Falcons in MAC Action Versus Eastern Michigan

Friday, April 1

Bowling Green, Ohio

3:00 pm

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan University

April 01, 2011 | Baseball

Bowling Green baseball set to host Eastern Michigan this weekend.

By: by Ryan Gasser, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

	Bowling Green Falcons (8-11, 2-1 MAC) vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles (16-9, 3-0 MAC) *Warren Steller Field • Bowling Green, Ohio*
Friday April 1, 2011 - 3 p.m. Cody Apthorpe - So., RHP (2-2, 4.44 ERA) vs. Rob Wendzicki, Sr., LHP Saturday April 2, 2011 - 1:00 p.m. Nick Bruns - So., RHP (1-1, 4.45 ERA) vs. Corey Chaffins, Sr., RHP Sunday April 3, 2011 - 1:00 p.m. Charles Wooten - Sr., RHP (1-3, 4.18 ERA) vs. Steve Weber, So., RHP

Live stats | BGSU game notes | EMU game notes | Gameday Central

THE FALCONS vs. THE EASTERN MICHIGAN ...
Bowling Green and EMU meet for the 147th time on Friday to begin a three-game series between the two teams. BGSU possesses a 65-91-0 record against the Eagles since their first meeting in 1939. The Falcons are 4-8 in their last 12 meetings with EMU and have not won a series against them since 2005 when they took 2-of-3 from the Eagles.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS ...
Track the Falcons as the 2011 season opens up by visiting BGSUFALCONS.com for updated statistics and game results from the RussMatt Invitational. LiveStats will be available only to select games. Links to those contests' LiveStats can be found on the BGSUFalcons.com main page or on the baseball schedule page after clicking on each game. BGSU baseball can be found on Twitter all season long - @WEAREBGbaseball.

ON DECK ...
Following the Falcons' series with EMU they begin a five-game road trip. Bowling Green will take to the road against Western Michigan in a non-conference, mid-week game on Tuesday (April 5) then head west to Ball State for a three-game set with the Cardinals before ending the roadie in Ann Arbor against Michigan on April 12.

FALCONS REACHING HOME MARKER
Bowling Green is approaching a new milestone at the very park that has seen much of the program's action and successes. The Falcons have an all-time record of 397-270-7 (.594) and need three more to reach 400 all-time at Warren Steller Field. The Falcons next home action is against Eastern Michigan University on the weekend of April 1.

BRUNS TOSSES CG/SHO GEM
Sophomore Nick Bruns had a career day against NIU (March 27) when he tossed his first complete game and shutout in an 8-0 win. Over his 9.0 innings of work, the St. Henry, Ohio native struck out a career-high 12 batters, allowing only three hits and two walks. Bruns' complete game shutout was the first tossed by a Falcon pitched since teammate Matt Malewitz did so on March 13, 2009 against Northern Iowa. It was the first complete game shutout in a conference game since Tyler Johnson's five-hit, five-strikeout performance on April 20, 2007 in a 3-0 win at home against Akron.

FALCONS TAKE TWO-OF-THREE FROM NIU
Strong starting pitching from the Falcons helped lead them to two wins over NIU. Nick Bruns led the way with a complete game, shutout (see note above). Fellow sophomore Cody Apthorpe tossed 6.0 innings of three-hit ball, allowing only one run on Friday in a 6-4 win en route earning his first victory of the season. Charles Wooten only lasted 4.1 on a chilly Sunday but allowed only four hits and three runs in a 3-0 loss.

Jon Berti lead the way offensively with seven hits in 13 at bats (.538). He had two triples, three runs scored and stole four bases.

MAC WRAP
The back-to-back-to-back MAC East champion Falcons begin conference play this week in an attempt to continue building history in conference play. In the program's all-tome history spanning 91 seasons the Falcons are a combined 545-565-4 against conference teams. They became a member of the Mid-American Conference in 1953 where that team went 4-4 in its inaugural season. They won their first MAC game against Miami (OH) by 1 17-2 count in Oxford.

The Falcons have enjoyed 30 seasons of .500-or-better play in the MAC out of 58 total seasons. Since 1994, the Falcons have had 12 winning regular season in conference play in its last 18.

EASY ON THE EXTRAS
In just 19 games this season the Falcons have played in four extra-inning games this season, holding a 1-3 record in those contests. The Falcons were twice taken to extras against Cleveland State on the weekend of March 18, splitting those games. In games that have gone to extra innings, the Falcons have been outscored by a margin just as close as those games have been, 20-21. In 2010, the Falcons played in only three extra-inning games all year, holding a 1-2 record in those games.

MIDWEEK GAME POSTPONED
Due to inclement weather, the Falcons were snowed out of their trip to Dayton this week to play the Wright State Raiders on Wednesday. There has been no announced date for a make up game, yet.

For complete BGSU game notes, click here.