Western Michigan Broncos baseball

American college baseball team

Western Michigan Broncos

2025 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team
Founded| 1911 (1911)
University| Western Michigan University
Head coach| Billy Gernon (15th season)
Conference| Mid–American
Location| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Home stadium| Hyames Field
Nickname| Broncos
Colors| Brown and gold[1]

College World Series runner-up
1955
College World Series appearances
1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963
NCAA Tournament appearances
1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1989, 2016, 2024
Conference tournament champions
2016, 2024
Regular season conference champions
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1989

The Western Michigan Broncos baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.[2] The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference West division. The team plays its home games at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo. The Broncos are coached by Billy Gernon, who began his tenure in 2011.

Western Michigan's first baseball team was fielded in 1911. Through the 2016 season, the Broncos have won 14 MAC titles, the most recent being in 1989, and have made 11 appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, with the most recent being in 2016 following their first Mid-American Conference baseball tournament championship. Western Michigan has also made six appearances in the College World Series, the most recent being in 1963. The 1955 team finished as national runner-up, falling to Wake Forest 7–6 in the championship game. The Broncos had a 6–3 lead in the fifth inning of that game before the Demon Deacons tied it in the sixth inning and took the lead in the eighth. The runner-up finish remains tied for the highest national finish for a MAC team, along with Eastern Michigan in 1976.[3]

## Western Michigan in the NCAA tournament

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Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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1952 | 2–2  | .500  | College World Series 3rd Place
1955 | 7–4  | .636  | College World Series 2nd Place, hosted District 4
1957 | 1–2  | .333  | Hosted District 4
1958 | 5–2  | .714  | College World Series 3rd Place, District 4 Champions
1959 | 5-3  | .625  | College World Series 5th Place, District 4 Champions
1961 | 4–2  | .667  | College World Series 5th Place, District 4 Champions
1962 | 2–2  | .500  | District 4
1963 | 3-3  | .500  | College World Series 7th Place, District 4 Champions
1966 | 2–2  | .500  | District 4
1967 | 3–2  | .600  | District 4
1989 | 1–2  | .333  | Midwest Regional
2016 | 0–2  | .000  | Louisville Regional
2024 | 0–2  | .000  | Lexington Regional

TOTALS

| 35-30 | .538 |

## Broncos in Major League Baseball

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Since the Major League Baseball Draft began in 1965, Western Michigan has had 97 players selected.[4]

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ Western Michigan Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
2. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
3. ^ 2010 Bronco Baseball Information Guide (PDF). Western Michigan University. 2010. p. 11.
4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Mid-American Conference baseball

Teams|

* Akron Zips
* Ball State Cardinals
* Bowling Green Falcons
* Central Michigan Chippewas
* Eastern Michigan Eagles
* Kent State Golden Flashes
* Miami RedHawks
* Northern Illinois Huskies
* Ohio Bobcats
* Toledo Rockets
* Western Michigan Broncos

Championship|

* Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
* Regular Season Champions

Awards|

* Mid-American Conference Baseball Player of the Year
* Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year

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Western Michigan Broncos baseball

Venues|

* Hyames Field (1939–present)

People|

* Notable players

Seasons|

* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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Western Michigan University

Located in: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Academics|

* Haworth College of Business
* International Congress on Medieval Studies
* New Issues Poetry & Prose
* Paper engineering
* Stryker School of Medicine
* Sunseeker

Athletics|

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* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Football
* Ice hockey
* Men's soccer

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Venues|

* Ebert Field
* Hyames Field
* Kanley Track
* Lawson Arena
* University Arena
* Waldo Stadium
* WMU Soccer Complex

Traditions|

* Buster Bronco
* Central Michigan (football rivalry)
* Michigan MAC Trophy

Campus|

* East Campus
* Miller Auditorium
* Oakland Drive Campus
* Western State Normal Railroad

People|

* Alumni
* Faculty
* Head basketball coaches
* Head football coaches
* University presidents

Student life|

* Western Herald
* WIDR
* WKDS
* WMUK

* Founded: 1903
* Students: 23,914
* Endowment: 330 million
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