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Western Michigan University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics
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Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics
Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics
Kaley Buck, WMU Athletics

3 Drew Howard

3 Drew Howard

  • Position:
    Middle Infielder
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    178
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ferdinand, Ind.
  • High School:
    Forest Park

Summary

Biography

2026: CSC Academic All-District … Started all 52 games for the Broncos at second base … Ranked 11th in the MAC with a .349 batting average … Led Western Michigan in walks with 26 and triples with three … Finished second on WMU and ninth in the conference with 73 hits … Ranked third on the team in runs scored (43), RBIs (40), stolen bases (7) and on-base percentage (.439) … Tied for third with 10 doubles … Notched multiple hits 21 times and had three or more in six games … Posted a 29-game on-base streak, the second-longest of the season by a Bronco … Went a perfect 5-for-5 in the first game against Omaha … Blasted first collegiate home run and collected five RBIs in the sweep-clinching victory over UMass … Collected four hits, including a pair of doubles, scored three times and drove in a career-high seven runs in the win at Valparaiso … The seven RBIs tied for the third-most in a single game in program history … Hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning on Senior Day to complete the series sweep of NIU … Posted a .962 fielding percentage in 185 chances … Contributed to 27 double plays, sixth-most in the conference.

Prior to WMU: Spent first three collegiate seasons at Evansville (2023-25) ... Played in 51 games, starting 44, in 2025 ... Posted a .238 batting average with a .325 on-base percentage ... Totaled 28 runs scored, 15 RBIs and five doubles ... Saw action in 14 games in 2024 and scored four runs ... Appeared in 10 contests, starting five, as a freshman in 2023 ... Tallied one RBI and scored three times ... Made collegiate debut against Eastern Michigan ... Picked up first collegiate hit in first collegiate start against SEMO, then collected first collegiate RBI against Western Kentucky ... Starred in both baseball and basketball at Forest Park High School ... His father, Jarred, was his high school baseball coach ... Rated as the 13th-best shortstop prospect in Indiana by Perfect Game ... Indiana 2A All-State selection ... Played in the IHSBCA North-South All-Star Series ... As a senior, threw a no-hitter to help Forest Park win its first sectional title in 20 years ... Finished high school basketball career as Forest Park's all-time leading scorer with 1,602 career points ... Also set school records for career steals, points in a season and field goals in a season ... Named the Southwestern Indiana Basketball Player of the Year by the Evansville Courier & Press ... Played in the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association's East-West All-Star Game. 

Personal: Graduated from WMU in May of 2026 ... Parents are Natalie and Jarred ... Father, Jarred, played at Oakland City University ... Has a younger brother, Reid, and younger sister, Bree ... Reid plays baseball at Western Kentucky.
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