames to earn first win of the season at Presbyterian … Allowed just one run in a stretch of eight appearances (18.1 IP) between April 28 and May 25 … Picked up the win in three WMU shutouts during that stretch … Yielded one hit over 3.0 scoreless frames in a series-clinching win at Bowling Green … Worked 2.1 innings to pick up the win on Senior Day against NIU … Pitched 2.0 innings and got the win in the regular season finale at Central Michigan which secured the No. 2 seed for the Broncos … Collected a season-high four strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings to earn the win in the MAC Tournament Championship Game against Ball State … Pitched 2.0 innings at Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.

2023: Academic All-MAC … Led the Broncos with 24 appearances on the mound … Made a pair of starts … Posted a 7.11 ERA across 31.2 innings of work … Did not give up an earned run in 10 of his outings … Had a run of six consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run from March 25 to April 9 (9.2 IP) … Dealt a season-high 4.0 innings in first start of the season against Bowling Green … Also took the ball to start the series finale against Ohio … Did not factor into the decision, but WMU won both of his starts to complete series sweeps … Picked up a season-high two strikeouts three times (Feb. 17 at #1 LSU and back-to-back games against Akron on April 8-9).

2022: Academic All-MAC ... Made 15 appearances, including seven starts, on the mound for the Broncos ... Picked up a pair of wins ... Logged a total of 48.2 innings and tallied 36 strikeouts ... Collected at least one strikeout in 14 of 15 outings and multiple strikeouts 10 times ... Tossed 2.0 innings against Bradley in collegiate debut on Opening Weekend ... Worked 5.0 innings and struck out three in first collegiate start at SIUE ... Went a career-high 5.1 frames and racked up a career-high six strikeouts in first MAC start against Toledo ... Did not allow an earned run in 3.1 innings at Ball State ... In second appearance against the Cardinals, tossed 3.2 innings and fanned three to pick up first collegiate victory ... Also earned a win in relief in his next outing, a 3.0-inning appearance at Bowling Green. 

2021: Redshirted.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for coach Steve Stanicek at Glenbrook South High School ... Three-time CSL Pitcher of the Week ... Started and closed for Glenbrook on the way to a 2019 Regional Championship ... Also lettered three years in basketball ... Was a starting guard on a regional championship team his junior year ... Four-year scholar athlete in baseball and basketball ... AP and Honors student ... Played summer ball for the prestigious Top Tier Americans out of the Chicagoland area for coach Matt Plante. 

Personal: Parents are Rich and Nancy ... Has two younger brothers, Nathan and Noah ... Graduated from WMU in April of 2024 with a degree in Accountancy.
No stats available for the current season.

Stat Snapshot (Season)

Pitching Stats
ERA
Strikeouts
W-L
WHIP
Hitting Stats
Batting Avg.
Home Runs
RBI
Hits

Stat Snapshot (Career)

Pitching Stats
APP
Strikeouts
W-L
WHIP
Hitting Stats
Batting Avg.
Home Runs
RBI
OBP

Media Highlights

There is no related content available.

Videos Snapshot
  • snapshot video snapshot video

Headlines Snapshot
  • snapshot stories
Photos Snapshot

Season Stats

There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.
There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.

Career Stats

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2021-22Freshman

    LHP
    6'0" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    LHP
    6'0" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    LHP
    6'0" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2024Redshirt Junior

    LHP
    6'0" 195 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2025Redshirt Senior

    LHP
    5'11" 185 lbs
    28