Western Michigan 4, at Akron 1

AKRON, Ohio (Interstat) — Sam Carlisle delivered a dominant six-inning start and the Western Michigan bullpen completed a one-hit shutout over the final eight frames as the Broncos defeated Akron 4-1 in a Mid-American Conference baseball game Saturday at InfoCision Stadium. The game, played before an announced crowd of 103, was a stark pitching duel for eight innings before Western Michigan broke it open with a three-run ninth. Carlisle, the top star for Western Michigan, was the story through the middle innings. After the Zips scored their lone run in the first inning, the right-hander was nearly untouchable. He allowed… Read more...