Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
Michigan
Softball Ready To Take On Michigan In Mid-Week Action
March 17, 2014 | Softball
| Tuesday, March 18 | ||
| Date | OPPONENT | TIME |
| 3/18/14 | Michigan    | 4 p.m. |
| All-Time Versus Michigan | ||
| OPPONENT | All-Time | |
|  | Michigan   | 5-30 |
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Bowling Green State University softball team will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the seventh-ranked Wolverines at the Wilpon Softball Complex. The Falcons (6-13-1) will take the diamond against the Maize and Blue (19-6) at 4 p.m. The Orange and Brown are led by senior co-captain Katie Yoho, who batted .350 (7-for-20) with a double and home run in Florida a week ago. Yoho is currently leading the team with a .328 batting average and 20 hits. Bowling Green have also seen freshman Chelsea Raker become a force at the plate, averaging .310 (18-for-58) with three doubles and three homers in 20 games this season.
The Falcons have also seen strong pitching performances from junior Jamie Kertes and sophomore Braiden Dillow in the circle. Kertes, who will enter the week with a 2.58 ERA in 20 appearances, posted a 0.78 ERA in 18.0 innings of work last week in Florida. Meanwhile, Dillow posted a 1.56 ERA in seven appearances in Florida, and now has a season ERA of 2.91 for a 3-4 record.
UCF Spring Fling (March 7-9)
Day One: ORLANDO, Fla. – The Bowling Green State University dropped a pair of hard-fought games in the opening day at the UCF Spring Fling. Playing at the UCF Softball Complex, the Falcons (4-10-1) dropped their opening game to Colgate University by a score of 1-0. The Orange and Brown lost to Troy in the second game of their doubleheader, 3-0.
The Falcons got strong pitching performances from sophomore Braiden Dillow and junior Jamie Kertes throughout the day. The two allowed a total of four earned runs on 12 hits, while striking out 10 batters and surrendered only three walks on the day.
Day Two: ORLANDO, Fla. – Bowling Green scored a season-high nine runs, including a four-run sixth inning, as the BGSU softball team defeated the University of Pennsylvania by a score of 9-3 in the second game of their doubleheader on Saturday night (March 8). Earlier in the day, the Falcons (5-11-1) lost to Western Carolina 1-0. Â
After starting the UCF Spring Fling at the UCF Softball Complex totaling zero runs on six hits, the Falcons exploded at the plate against the Quakers, totaling 10 hits for nine runs to begin to round into form. The Falcons earned their first victory of the Spring Fling after dropping three games decided by a total of five runs.
Day Three: ORLANDO, Fla. – The Bowling Green State University softball team lost to the University of Central Florida on Sunday afternoon (March 9), 2-0, on the final day at the UCF Spring Fling. The Falcons (5-12-1) were led by a strong pitching performance by junior Jamie Kertes on the day in the losing effort.
Kertes (3-8) got the call to start in the circle at the UCF Softball Complex, allowing two earned runs and six hits in 4.2 innings of work against the Knights. The Carnegie, Pa., native struck out four batters and had only one walk as she was credited with a tough loss. Offensively, the Orange and Brown's lone hit came from senior co-captain Katie Yoho, going 1-for-2 on the day.
North Florida Doubleheader - Game Recap (March 11)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –  The Bowling Green State University softball team rebounded in the second game of their doubleheader, defeating the University of North Florida by a score of 2-1 at the UNF Softball Complex. Playing for the first time outside of a tournament format in program's history, the Falcons (6-13-1) fell to the Ospreys, 4-0, in the first game of the day.
Behind strong pitching and holding off a late seventh inning rally, the Falcons' two runs on six hits proved to be enough in game two. The Orange and Brown got a resilient pitching performance from sophomore Braiden Dillow and a hard-nose defensive effort late in the game to hold off the Ospreys.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Links to live stats can be found at BGSUFalcons.com for each contest throughout the season. Fans can follow the BGSU softball team through Twitter on the official team account @BGSUSoftball and through the official account of the Athletics Department @BGAthletics.
PRESEASON POLL
BGSU was picked to finish fourth in the MAC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's coaches. The Falcons finished fourth in the East Division during the regular season a year ago. Kent State was tabbed to be the favorite in the MAC East Division in 2014, receiving seven first-place votes. Ohio and Miami each received two first place votes and was picked second and third in the East, respectively. After Bowling Green, Akron was selected fifth and, despite receiving a first-place vote; Buffalo was selected to finish last.
MAC East Preseason Poll
1.      Kent State (7 First Place Votes)
2.      Ohio (2)
3.      Miami (2)
4.      Bowling Green
5.      Akron
6.      Buffalo (1)
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MAC West Preseason Poll
1.      Central Michigan (6)
2.      Ball State (6)
3.      Northern Illinois
4.      Western Michigan
5.      Eastern Michigan
6.      Toledo
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Predicted 2014 MAC Tournament Champions
Central Michigan (4 Votes)
Ball State, Kent State, Ohio (2)
Buffalo, Northern Illinois (1)
