ATHENS, Ohio – Greg Budig drew a walk with the bases loaded to plate the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th and Hayden Berg threw five shutout frames out of the bullpen to help Western Michigan pick up a 6-5 series-opening win at Ohio in 12 innings on Friday.
FINAL SCORE: Western Michigan 6, Ohio 5 (F/12)
LOCATION: Bob Wren Stadium (Athens, Ohio)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (13-13, 6-4 MAC) | Ohio (8-17, 4-9)
W: Hayden Berg (2-2) | L: Tyler Peck (1-1)
With Western Michigan trailing 5-4, Grady Mee led off the eighth inning with a bunt single for the Broncos.