Vaisvila dominates as Northern Illinois blanks Western Michigan 11‑0
AVON, Ohio (Interstat) — Max Vaisvila struck out 10 over seven one-hit innings and Northern Illinois routed Western Michigan 11-0 on Wednesday at Sprenger Stadium in a Mid-American game.
Gavin Baldwin homered and drove in two runs, Cole Smith also homered with two RBIs, and Ivan Dahlberg added three RBIs for the Huskies (32-17). Northern Illinois scored three runs in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and two in the fifth.
Vaisvila (7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 10 K) allowed only one hit and walked none. Vinny Spotofora doubled and drove in a run, and Marcus Romero had two hits. Wyatt Wawro singled and Charlie Parcell had a sacrifice fly.
The Broncos (26-23) mustered just one hit and had no baserunners beyond first base. DJ Thompson pitched a scoreless inning for Western Michigan. The Huskies swept the four-game series, avenging a loss in the opener.