Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 14
Columbus, Ohio
5:00 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
at
Ohio State
Photo by: Doug Sampson
Falcons Clash with the Big Ten on Wednesday
April 13, 2010 | Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio--Head coach Shannon Salsburg and the Bowling Green State University softball squad is prepares for a trip to Columbus, Ohio, on Wed. April 14, 2010, where they will take on the No. 20 Ohio State Buckeyes, in the teams final non-conference contest of the 2010 season. Just last weekend (April 10 and 11) the Falcons swept a two game series against the Toledo Rockets, winning 3-1 on Saturday and 9-1 on Sunday. With the wins, the Falcons advance to 8-12 overall, 4-2 MAC.
Game Notes: Ohio State Buckeyes
Scouting the Buckeyes
The Buckeyes will enter Wednesday's bout with the Falcons after winning a pair of games against Illinois, last weekend. Ohio's wins on the weekend, improve their record to 22-11 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten competition. At the conclusion of the 2009 campaign, Ohio State ended the season with a 47-10 overall record and a 16-4 record in the Big Ten, finishing second in their conference. The 2010 Buckeye squad has returned 14 letterwinners from 2009, including seven field starters and two pitchers. The last time the Falcons and Buckeyes battled it out on the field was in March 2008, when the Buckeyes narrowly defeated BGSU 2-3. BGSU and OSU have been foes on the softball field since the beginning of the program at BGSU. Since that time, the Buckeyes have tallied a winning record against the Falcons, garnering a 10-16-2 all-time record.
Keep One Eye Open For...
Although the Buckeyes have an all-around strong squad, Falcon fans will need to keep an extra eye on six key returning players for OSU, including:
• No. 14 Lindsay Bodeker (Pitcher): Has OSU's seventh-lowest career ERA in program history (2.00);
272.2 innings picthed; 328 strike outs; 32 wins; eight saves.
• No. 21 Whitney Cooper (Infield): Two-time captain, 2009 second-team All-Big Ten; started 132 of 136 games played; .309 career batting avg.; 382 at-bats: 118 hits, 11 homers, 17 doubles, two triples; 20 stolen bases.
• No. 24 Alicia Herron (Shortstop): 2009 second-team All-Big Ten; set OSU freshman homerun record (28); .321 batting avg., 324 at-bats: 104 hits, 14 doubles, 96 RBI.
• No. 2 Dee Dee Hillman (Outfield): 2009 first-team All-Big Ten; .297 batting avg.; 310 at-bats: 92 hits, six doubles; 34 stolen bases.
• No. 13 Sam Marder (Catcher): Two-time All-American, captain; 2009 second-team All-Big Ten, all-time OSU homerun leader (48 career); highest career slugging avg. (.760) since 1999; most intentional walks (40).
• No. 20 Courtney Pruner: (Outfield): Two-time captain; started 281 of 225 games played, the most in OSU history; 604 career at-bats: 174 hits, 38 homers and doubles, six triples; 21 stolen bases.
Falcons Sweep Toledo
The Falcons swept a two-game series against the Toledo Rockets this weekend (April 11 and 12), defeating the I-75 rivals 3-1 in the first game and 9-1, in five innings, in the second. On Sunday, three Falcons smashed home runs over the fence, including Paige Berger (8), Susan Sontag (2) and Zada Lines (1). Lines pitched a 0.78 ERA on the weekend and won both games from the mound, improving her pitching record to 4-6 overall. The Falcons pair of wins over Toledo is their second MAC sweep of the 2010 campaign.
Melissa Bott Earns MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Honors
Melissa Bott, a junior from Dover, Ohio, was named Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of March 29 through April 4, as announced by the conference office this afternoon (April 9). Bott fronts the Falcons from the mound as a starting pitcher. In the opening weekend of MAC play (April 2-4), Bott played in three of Bowling Green State University's four contests, starting two. On the weekend, she pitched 15.0 innings for the Falcons and racked up an impressive 0.93 ERA. In her three appearances, Bott fanned nine batters and allowed only two earned runs.She tallied a win-loss record of 2-1 in the first weekend of MAC play and threw ten scoreless innings in BGSU's double-header sweep of Central Michigan on Friday and threw four more against EMU. On the season, Bott has racked up a 4.29 ERA, has started 11 games from the mound and appeared in sixteen of eighteen games. She has tallied a win-loss record of 4-6 and has fanned 41 batters, so far. Bott is also an avid participant in the classroom as she has garnered a 3.75 grade-point average as a middle childhood education major.
The Falcons and the Fighting Irish Postpone Doubleheader
The BGSU and Notre Dame doubleheader that was scheduled to take place yesterday (April 7), was postponed due to inclement weather storming across the midwest. The doubleheader has been tentatively reschedueld for Wed., April 28, 2010, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Falcons Finally Came Home!
After 49 days, three tournaments and 15 contests, the Falcons finally made their season debut at Meserve Softball Field, sweeping a doubleheader against Central Michigan (April 2), winning 6-4 in the first game and 3-2 in the second. BGSU looked to continue its winning streak against the Eastern Michigan Eagles in back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday (April 3 and April 4), but came up short each game, losing 2-9 on Saturday and 2-5 on Sunday. In the second game against CMU on April 2, freshman Adrienne Dick smashed her first career homer as a Falcon. Of the 34 contests BGSU will compete in throughout the 2010 campaign, the team is scheduled to host only eight at home.
Hannah Fulk Named MAC Player of the Week
Hannah Fulk, a freshman from Jeromesville, Ohio, was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, as released by the conference office on Tues., Feb. 23, 2010. Fulk played in and started all four of the Falcon's games at shortstop at the Red and Black Classic in Athens, Ga. She contributed to the Falcons 2-2 tournament record,posting five hits for the team, including three doubles and one homerun—the first of her career as a Falcon-- that resulted in a .500 batting average, a .667 on-base percentage and 1.100 slugging percentage. Fulk's first career home run came in the top of the third inning against the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs that resulted in two RBI's. Fulk had one double in BGSU's win over Western Carolina and two doubles against Winthrop, one of which helped the Falcons take a 9-7 lead in the top of the sixth, before falling to the Eagles in the bottom of the inning. At the tournament Fulk was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases and was walked a total of five times.
Game Notes: Ohio State Buckeyes
Scouting the Buckeyes
The Buckeyes will enter Wednesday's bout with the Falcons after winning a pair of games against Illinois, last weekend. Ohio's wins on the weekend, improve their record to 22-11 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten competition. At the conclusion of the 2009 campaign, Ohio State ended the season with a 47-10 overall record and a 16-4 record in the Big Ten, finishing second in their conference. The 2010 Buckeye squad has returned 14 letterwinners from 2009, including seven field starters and two pitchers. The last time the Falcons and Buckeyes battled it out on the field was in March 2008, when the Buckeyes narrowly defeated BGSU 2-3. BGSU and OSU have been foes on the softball field since the beginning of the program at BGSU. Since that time, the Buckeyes have tallied a winning record against the Falcons, garnering a 10-16-2 all-time record.
Keep One Eye Open For...
Although the Buckeyes have an all-around strong squad, Falcon fans will need to keep an extra eye on six key returning players for OSU, including:
• No. 14 Lindsay Bodeker (Pitcher): Has OSU's seventh-lowest career ERA in program history (2.00);
272.2 innings picthed; 328 strike outs; 32 wins; eight saves.
• No. 21 Whitney Cooper (Infield): Two-time captain, 2009 second-team All-Big Ten; started 132 of 136 games played; .309 career batting avg.; 382 at-bats: 118 hits, 11 homers, 17 doubles, two triples; 20 stolen bases.
• No. 24 Alicia Herron (Shortstop): 2009 second-team All-Big Ten; set OSU freshman homerun record (28); .321 batting avg., 324 at-bats: 104 hits, 14 doubles, 96 RBI.
• No. 2 Dee Dee Hillman (Outfield): 2009 first-team All-Big Ten; .297 batting avg.; 310 at-bats: 92 hits, six doubles; 34 stolen bases.
• No. 13 Sam Marder (Catcher): Two-time All-American, captain; 2009 second-team All-Big Ten, all-time OSU homerun leader (48 career); highest career slugging avg. (.760) since 1999; most intentional walks (40).
• No. 20 Courtney Pruner: (Outfield): Two-time captain; started 281 of 225 games played, the most in OSU history; 604 career at-bats: 174 hits, 38 homers and doubles, six triples; 21 stolen bases.
Falcons Sweep Toledo
The Falcons swept a two-game series against the Toledo Rockets this weekend (April 11 and 12), defeating the I-75 rivals 3-1 in the first game and 9-1, in five innings, in the second. On Sunday, three Falcons smashed home runs over the fence, including Paige Berger (8), Susan Sontag (2) and Zada Lines (1). Lines pitched a 0.78 ERA on the weekend and won both games from the mound, improving her pitching record to 4-6 overall. The Falcons pair of wins over Toledo is their second MAC sweep of the 2010 campaign.
Melissa Bott Earns MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Honors
Melissa Bott, a junior from Dover, Ohio, was named Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of March 29 through April 4, as announced by the conference office this afternoon (April 9). Bott fronts the Falcons from the mound as a starting pitcher. In the opening weekend of MAC play (April 2-4), Bott played in three of Bowling Green State University's four contests, starting two. On the weekend, she pitched 15.0 innings for the Falcons and racked up an impressive 0.93 ERA. In her three appearances, Bott fanned nine batters and allowed only two earned runs.She tallied a win-loss record of 2-1 in the first weekend of MAC play and threw ten scoreless innings in BGSU's double-header sweep of Central Michigan on Friday and threw four more against EMU. On the season, Bott has racked up a 4.29 ERA, has started 11 games from the mound and appeared in sixteen of eighteen games. She has tallied a win-loss record of 4-6 and has fanned 41 batters, so far. Bott is also an avid participant in the classroom as she has garnered a 3.75 grade-point average as a middle childhood education major.
The Falcons and the Fighting Irish Postpone Doubleheader
The BGSU and Notre Dame doubleheader that was scheduled to take place yesterday (April 7), was postponed due to inclement weather storming across the midwest. The doubleheader has been tentatively reschedueld for Wed., April 28, 2010, beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Falcons Finally Came Home!
After 49 days, three tournaments and 15 contests, the Falcons finally made their season debut at Meserve Softball Field, sweeping a doubleheader against Central Michigan (April 2), winning 6-4 in the first game and 3-2 in the second. BGSU looked to continue its winning streak against the Eastern Michigan Eagles in back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday (April 3 and April 4), but came up short each game, losing 2-9 on Saturday and 2-5 on Sunday. In the second game against CMU on April 2, freshman Adrienne Dick smashed her first career homer as a Falcon. Of the 34 contests BGSU will compete in throughout the 2010 campaign, the team is scheduled to host only eight at home.
Hannah Fulk Named MAC Player of the Week
Hannah Fulk, a freshman from Jeromesville, Ohio, was named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, as released by the conference office on Tues., Feb. 23, 2010. Fulk played in and started all four of the Falcon's games at shortstop at the Red and Black Classic in Athens, Ga. She contributed to the Falcons 2-2 tournament record,posting five hits for the team, including three doubles and one homerun—the first of her career as a Falcon-- that resulted in a .500 batting average, a .667 on-base percentage and 1.100 slugging percentage. Fulk's first career home run came in the top of the third inning against the No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs that resulted in two RBI's. Fulk had one double in BGSU's win over Western Carolina and two doubles against Winthrop, one of which helped the Falcons take a 9-7 lead in the top of the sixth, before falling to the Eagles in the bottom of the inning. At the tournament Fulk was a perfect 2-for-2 in stolen bases and was walked a total of five times.
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