Tuesday, May 13
Bowling Green, Ohio
3:05 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
Xavier University
Falcons Conclude Home Schedule Tuesday Against Xavier
May 12, 2014 | Baseball
Bowling Green State University Falcons (23-23)
vs.
Xavier University Musketeers (24-24)
Tuesday | May 13 | 3:05 pm | LIVE STATS
vs.
Xavier University Musketeers (24-24)
Tuesday | May 13 | 3:05 pm | LIVE STATS
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio—The Bowling Green State University baseball team closes out the home portion of their 2014 schedule with a Tuesday afternoon matchup with Xavier. The Falcons and Musketeers will meet for the second consecutive season and 27th time in series history.
A Look At The Falcons
Bowling Green enters Tuesday's game coming off a series victory over Ohio this past weekend at Steller Field. The Falcons have won 17 of their last 24 games, after starting the season just 6-16. As a team, the Falcons are hitting .286 with an earned run average of 4.66.
Brian Bien leads the Falcons with a batting average of .361. He has 20 multi-hit games this season and has an on-base percentage of .411. He has stolen 14 bases and bunted for nine hits. T.J. Losby and Jeremy Shay anchor Danny Schmitz's lineup in the middle of the order. Losby is batting .346 with 35 RBI. He has been on base in 22 consecutive games and has played in a remarkable 155 straight contests. Shay has been on base in 15 straight games. He is hitting .327 with 38 RBI and 32 runs scored. He has reached base safely 60 times over the past 24 games. The Falcons have stolen 65 bases in 84 attempts this season.
Previewing Xavier University
Xavier comes into Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 24-24. Ninth-year skipper Scott Googins has a career record of 254-257. As a team, the Musketeers are batting .279 with an earned run average of 4.43. They are 7-8 in their first season in the Big East.
Patrick Jones leads XU with an average of .355, but has played in just 18 games this season. Daniel Rizzie is hitting .311 and has started 45 games this year for the Musketeers. He leads the team with 33 runs scored. The Musketeers have a team on-base percentage of .359 and have stolen 68 bases in 91 attempts this season.
Last Season's Matchup
A season ago, Bowling Green traveled to Cincinnati for a contest at Xavier. In that game, Brett Fitzwater went 5.0 innings for the win, as BGSU defeated XU 9-0. Jason Link, Devin Daugherty, and Nick Bruns combined to finish off the shutout for the Orange and Brown. Brandon Howard led the Falcons in that game with three hits out of the leadoff spot. He also added three runs scored.
Coming Up
Bowling Green will travel to Buffalo this weekend for the final regular season series of 2014. The Falcons will enter the three-game series, which begins on Thursday. Thursday's game will begin at 3:05 pm, while Friday and Saturday will each start at 1:05 pm. Bowling Green is currently fifth in the MAC standings, just half a game ahead of the Bulls.
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