KALAMAZOO, Mich. – After starting its 2025 campaign with 14 straight contests away from home, the Western Michigan baseball team returns to Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field this weekend to begin its home schedule with a three-game series against Eastern Michigan. Due to Sunday's projected weather forecast, the series schedule has been altered and will now begin with a doubleheader on Friday.
SERIES INFO: Western Michigan (0-14, 0-3 MAC) vs EMU (7-7, 3-0)
Game One: Friday, March 14 | 12:05 pm (DH G1) | TICKETS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
RHP Ty McKinstry vs LHP Drew Beckner
Game Two: Friday, March 14 | DH G2 | TICKETS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
LHP Joey Wizceb vs RHP Tyler Kapa
Game Three: Saturday, March 15 | 1:05 pm | TICKETS | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
RHP Zach Vriesenga vs RHP Bobby Jones
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LEADING OFF
- Western Michigan opens up its home schedule this weekend with a three-game series against EMU
- Due to Sunday's weather forecast, the series was altered to begin with a doubleheader on Friday
- The Broncos started their season with 14 straight games away from home
- WMU has the 20th-ranked strength of schedule in the nation per D1Baseball heading into the weekend
- Western Michigan comes into Friday with a 98-97 edge in the all-time series with Eastern Michigan
- Last season, EMU won two out of three against the Broncos in Ypsilanti
- The two teams split a four-game set the last time the Eagles came to Kalamazoo for a MAC series in 2021
- WMU dropped all three games at Ball State last weekend to open MAC play
- Ty McKinstry shut the Cardinals out over this final 6.