AVON, Ohio – The No. 2 seed Western Michigan baseball team opened the 2024 MAC Tournament with an 8-0 win over No. 3 seed Ball State on Thursday evening at Crushers Stadium in Avon, Ohio. With the victory, WMU advances to face top-seeded Bowling Green in the semifinal round on Friday night.
The win was Western Michigan's 30th of the season, getting the Brown and Gold to the 30-win mark for the first time since 2006. It also ended a three-game slide in the MAC Tournament for WMU, which collected its first tournament victory since 2017.