Falcons Fly Past Eagles In Extras

Wednesday, April 30

Ypsilanti, MI

6:00 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Eastern Michigan University

April 30, 2014 | Baseball

BGSU improves to .500 with 11-8 win in 10 innings

By: by Scott Swegan, BGSU Athletic Communications

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YPSILANTI, Mich.—The Bowling Green State University baseball team came from behind on Wednesday night, defeating Eastern Michigan 11-8 in 10 innings on the road. The game was played at EMU's Oestrike Stadium. The win improved the Falcons to 20-20 on the season and was their 14th win in their last 18 games.

The Falcons jumped out to an early 6-2 lead in Wednesday night's game, but EMU came roaring back with five runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-6 lead. The Eagles would tack on a run in the sixth to increase their lead to 8-6.

Bowling Green wouldn't surrender, though, as they would tie the game in the top of the eighth inning with two runs of their own, both with two outs.

With a runner on third base and two outs in the top of the eighth, Jeremy Shay would single to close the deficit to just one run, at 8-7. After a Jake Thomas walk, Logan Walker would single home Shay to tie the game.

Trevor Blaylock tossed three scoreless innings out of the bullpen, picking up the win while allowing just two hits. His performance would allow the Falcons to push the game into extra innings tied at eight, and put up three runs in the 10th.

In the top of the 10th inning, Brandon Howard would walk and steal second base with one out. Thomas would then double to left-center field to give the Falcons the lead, as Howard scored on the play. After walks to both Shay and Logan Walker, Tyler Greiner would score two with an infield single to short.

Blaylock would shut down the Eagles in the bottom of the tenth, finishing off the 11-8 victory for the Falcons.

Thomas, T.J. Losby, and Patrick Lancaster all had multiple hits in the game for the Orange and Brown. Thomas, Shay, and Losby all scored multiple runs, with Shay and Losby crossing home plate three times each in the contest. Losby and Lancaster had mutli-RBI games for the Falcons in the victory.

Bowling Green will travel to Oxford, Ohio this weekend for a crucial Mid-American Conference series at Miami. The Falcons and RedHawks are tied in the MAC standings at 10-8. First pitch of the series will take place on Friday night at 6:00 p.m.