WMU Drops Tournament Opener to NIU

AVON, Ohio – The fourth-seeded Western Michigan baseball team dropped an 11-0 decision to No. 4 seed Northern Illinois in its first game of the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championship on Wednesday evening. FINAL SCORE: No. 4 Northern Illinois 11, No. 5 Western Michigan 0 LOCATION: ForeFront Field (Avon, Ohio) RECORDS: Western Michigan (26-24) | NIU (32-17) W: Max Vaisvila (8-0) | L: Zach Vriesenga (2-6) After a scoreless first inning on both sides, Northern Illinois pushed across three in the second to grab the early advantage. The Huskies then tacked on four in the third and two each in the...