Softball Prepares For Games With Eastern Kentucky And Toledo

Wednesday, April 18

Bowling Green, Ohio.

2:00 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Kentucky University (Sball Bingo - Qdoba HR/FB - Dog Day)

April 16, 2012 | Softball

By: John Enright-Athletic Communications

Shelby Fink.WMA">Shelby Fink Audio | MAC Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. -- The Bowling Green State University softball team is coming off of a solid week, completing a 4-2 record, including a 3-1 record in MAC play. The Falcons started with a split against Detroit midweek, before moving on to conference rivals Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan. The Brown And Orange swept EMU in a conference doubleheader Friday, before splitting with the Chippewas to complete the weekend. The Falcons will finish their eight-game home stand with a mid-week doubleheader against out-of-conference opponent Eastern Kentucky, before returning to MAC play in a two-game road series against Toledo this coming weekend. Bowling Green has never beaten Eastern Kentucky, falling to the Colonels in their only meeting back in 2007. The Falcons hold the all-time series advantage over Toledo, with a record of 59-34 overall. The Falcons split with the Rockets last season on the road, losing the first contest 4-6, before defeating Toledo 10-2 in the second game.

MAC Player Of The Week Nominations
Shelby Fink, Bowling Green, Fr., OF, Sunbury, Ohio. / Big Walnut
Freshman Shelby Fink had a solid week at the plate for the Falcons, leading the team in batting average (.500), on-base percentage (.563) and RBI (5). Fink was second on the team in hits (7), including a key double against Detroit to help earn the win. Fink matched her career high for RBI (2) in a game twice this past week, and helped the Falcons to a 4-2 record, including a record of 3-1 against MAC opponents.

*MAC Eastern Division Pitcher Of The Week Winner*
Paris Imholz, Bowling Green, Fr., P, Antioch, Calif. / Antioch
Freshman Paris Imholz allowed just one earned run last week, going 2-0 in her two starts, and picking up a save in one of her two relief appearances. Her 0.43 ERA was aided by a career high eight-strikeout performance against Detroit. Imholz helped the Falcons to a 4-2 record last week, including a sweep over Eastern Michigan, and a split with Central Michigan.

Imholz is 11-7 in 21 starts this season, and has recorded 62 strikeouts in 127.1 innings of work. Imholz has held opponents to a .236 batting average, and has allowed just 114 hits on the year. Imholz carries a 1.92 ERA, ranking third in the Mid-American Conference.

Notes

- Junior Hannah Fulk's 34 walks this season now ranks second on the Bowling Green all-time list for walks in a season. Hayley Weimer holds the all-time mark with 37 walks, set back in 2008. Fulk's 80 career walks also rank second on the Bowling Green all-time career list. Hayley Weimer holds the career record with 121 walks.

- Freshmen pitchers Paris Imholz and Jamie Kertes have both recorded five saves this season, giving them a share for second most in Bowling Green history. Lisa Mountjoy holds the Falcon record with eight saves in a season, set back in 1993.

- Bowling Green now has a record of 25-16 overall, the most wins since 2007 (33-12). The Falcons now have as many wins this season as they had the past two seasons combined. Bowling Green had 13 wins in 2010, and 12 wins in 2011.

- Senior Rachel Proehl leads Bowling Green with a .330 batting average, and is currently tied with Hannah Fulk and Katie Yoho for the team lead in triples (2).

- Junior Andrea Arney leads the team in home runs (9) and RBI (36), with both totals ranking in the top ten on the Bowling Green all-time list.

Player Comparison


BGSU	Avg.	Other	Toledo	Avg.	Other	Eastern Kentucky	Avg.	Other
Rachel Proehl	.330	2 3B	Brooke Gates	.327	11 2B	Raquel Howes	.374	13 HR
Katie Yoho	.303	71 TB	Lindsey Tobias	.293	34 Hits	Diane Gallagher	.368	32 Runs
Andrea Arney	.296	9 HR	Lani Ernst	.292	2 HR	Katie Tackett	.328	31 RBI
Hannah Fulk	.292	31 BB	Alissa Smith	.288	32 TB	Carissa Reisinger	.281	3 2B
Paige Berger	.288	9 2B	Jillian Spink	.282	9 2B	Larkyn Wood	.274	6 HR

Team Comparison


2.23	ERA	6.20	3.80
.258	Avg. Against	.299	.282
.237	Batting Avg.	.257	.284
.373	Slugging Pct.	.345	.402
157	Runs Scored	142	181
37	Stolen Bases	44	44
25-16, 9-3 MAC	Record	12-28, 5-7 MAC	19-22, 11-9 OV.

Coach Shannon Salsburg Softball Update

MAC Standings

Team	Conf. Wins	Conf. Losses	Conf. Pct.	Overall Wins	Overall Losses	Overall Pct.
East
Bowling Green	9	3	.750	25	16	.610
Kent St.	8	4	.666	22	20	.523
Miami (Ohio)	6	4	.600	25	14	.641
Ohio	5	5	.500	16	21	.444
Buffalo	4	7	.363	12	21	.364
Akron	1	9	.100	14	23	.381
West
Ball St.	6	2	.750	27	12	.692
Northern Illinois	6	6	.500	18	23	.439
W. Michigan	5	5	.500	19	15	.558
Central Michigan	5	6	.454	20	18	.526
E. Michigan	5	7	.416	17	24	.414
Toledo	5	7	.416	12	28	.300