Western Michigan 4, at Akron 3

AKRON, Ohio (Interstat) — Western Michigan capitalized on a chaotic first inning and survived a late push from Akron to secure a 4-3 victory in a Mid-American Conference baseball opener Friday at InfoCision Stadium. The Broncos (5-7, 1-0 MAC) scored twice in the first without a hit, taking advantage of three hit batters and a pivotal pitching change, and held on as the Zips (6-8, 0-1 MAC) chipped away at the lead. The game’s decisive, and strangest, sequence came before many of the 159 fans in attendance had settled in. Western Michigan’s Mally T. was hit by Akron starter Jeremiah… Read more...