Bowling Green State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 23
Bowling Green, Ohio
2 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
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IPFW
Softball Prepares For Midweek Play With IPFW
April 22, 2013 | Softball
Live Stats | IPFW Page
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University softball team (23-17, 7-9 MAC) will play a midweek doubleheader this Tuesday, facing off against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) in non-conference play. The Falcons and Mastodons are tied, 4-4, in the all-time series, including a record of 1-3 under head coach Shannon Salsburg. Bowling Green most recently played IPFW in 2012, splitting a road series with the Mastodons in Fort Wayne.
Adrienne Dick led the Falcons with two hits in their first meeting last season, while Andrea Arney went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Jamie Kertes recorded five strikeouts, allowing a career-high eleven hits in 5.1 innings of work in the 3-1 loss. Bowling Green rebounded in the second contest, shutting out the Mastodons, 3-0. Arney had another strong game for the Falcons, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Hannah Fulk led Bowling Green with two RBI, while also drawing two walks. Paris Imholz and Kertes split the game, with Kertes getting credit for the win after allowing just one hit in 3.1 innings of work.
IPFW
The IPFW Mastodons are 23-11 after a three-game sweep by the North Dakota State Bison over the weekend.
Offensively the team is batting .296 on the year, and led by third baseman Ashleigh Bousquet, who hits .410, while Larissa Franklin has hit .387 in 34 games. Brittany Kachur bats .329, with Dani Pugh hitting .327. Alex Bousquet is just off of the .300 pace, and is hitting .294. Ashleigh Bousquet leads the team with seven home runs and 32 RBI's. Franklin and Alex Bousquet have each scored 27 times to tie for the team lead, while Franklin leads the team with 20 stolen bases.
Sophomore pitcher Miranda Kramer has a 16-6 record with a 1.73 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 125.1 innings of work (9.9 per seven innings), while walking just 27 batters. Megan Flenniken is 6-5 on the year with a 2.63 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 93 innings, also with 27 walks.
Player Of The Week Nominee
Name: Hannah Fulk | Position: IF | Year: Senior
Hometown/High School: Jeromesville, Ohio / Hillsdale
Senior Hannah Fulk led the Falcons with a .455 batting average over the weekend, helping Bowling Green a 2-2 record, including back-to-back wins against Eastern Michigan. Fulk also led the Falcons with a .909 slugging percentage and 10 total bases. Fulk's weekend was highlighted by a 3-for-3 performance in a 6-1 win against Eastern Michigan, Fulk hit her fourth home run of the season against the Eagles in the victory, also collecting two RBI. Fulk led the Falcons with a .606 on-base percentage, and also added a triple in Bowling Green's game against Central Michigan on Friday.
Weekly Review
Bowling Green lost two games to Central Michigan Friday afternoon, falling to the Chippewas by a score of 4-2 in game one and 5-0 in game two.
Senior Hannah Fulk collected one of the Falcons' three hits in game one, earning a triple and a run scored in a 1-for-4 performance. Junior Katie Yoho also recorded a hit, going 1-for-3 with a RBI. Freshman Jessica Gregg went 1-for-1 with a single, earning her first collegiate hit in a pinch-hitting situation. Sophomore Jamie Kertes was credited with the loss after allowing eight hits and four earned runs in 6.0 innings of play.
Fulk collected one of Bowling Green's two hits in game two, going 1-for-3 with a single. Junior Erika Stratton also earned a single, going 1-for-3 on the day. Sophomore Paris Imholz picked up the loss, giving up six hits and four earned runs in 4.2 innings of play. Kertes pitched the final 1.1 innings of game two, giving up one earned run on three hits.
The Falcons shut out Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon, defeating the Eagles by a score of 4-0.
Junior Katie Yoho had the biggest offensive impact, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Junior Erika Stratton also had a solid day, hitting her third double of the season in a 2-for-2 performance. Sophomore Jamie Kertes (9-10) earned the complete-game victory, giving up just four hits and striking out three in 7.0 innings.
The Orange and Brown completed the season sweep of Eastern Michigan Sunday afternoon, defeating the Eagles by a score of 6-1. The win pushed the Falcons' overall record to 23-17, with a Mid-American Conference record of 7-9.
Senior Hannah Fulk led Bowling Green with three hits, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Emily McClelland also recorded an extra-base hit, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run scored. Sophomore Paris Imholz (14-6) earned the victory, holding the Eagles to just two hits and zero earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. Imholz also struck out five batters in the process, falling just two short of her season high. Fellow sophomore Jamie Kertes pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out one for her fifth save of 2013.
MAC Standings
Adrienne Dick led the Falcons with two hits in their first meeting last season, while Andrea Arney went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Jamie Kertes recorded five strikeouts, allowing a career-high eleven hits in 5.1 innings of work in the 3-1 loss. Bowling Green rebounded in the second contest, shutting out the Mastodons, 3-0. Arney had another strong game for the Falcons, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Hannah Fulk led Bowling Green with two RBI, while also drawing two walks. Paris Imholz and Kertes split the game, with Kertes getting credit for the win after allowing just one hit in 3.1 innings of work.
IPFW
The IPFW Mastodons are 23-11 after a three-game sweep by the North Dakota State Bison over the weekend.
Offensively the team is batting .296 on the year, and led by third baseman Ashleigh Bousquet, who hits .410, while Larissa Franklin has hit .387 in 34 games. Brittany Kachur bats .329, with Dani Pugh hitting .327. Alex Bousquet is just off of the .300 pace, and is hitting .294. Ashleigh Bousquet leads the team with seven home runs and 32 RBI's. Franklin and Alex Bousquet have each scored 27 times to tie for the team lead, while Franklin leads the team with 20 stolen bases.
Sophomore pitcher Miranda Kramer has a 16-6 record with a 1.73 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 125.1 innings of work (9.9 per seven innings), while walking just 27 batters. Megan Flenniken is 6-5 on the year with a 2.63 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 93 innings, also with 27 walks.
Player Of The Week Nominee
Name: Hannah Fulk | Position: IF | Year: Senior
Hometown/High School: Jeromesville, Ohio / Hillsdale
Senior Hannah Fulk led the Falcons with a .455 batting average over the weekend, helping Bowling Green a 2-2 record, including back-to-back wins against Eastern Michigan. Fulk also led the Falcons with a .909 slugging percentage and 10 total bases. Fulk's weekend was highlighted by a 3-for-3 performance in a 6-1 win against Eastern Michigan, Fulk hit her fourth home run of the season against the Eagles in the victory, also collecting two RBI. Fulk led the Falcons with a .606 on-base percentage, and also added a triple in Bowling Green's game against Central Michigan on Friday.
Weekly Review
Bowling Green lost two games to Central Michigan Friday afternoon, falling to the Chippewas by a score of 4-2 in game one and 5-0 in game two.
Senior Hannah Fulk collected one of the Falcons' three hits in game one, earning a triple and a run scored in a 1-for-4 performance. Junior Katie Yoho also recorded a hit, going 1-for-3 with a RBI. Freshman Jessica Gregg went 1-for-1 with a single, earning her first collegiate hit in a pinch-hitting situation. Sophomore Jamie Kertes was credited with the loss after allowing eight hits and four earned runs in 6.0 innings of play.
Fulk collected one of Bowling Green's two hits in game two, going 1-for-3 with a single. Junior Erika Stratton also earned a single, going 1-for-3 on the day. Sophomore Paris Imholz picked up the loss, giving up six hits and four earned runs in 4.2 innings of play. Kertes pitched the final 1.1 innings of game two, giving up one earned run on three hits.
The Falcons shut out Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon, defeating the Eagles by a score of 4-0.
Junior Katie Yoho had the biggest offensive impact, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Junior Erika Stratton also had a solid day, hitting her third double of the season in a 2-for-2 performance. Sophomore Jamie Kertes (9-10) earned the complete-game victory, giving up just four hits and striking out three in 7.0 innings.
The Orange and Brown completed the season sweep of Eastern Michigan Sunday afternoon, defeating the Eagles by a score of 6-1. The win pushed the Falcons' overall record to 23-17, with a Mid-American Conference record of 7-9.
Senior Hannah Fulk led Bowling Green with three hits, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Emily McClelland also recorded an extra-base hit, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run scored. Sophomore Paris Imholz (14-6) earned the victory, holding the Eagles to just two hits and zero earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. Imholz also struck out five batters in the process, falling just two short of her season high. Fellow sophomore Jamie Kertes pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out one for her fifth save of 2013.
MAC Standings
| Team |
Conf. Wins |
Conf. Losses |
Conf. Pct. |
Overall Wins | Overall Losses |
Overall Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 17 | 24 | .415 |
| Kent State | 11 | 5 | .687 | 21 | 16 | .565 |
| Bowling Green | 7 | 9 | .437 | 23 | 17 | .575 |
| Ohio | 6 | 8 | .428 | 23 | 22 | .511 |
| Buffalo | 5 | 9 | .357 | 12 | 26 | .315 |
| Akron | 4 | 10 | .285 | 18 | 23 | .439 |
| West | ||||||
| Ball State | 13 | 1 | .929 | 29 | 13 | .690 |
| Central Michigan | 11 | 3 | .785 | 25 | 13 | .657 |
| Northern Illinois | 7 | 7 | .500 | 17 | 26 | .395 |
| Toledo | 6 | 10 | .375 | 13 | 27 | .325 |
| Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | .333 | 13 | 25 | .342 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | 12 | .142 | 12 | 29 | .297 |
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IPFW (DH) | Bowling Green, Ohio | 2 p.m., 4 p.m. |
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