Western Michigan 9, at Central Michigan 8

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (Interstat) — In a wild opener of a Friday doubleheader at Bill Theunissen Stadium, Josh Polubinski launched a go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to propel the Western Michigan Broncos to a 9-8 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas. The game, the first of two between the in-state rivals, appeared to be slipping away from the Broncos as Central Michigan erupted for five runs in the bottom of the eighth to erase a 9-3 deficit and tie the game. But Western Michigan responded immediately in its final at-bat. The Broncos loaded the bases… Read more...