KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan baseball team returns to Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field on Tuesday afternoon as it hosts Valparaiso.
GAME INFO
Matchup: Western Michigan (22-18) vs Valparaiso (13-28)
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 30 – 3:05 pm
Site: Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Tickets: wmubroncos.com/tickets
Video: Bronco All-Access
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
FOLLOW ALONG: @WMUBaseball
LEADING OFF
- In the middle of a stretch of seven out of eight on the road, Western Michigan returns home on Tuesday afternoon for the front end of a home-and-home against Valparaiso
- The Broncos are 9-4 at home so far this season
- Western Michigan holds a 35-18 advantage in the all-time series against Valparaiso
- The Beacons won last season's meeting, 9-6, the first matchup between the two teams since 2019
- The two teams have not met in Kalamazoo since 2018
- Over the weekend, Western Michigan dropped two out of three at Akron
- In the series finale against the Zips, CJ Richmond had a career-high four hits, including a pair of home runs
- It was the first multi-homer game as a Bronco for Richmond, who has hit a team-high 10 this season
- Cade Sullivan enters the weekend leading the MAC in both batting average (.