Bowling Green State University Athletics
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UNC ASHEVILLE
Baseball Wins First Game Of Young Season
March 10, 2000 | Baseball
March 10, 2000
Fresno, CA -
Bowling Green won its first game of the 2000 season rallying from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the University of North Carolina at Asheville, 6-5, on Thursday.
BG scored five times in the top of the fourth inning to take a 5-4 lead. Len Elias led off with a single and Alan Gilhousen followed with a single. After a pitching change, Sean Ryan doubled in Elias. Corey Loomis drew a walk, and Matt Marcum drilled a one-out single to left to score Gilhousen, with Ryan scoring on a fielding error by UNC's left fielder Tim Nettles. Nick Elrod singled in Loomis and with two outs Aric Christman's single up the middle plated Marcum.
After UNC-Asheville had tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on a couple of walks and back-to-back sacrifice bunts, the Falcons scored the game-winning run in the top of the seventh inning. Sean Ryan smacked a two-out single through the right side and scored on Corey Loomis double to left center.
Craig Menke started for BG and allowed three earned runs in five innings. Freshman Brett Baumgartner earned his first collegiate victory by pitching 1.2 innings allowing one run. Senior Ryan Streb notched the save by pitching the final 2.1 innings. Streb allowed one hit, no runs or walks, and struck out three.
BG will face Gonzaga on Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
