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Bowling Green State University Athletics
BG Baseball Prepares For MAC Season
March 27, 2000 | Baseball
March 27, 2000
BG BASEBALL SWEEPS BUFFALO, READIES FOR MAC OPENER
The Bowling Green State University baseball team, winners of four of its last five games, will play two midweek games in preparation for the Mid-American Conference opener this weekend.
On Tuesday, BG will play Oakland at home (3 p.m.), and Wednesday the Falcons travel to Michigan (3 p.m.).
The Falcons will begin their 28-game conference schedule this Saturday against arch-rival Toledo. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. at BG's Steller Field. Bowling Green will host Eastern Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m. in a twinbill.
UPCOMING GAMES ...
Bowling Green will play two non-league games the following week -- BG travels to Wright State on April 4 (3 p.m.), before entertaining Detroit on Wednesday, April 5 (3 p.m.).
The Falcons will play a doubleheader at Western Michigan on Saturday, April 8, before visiting Central Michigan for a twinbill on Sunday, April 9.
THE COACH ...
Falcon mentor Danny Schmitz is the 10th skipper in the 81-year history of the sport at BG (fifth since 1928). He is in second place on the school's all-time baseball win list trailing only Don Purvis (1972-82, 305 victories).
Schmitz has led the Falcons to back-to-back NCAA appearances. BG's trip to the NCAA's in 1998 was its first since 1972.
Prior to being named to his current position in August, 1990, he served three seasons (1988-90) as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan following three years as the manager of Visalia (1985-87) in the Class A California League. Schmitz also spent eight years playing in the minor leagues including the last seven in AAA.
LOOKING BACK AT LAST WEEK ...
Mar. 22 -- BGSU 12, West Virginia 5 (Game One)
Bowling Green pounded out a season-high 14 hits to snap a three-game losing streak and post a 12-5 victory over West Virginia in the first game of a doubleheader in Morgantown.
Mar. 22 -- West Virginia 8, BGSU 1 (Game Two)
Bowling Green dropped the second game of a doubleheader to the West Virginia Mountaineers by an 8-1 score.
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Corey Loomis lined his first homerun of the season to centerfield.
Mar. 25 -- BGSU 7, Buffalo 1 (Game One)
BG junior hurler Craig Menke went the distance for his first career win and complete game in leading the Falcons to a 7-1 triumph over Buffalo in BG's home opener on Saturday.
Mar. 25 -- BGSU 15, Buffalo 11 (Game Two)
BG won the second game 15-11, to complete the doubleheader sweep Saturday at Steller Field.
The Falcons scored six times in the first inning as Aric Christman tripled, Len Elias walked and Alan Gilhousen doubled in both runners. Sean Ryan and Corey Loomis both walked to load the bases, while a Scott Dukate double plated two more runs. Nick Schmidt and Matt Best followed with RBI groundouts.
Mar. 26 -- BGSU 3, Buffalo 2
Bowling Green won its third consecutive game against Buffalo, rallying for a 3-2 triumph on Sunday.
BG tied the score in the fifth when Scott Dukate led off with a walk, and after a fielder's choice, Nick Elrod doubled down the left field line scoring Nick Schmidt with the tying run.
Buffalo grabbed a 2-1 advantage with Mark Vogel's two-out home run in the top of the eighth inning. Bowling Green rallied again in the bottom of the eighth, when with two outs, Sean Ryan and Lee Morrison each homered to the opposite field.
Doug Flere started for BG and went the first four innings. He struck out nine and walked only one batter, while allowing two hits and one run (earned). Deryck Griffith pitched 4.2 innings for his first collegiate victory. Griffith struck out three and walked two, while allowing one run (earned) on two hits. Ryan Streb fanned the final batter for his second save of the season.
