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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Host Kent State This Weekend (April 22-24).
April 21, 2005 | Baseball
April 21, 2005
Bowling Green, Ohio -
Danny Schmitz One Win Away from 400
Head Coach Danny Schmitz is one win shy of becoming the first BGSU coach in ANY SPORT to reach the 400-win plateau. Schmitz' record entering Friday's game vs. Kent State stands at 399-355-4 (.529 pct.) in 15 seasons with the Brown and Orange. He is third on the MAC active coaching list for career wins, behind Ohio's Joe Carbone (503) and EMU's Roger Coryell (475). Schmitz' 208 MAC wins are also third among active coaches.
BGSU's Alan Brech Breaking Batters
So Alan Brech (Harrison, Ohio) is keeping opposing hitters on their toes. The lefty has a team-low 2.11 ERA in 42.2 innings overall, ranking him third-best in the MAC. His minuscule 0.67 ERA in 27.0 innings of league play is tops in the conference. He was named MAC West Co-Pitcher of the Week this week after striking out a career-high 10 in a 5-1 victory at Northern Illinois on April 15. He also was two outs away from a no-hitter on April 1 in a 2-0 victory vs. Central Michigan. He has a team-high 44 strikeouts to go along with just 10 walks while batters are hitting just .247 against him.
BGSU Getting 2005 Started Right
BGSU's 11-3 start this season was its best since 1996 when the Falcons began 12-3. The 20 wins registered by the Falcons by Sunday, April 10, was the fastest to 20 victories since 2001 (April 10) for the Falcons.
Nolan Reimold Added to Wallace Watch List
JR Nolan Reimold (Greenville, Pa.) was added this week to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, given out to the top collegiate baseball player by the College Baseball Foundation. The award is voted on by a national panel of preeminent coaches, sports information directors, former winners and beat media who most closely follow the sport. Screening Committee members will evaluate the candidates and will continue their review throughout the entire baseball season. Voting for the three finalists and the Wallace Award winner will be conducted by confidential balloting, with totals tabulated by the J.W.Anderson & Associates accounting firm in Lubbock, TX.
Reimold ranks nationally in three categories as of April 18, including home runs per game (T-5th, 0.38 pg), slugging pct. (T-15th, .743 pct.), and walks per game (29th, 0.88 pg). He has been named MAC West Player of the Week twice and was named National Hitter of the Week on March 29.
Also Nationally Ranked...
SR Jeff Warnock (Cincinnati, Ohio) is ranked 6th in the country with 10 sacrifice hits so far this season. Warnock had 12 sacrifice hits last season. The school record for sacrifice hits in a season is 17 by Mike Lanseer in 1977.
Dandy Andy Going Out With a Bang
SR Tri-Captain Andy Hudak (Toledo, Ohio) is saving his best for last, apparently. Hudak leads the Falcons AND the Mid-American Conference with his .381 batting avg. in 34 games. His 51 hits lead BGSU and is second in the MAC, while he also ranks among the league leaders in home runs (T-4th), walks (9th), runs scored (T-4th), RBIs (T-1st), total bases (3rd), on-base pct. (2nd), and slugging pct. (3rd). The Start High School grad smacked a career-high three home runs on Tuesday, April 19, at IPFW and was named the MAC West Player of the Week on April 5.
Home Cookin'
BGSU's home record stands at 11-2 this season. The Falcons are 313-213-7 all-time at Warren Steller Field and 177-75 over the past 11 seasons.
All-Time vs. Kent State...
BGSU is 59-91-0 vs. Kent State, dating all the way back to their first meeting in 1936. BGSU took 2-of-3 vs. the Flashes last season in Kent and are 5-2 in the last seven meetings. This is the first regular-season visit by KSU to Steller Field since 2001.
Free Parking on Saturday ONLY at Perry Field House
Free parking for Saturday's game vs. Kent State will only be available at the Perry Field House due to an event at the BGSU Ice Arena. Fans will be charged on Saturday to park in the BGSU Ice Arena parking lot.
