Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, April 19
Mount Pleasant, MI
1 p.m.
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at
Central Michigan University
Falcons Gear Up For Road MAC Weekend
April 17, 2013 | Softball
Live Stats: Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Bowling Green State University softball team (21-15, 5-7 MAC) heads to Mount Pleasant, Mich. this Friday for a doubleheader with the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Falcons will then take on the Eastern Michigan Eagles in a single game on Saturday and a Sunday.
Bowling Green trails, 20-68, in the all-time series against Central Michigan, including a record of 6-7 under head coach Shannon Salsburg. The Falcons went 1-2 against the Chippewas last season, splitting a two-game set at Meserve Field before falling to Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament at Firestone park.
Bowling Green defeated Central Michigan Saturday afternoon, dropping the Chippewas by a score of 3-2. Katie Yoho led the Falcons offensively in their first meeting of 2012, going 1-for-2 with a two-run homer. Jamie Kertes picked up the win, striking out one while giving up five hits in 4.0 innings of work. Paris Imholz picked up the save, allowing just four hits and striking out two in the final three innings of the contest.
The Falcons lost to Central Michigan in game two, falling to the Chippewas by a score of 3-2. Paige Berger led the Falcons offensively, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Kertes picked up the loss, giving up two earned runs and seven hits in three innings of work.
The Orange and Brown lost to Central Michigan in their final meeting last season, falling to the Chippewas, 2-1, in the Falcons' first game of the MAC Tournament.
Hannah Fulk led Bowling Green in hits, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles. Paige Berger scored the only run of the contest for the Falcons, going 1-for-4 with a double. Jamie Kertes was credited with the loss, giving up four hits and an earned run in 5.0 innings of work. Paris Imholz pitched the final two innings in relief, allowing just one hit and recording a strikeout.
Bowling Green leads the all-time series with Eastern Michigan, holding a record of 49-39, with a record of 5-9 under coach Salsburg. The Falcons swept the Eagles in a doubleheader at Meserve Field last season, going 2-0 on the year.
Shelby Fink was 1-for-2 in the first contest, including a two-run single. Andrea Arney (1-for-3) and Erika Stratton (2-for-3) both recorded doubles, while Hannah Fulk (1-for-4)recorded a home run in her only hit of the game. Jamie Kertes picked up the complete-game victory, recording seven strikeouts and allowing just four hits in 7.0 innings of work.
The Falcons carried their momentum from game one, dropping the Eagles by a score of 7-1 in the second game of the doubleheader. Fulk led the Falcons offensively, going 1-for-4 with a two-run homerun. Fink went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Chloe Giordano recorded her first career two RBI game. Paris Imholz picked up the win, allowing just one earned run and five hits in 4.1 innings. Kertes picked up her fifth save of the season, allowing just one hit in the final 2.2 innings of play.
Hitting Streak
Senior Paige Berger recorded hits in every game this past week, pushing her current hitting streak to an impressive 13 games. Berger's last game without a hit came back on March 30, in a 3-2 loss to Miami at Meserve Field. Berger has recorded a hit in every other MAC contest, pushing her conference batting average to a team-best .421 on the season.
Yoho Homers
Junior Katie Yoho hit her sixth home run of the season against Buffalo on Friday, a team best. Yoho is currently the only Falcon to record a home run in conference play, belting two against MAC opponents this season. Yoho is coming off a career-best 10 home runs last season.
Odds And Ends
- In conference play, Paige Berger has a team-high .421 batting average.
- In conference play, Paige Berger has a team-high 16 hits.
- Jamie Kertes has posted a team-low 0.85 ERA in 11 conference appearances.
- In her 34 conference at-bats, Katie Yoho leads all Falcons with a .529 slugging percentage.
- After pitching 49.1 innings within the conference, Jamie Kertes has struck-out 40 batters while only walking five.
- After pitching 34.2 innings within the conference, Paris Imholz has struck-out 21 batters and has yet to yield a walk.
- In the Falcons' 36 games played, Katie Yoho leads the team with 23 RBI.
- Paige Berger leads all Falcons with a .376 batting average through 36 games.
- Hannah Fulk ranks second amongst Falcons in batting average, as she has hit for a .313 average through 36 games.
- When leading after the 4th inning, the Falcons have a record of 16-1.
- When leading after the 5th inning, the Falcons have a record of 15-1.
- When leading after the 6th inning, the falcons have a record of 21-1.
- In all 36 games, the Falcons have only allowed seven runs in the 3rd inning.
- The Falcons have a record of 13-2 when scoring three or more runs.
- Marisa Shook leads all Falcons with seven doubles through 36 games.
- Hannah Fulk has stolen ten bases in 11 attempts through 36 games.
- Hannah Fulk has drawn a team-best 23 walks through 36 games.
- Paige Berger has only struck-out eight teams all season in 117 at-bats.
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* | Central Michigan University (DH) | Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 p.m., 3 p.m. |
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* | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | 2 p.m. |
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* | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | 1 p.m. |
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