In their first taste of Mid-American Conference play, the baseball team (5-16) were on the losing end of a three game series at home against Western Michigan University (11-9). Despite winning the first game 4-3 in extra innings, Miami fell short in the final two by scores of 8-4 and 4-0.
The RedHawks came into the three-game set on a three-game skid, with a 3-7 mark over their last 10 games. Western Michigan, losing once before the series, posted a 7-3 record before seeing conference action.
Game one gave the ‘Hawks a familiar feeling as WMU struck in the first inning by way of a two-out, solo home run from senior third baseman Grant Miller, giving the Broncos a 1-0 advantage in the early going.