YPSILANTI, Mich. (Interstat) — Avery Thielman went 4 for 4 with two home runs and five RBIs as Western Michigan dominated Eastern Michigan 12-3 in a Mid-American Conference game Sunday evening at Oestrike Stadium.

The Broncos scored five runs in the first inning and never trailed. Thielman doubled in a run in the first, hit a two-run homer in the third and added a solo shot in the sixth. Josh Polubinski also homered for Western Michigan.

Ricky Kidd earned the win despite allowing three earned runs over six innings. Three relievers combined for three hitless innings. Eastern Michigan’s three runs came in the fourth and sixth innings.

Western Michigan improved to 19-15 overall. Eastern Michigan fell to 11-26.