DeKALB, Ill. – The Western Michigan baseball team rallied late in the contest, but ultimately fell, 6-5, in 11 innings at Northern Illinois on Friday in the opener of a three-game Mid-American Conference series.
FINAL SCORE: Northern Illinois 6, Western Michigan 5 (F/11)
LOCATION: Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Owens Park (DeKalb, Ill.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (9-23, 6-7 MAC) | Northern Illinois (7-24, 4-9)
W: Mason Ruh (1-1) | L: (0-1)
Starting pitching dominated in the early stages of the game, as the contest remained scoreless until NIU pushed across an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth.