Bowling Green State University
Detroit
Baseball Routs Detroit, 21-7
April 05, 2000 | Baseball
April 5, 2000
Bowling Green, OH -
The Bowling Green baseball squad set season-high in runs (21) and hits (19) in defeating Detroit, 21-7, at Steller Field on Wednesday. The last time BG scored this many runs was in a 21-3 win over Sacred Heart on March 11, 1999.
The Falcons scored at least one run in every inning including three innings where five BG runners crossed the plate. BG coach Danny Schmitz used 28 of his 31 players in the contest.
Senior second baseman Kenny Burdine and junior right fielder Lee Morrison both went three-for-three coming off the bench. Morrison had two doubles, while Burdine, Matt Best, Sean Ryan, Scott Dukate, Nick Schmidt and Kelly Hunt each had a double. BG's eight doubles was one shy of the school record set against Ohio Northern on May 2, 1966, and equalled last year on May 15th at Marshall. Nick Elrod had the lone BG triple in the game.
Sophomore outfielder Len Elias went one-for-two with four walks, coming one shy of the school record for free passes in a game. Eleven different Falcons had hits with 13 different players reaching base either via a hit or walk.
Freshman Aaron Nease was credited with his first collegiate victory. Nease, the fourth of 11 pitchers used by BG, allowed one hit and one run (earned) in one inning of work. Rookie Brett Baumgartner started for the Falcons and struck out two while allowing one hit in the first inning. Brad Henry, Brian Thacker, Doug Flere, Mike Muzi, Chad Curlis, Keith Williams and Ryan Streb all worked in relief and did not allow an earned run.
Bowling Green will take an 11-12-1 overall record into Saturday's conference doubleheader at Western Michigan. BG is 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Detroit falls to 7-8.
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