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Broncos currently (Monday 4-20) tied for third in MAC with Miami at 14-7 (19-16 overall).

We host first-place Kent State (15-6, 28-10) this weekend.

Tanner Mally leads MAC in Batting Average, Hits, and On Base Percentage.

Michael Maloney is a Semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. given to the nation's top shortstop by the College Baseball Foundation.

Losing a couple to Kent State at home ain't good. But at this point, probably just playing for seeding in the MAC tournament, where only the Top 6 teams make it. We'd have to really fall on our faces to drop out of that six.

Broncos avoided sweep by Kent State on Sunday.

Now tied for fourth with Toledo at 15-9.

This weekend we host Miami, who moved into first place tie with Flashes (17-7) by taking three from Chimps.

Broncos again avoided a sweep (this time vs. Miami) by winning Sunday.

Are now in 5th place (16-11), two games behind fourth-place Toledo and two games ahead of sixth-place Ball State.

Top six teams make MAC tournament. We are four games ahead of seventh-place UMass.

We have two series left: at eighth-place (tied) BG this weekend, and at home vs. second place NIU the following Th-Sat to close regular season.

Softball team was 1 out away from advancing to the MAC championship game and Akron hits a walk-off grand slam.

(05-08-2026 01:38 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  Softball team was 1 out away from advancing to the MAC championship game and Akron hits a walk-off grand slam.

Ouch.

Bronco Softball beat Ohio this morning in some consolation game and now face Akron again, this time for the MAC championship (I think?) this afternoon.

The circular double-elimination brackets will always make my head hurt a little bit.

Edit: OK, now it's over. Top-seed Akron wins the MAC.

With the Broncos win yesterday at BG, I think they’ve clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament. Could be wrong but don’t see how they can fall below the final #6 seed (currently #5) with just 4 regular season games left.

(05-10-2026 08:52 AM)Broncos1983 Wrote:  With the Broncos win yesterday at BG, I think they’ve clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament. Could be wrong but don’t see how they can fall below the final #6 seed (currently #5) with just 4 regular season games left.

https://wmubroncos.com/news/2026/5/9/bas...berth.aspx

Clinched MAC tourney berth, but losing two of three to eighth-place BUGS doesn't bode well for MAC tourney.

In fact we have now lost three series in a row.

With third-place NIU (21-9, 31-14) coming to town Th-Sat.

(05-11-2026 01:46 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  Clinched MAC tourney berth, but losing two of three to eighth-place BUGS doesn't bode well for MAC tourney.

In fact we have now lost three series in a row.

With third-place NIU (21-9, 31-14) coming to town Th-Sat.

Thank you for the updates!!

https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2026/05/co...award.html

Could be Western's first All-American in a long time.

(05-15-2026 03:37 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2026/05/co...award.html

Could be Western's first All-American in a long time.

That's awesome

After sweeping NIU, Broncos finished fifth in MAC (20-13, 26-23 overall).

We now open MAC Tourney play Wednesday 6 PM (ESPN+) also against the Huskies.

(05-17-2026 07:34 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  After sweeping NIU, Broncos finished fifth in MAC (20-13, 26-23 overall).

We now open MAC Tourney play Wednesday 6 PM (ESPN+) also against the Huskies.

Nice seeing our ball club making noise again!

Thumped by NIU in opening game of the tourney…11-0. Face Ball State 10:00 am Thursday. Always a tough road losing the opening game and having to go thru the “loser’s bracket”.

Broncos win early Thursday game 8-6 over Ball State. 2 big runs in the bottom of the 8th to break a 6-6 tie. Next game…Friday 10:00 am vs. an opponent to be determined later today.

Does the MAC tournament format make sense to anybody? It makes me dizzy just looking at the bracket.

(05-22-2026 08:05 AM)AllBronco Wrote:  Does the MAC tournament format make sense to anybody? It makes me dizzy just looking at the bracket.

The double-elimination structure always makes my head hurt.

Looks like we'll play the Miami-Kent State winner this afternoon.