Western Wayne Today

The Wayne State University baseball team, with an overall record of 29-19, is set to defend its GLIAC Tournament title starting Thursday night at Jackson Field in Lansing, Michigan. The Warriors, seeded third, will face the fourth-seeded Davenport team, which holds an 18-32 record this season. The tournament follows a double-elimination format.

If Wayne State secures a victory against Davenport, they will play the winner of the match between top-seeded Saginaw Valley State and sixth-seeded Purdue Northwest on Friday night. In the event of a loss, Wayne State will compete against the winner of the game between second-seeded Grand Valley State and fifth-seeded Parkside on Friday afternoon. Teams are scheduled to play only once until Saturday.

In their 2024 season matches within GLIAC, Wayne State's records stand as follows: they have won six out of seven games against Purdue Northwest; five out of six against Parkside; four out of six against Davenport; but have faced challenges with two wins and four losses each against Saginaw Valley State and Grand Valley State.

Historically, Wayne State and Davenport have met 31 times in total, with Davenport leading by four wins. However, Wayne State has claimed victory in seven of their last nine encounters. Despite this recent success, Davenport has won both previous GLIAC Tournament meetings between these teams.

This season against Davenport, Wayne State's offensive lineup hit .358 over six games. Notable performances came from Owen Tuccinardi and Kyle Ray who had batting averages of .500 and .478 respectively. On the pitching side, Wayne State achieved a collective ERA of 3.38 across 48 innings pitched against Davenport.