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Nevar Walk-Off Homer Lifts WMU Past Valpo in 15th

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Redshirt junior left fielder hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 15th inning to lift Western Michigan to an 8-6 non-conference victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday. It marked the first walk-off win of the season for the Broncos.

FINAL SCORE: Western Michigan 8, Valparaiso 6 (F/15)
LOCATION: Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (23-18) | Valparaiso (13-29)
W: (4-2) | L: Jake Jakubowski (1-2)

The contest moved into extra innings all knotted at 5-5, and stayed that way until Valparaiso pushed across a run in the top of the 12th.