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Baseball Set for Showdown with First-Place Falcons

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The top-two teams in the Mid-American Conference meet in Bowling Green this weekend as second-place Western Michigan visits first-place BGSU for a three-game series.

SERIES INFO: Western Michigan (23-18, 13-8 MAC) at Bowling Green (25-15, 18-3)
Game One: Friday, May 3 | 3 pm | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
Game Two: Saturday, May 4 | 1 pm | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
Game Three: Sunday, May 5 | 1 pm | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS

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LEADING OFF

  • Western Michigan heads to Bowling Green this weekend for a three-game series with first-place BGSU
  • A series victory would put WMU at 25 wins for the first time since it won 26 in 2012
  • The Broncos are in the midst of a stretch of seven out of eight on the road
  • The Brown and Gold are 11-5 in true road games this season
  • Western Michigan holds a 96-69 advantage in the all-time series against Bowling Green
  • The Broncos swept the Falcons in a three-game series last year in Kalamazoo
  • BGSU won three out of four the last time WMU went to Bowling Green in 2022
  • Dylan Nevar hit a walk-off homer in the 15th to deliver an 8-6 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday
  • Western Michigan pitching tied its season high with 14 strikeouts in the contest
  • The Broncos have double-digit strikeouts in four of their last five games
  • Cade Sullivan enters the weekend leading the MAC in both batting average (.