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Zips Travel to Western Michigan for #MACtion This Weekend
March 20 | Baseball
AKRON, Ohio - The Akron Zips travel to Western Michigan to battle the Broncos in MAC action starting Friday, March 21.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Gm1+2 (DH Friday): Video | Stats (Gm1)Â | Stats (Gm2)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Western Michigan Leads 36-27
COMMON OPPONENTS (Non-MAC School)
Dayton (A-10), Michigan (BIG 10)
SCOUTING REPORT
The Broncos come into the series with a 2-16 overall record and a 1-5 record in the MAC.
Western Michigan has only played three home games this season and 15 away from Kalamazoo.
WMU has won two of their last three games after winnings 14-8 in game two of their series with Eastern Michigan and a 6-0 win at Michigan on March 18. Â
It was the first shutout for the Brown and Gold over a Big Ten opponent since blanking Minnesota, 2-0, on Feb. 23, 2013. Two Broncos had multi-hit performances against Michigan with Dylan Nevar and Michael Maloney recording five total hits. Nevar finished with four RBI on three hits.
Tanner Mlly leads the Broncos in batting average (.422) and hits (27). Grady Mee leads the way in doubles (5) and stolen bases (9) while two Broncos are tied for the lead in home runs (2). Nevar is the leader in RBI (13).
On the mound, Reese Gaber is the leader in ERA (5.21) while two Broncos have recorded one win each. Joey Wizceb leads the pitching staff in innings pitched (28.0) and has thrown one complete game. Ty McKinstry holds the high mark for strikeouts (20).
ZIPS AT A GLANCE
The Zips are coming off a 17-7 loss at Pittsburgh, where Andrew Horvath and Jack Poist recorded three hits each. Â It was the first shutout for the Brown and Gold over a Big Ten opponent since blanking Minnesota, 2-0, on Feb. 23, 2013.
Akron went 0-3 to Bowling Green in its most recent conference series.
Horvath leads the Zips in batting average (.342) is tied with Poist for the most hits (25) and leads the Blue and Gold in doubles (8). Blake Bowen leads the way in home runs (3) while Max Bowman holds the lead for RBI (17). Along with being tied for the lead in hits, Poist is the leader in stolen bases (10).
On the mound, Johnny Anservitz leads the Zips with an ERA of 0.00 in six appearances and 8.2 innings. Six different Zips have recorded a win this season while Jared Schaeffer leads the way in innings pitched (24.2) and strikeouts (28).
HERE'S JOHNNY
Johnny Anservitz has posted an ERA of 0.00 over 8.2 innings for Akron this season. Picking up a win and a save, Johnny has struck out 12 batters in six appearances while allowing just two hits.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Akron stays on the road as it travels to battle the Oakland Golden Grizzles on Tuesday, March 25 for a 3 p.m. start.
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