Bowling Green State University Athletics
BG-CENTRAL MICHIGAN GAME SUSPENDED AFTER POWER FAILURE
May 20, 2009 | Baseball
May 20, 2009
CHILLICOTHE, OHIO - The Bowling Green State University baseball game with Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday night has been suspended in the middle of the fourth inning after a power failure in the area around VA Memorial Stadium. The game will be resumed tomorrow (May 21) at 9 a.m. The contest was the final of four on the first day of the tournament.
Central Michigan had a 4-1 lead when the lights on the entire campus of the Veterans Administration Hospital campus, which includes the stadium, at 9:25 p.m.
Central Michigan got the upper hand early as they got to BG starter Brennan Smith, the MAC Pitcher of the Year, in the second inning. With two outs, first baseman Nate Theunissen drew a walk and moved around to third on a double to left field by third baseman William Arnold. The number nine hitter, shortstop Robbie Harman, then got the Chippewas on the board with a single, on a full count pitch, the opposite way to right field, just over BG first baseman Brian Hangbers outstretched glove, that plated Theunissen and Harman. Center fielder Andrew Thomas then had an infield single to the hole at shortstop to put runners on first and second, but Smith got the final out on a ground ball to first base.
CMU added a run in the third as right fielder Matt Faiman led off with home run to straight away center field.
The Falcons got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third on a lead off home run by center fielder T.J. Blanton. Senior shortstop Ryan Shay then doubled to right field and advanced to third on a sacrifice by Hangbers. Junior second baseman Logan Meisler the hit a fly ball to medium deep right field that Faiman caught and threw a strike home to double up Shay trying to score. It was Blanton's eighth home run of the season.
Smith got the first two batters on strike outs in the fourth, but Harman hit his second home run of the season to left field giving the Chippewas a 4-1 lead.
The lights then went out as Bowling Green was preparing to come to the plate in the bottom of the fourth.
