Bowling Green State University Athletics
Baseball in Action Wednesday Afternoon
April 19, 2006 | Baseball
April 19, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Falcons welcome Cleveland State to Warren E. Steller field for a non-conference matchup Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM. Bowling enters the contest with a 19-15 overall, 8-4 MAC record while the Vikings are 6-23 on the year.
Scouting Cleveland State
Bowling Green leads the all-time series 37-16 over the Vikings. The Falcons took a 3-1 win at Cleveland State last season and have won nine games in a row over CSU, suffering their last loss to the Vikings back in 1997.
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Checking Out the MAC Stats
Several Falcon players find themselves among the statisitical league leaders in the Mid-American Conference. Junior Eric Lawson's .507 on-base percentage is the highest in the league, and the second baseman also ranks second in batting average and walks. Junior Alan Brech owns the third best earned run average in the conference at 1.93.
Shay Wins MAC Honors
Freshman Ryan Shay was been named the MAC East Player of the Week after leading the Falcons to a 3-1 record, including a weekend sweep over the arch rival Toledo Rockets. In the Toledo series, Shay drove home at least one run in each game, totaling four RBI for the weekend.
The Garden City, Michigan native batted .417 with two doubles and four RBI during the week. Shay's hitting was not only high in quantity, but also high in quality as he picked up a number of clutch hits during the sweep over Toledo.
