Western Michigan 8, NIU 4

Western Michigan beat NIU in game two on Friday 8-4. NIU will earn a number four seed in the MAC tournament and are locked into finishing second in the MAC West.

Game three is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

NIU 12, Western Michigan 11

NIU (25-23 overall, 15-9 MAC) came back from a seven run deficit to beat Western Michigan 12-11 in the bottom of the ninth.

Danny Reed scored the winning run off of a wild pitch from the Bronco right-hander Derek Mosher.

NIU scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth, including a three run home run by Bobby Stevens to pull the game to within two runs. The Huskies added two more thus far in the ninth to tie.

The Broncos (28-20-1 overall, 11-11 MAC) hit five home runs in the first four innings, making up eight of their 11 runs.

NIU and Western had a combined seven errors on the day.

Scoring Plays

Bottom of the Ninth – NIU

Danny Reed scores the winning run on a wild pitch. (12-11 NIU)

Danny Reed doubled to right center, scoring Joe Etcheverry and Matt Behren. (11-11 Tie)

Bottom of the Eighth – NIU

Bobby Stevens hit a three-run home run to left field, scoring Anthony Maziur and Dave Reynolds. (11-9 WMU)

Anthony Maziur reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Danny Reed and Matt Behren. (11-6 WMU)

Top of the Seventh – WMU

Derek Mosher singled to right field, scoring Pedro Dager. (11-4 WMU)

Top of the Fourth – WMU

Chris Lewis hit a solo home run to right field. (10-4 WMU)

Kyle Galbraith hit a solo home run to left field. (9-4 WMU)

Bottom of the Third – NIU

Justin Behm hit a solo home run to left field. (8-4 WMU)

Top of the Third – WMU

Kevan Hess hit a two-run home run to right field, scoring Joe Sheets (8-3 WMU)

Matthew Abro hit a solo home run to left field. (6-3 WMU)

Bottom of the First – NIU

Jeff Reynolds singled to left center field, scoring Matt Behren. (5-3 WMU)

Jordin Hood scored on a throwing error. (5-2 WMU)

Jordin Hood reached on an error, scoring Jeff Thomas. (5-1 WMU)

Top of the First – WMU

Joe Sheets hit a three-run home run to right field, scoring Chris Lewis and Matthew Abro. (5-0 WMU)

Chris Lewis singled to center field, scoring Zach Gentile and Kyle Galbraith. (2-0 WMU)

Scoring courtesy of NIU Huskies GameTracker.