Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 18
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Falcons Face No. 3 Michigan
March 17, 2015 | Softball
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Bowling Green, Ohio – Coming off two consecutive wins this past weekend, the Bowling Green State University softball team (7-12) travels to Ann Arbor tomorrow (March 18) to face the University of Michigan. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Wilpon Softball Complex.
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan softball is currently ranked third in the nation and will enter the game with a record of 24-4. Two of its losses were to No. 1 Florida, and the other two losses came to No. 22 Arizona State and Kent State. Out of the Wolverines' 28 games, 12 of those have ended in five innings.
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans can follow the BGSU softball team throughout the season on Twitter on the official team account @BGSUSoftball and through the official account of the Athletics Department @BGAthletics.
WHAT COACH SALSBURG IS SAYING
"Michigan is a well balanced team. We believe we can have success offensively if we stay aggressive. Defensively we are focused on one pitch, one out at a time."
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FAST START FALCONS
BGSU has now scored 34 first inning runs in the 2015 season. The Falcons started the season having scored 22 first inning runs through the team's first eight games. The Falcons highest scoring first inning was at the Cleveland State Dome Tournament (Feb. 6-8), with 10 against Canisius in BG's third game of the tournament.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons finished their Bloomington trip with a 2-3 record in the five games played (BG played a single game vs. Indiana on Thursday before the IU Hoosier Classic began). Aspen Searle batted .625 with a slugging percentage of 1.125. She was 10-for-16 at the plate with two doubles, two homers, six runs scored and five RBI. BG dropped its first three games to Indiana (twice) and NDSU, but got back on track Sunday, defeating IPFW and Wright State.
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IU HOOSIER CLASSIC RESULTS
Friday, March 13
BGSU vs. IPFW, cancelled
BGSU vs. North Dakota State, cancelled
North Dakota State at Indiana, cancelled
Saturday, March 14
Wright State 16, IPFW 4
Indiana 7, Wright State 2
Indiana 5, BGSU 2
North Dakota State 3, BGSU 0
Sunday, March 15
BGSU 12, IPFW 4 (5 innings)
North Dakota State 5, Wright State 0Â Â
BGSU 5, Wright State 3
Indiana 9, IPFW 2
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SEARLE SPARKS OFFENSE
Sophomore Aspen Searle hit .579 and slugged 1.000 in six games over the past week. She had at least one hit in each contest and four multi-hit games. She was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the first contest and 2-for-3 in the second. Sunday, she went a combined 4-for-7 in a pair of wins. In a 12-4 victory over IPFW, Searle was 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI. She followed that up by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a 5-3 win over Wright State. This season, Searle leads the team in slugging pct., on base pct., runs, RBIs, homeruns, doubles and total bases.
CONFERENCE AWARDS
BGSU has received at least one MAC weekly award after three of the four weeks in which the team has competed this season to date. Junior Braiden Dillow earned MAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors on Feb. 10, following the Falcons' season-opening tournament at Cleveland State, and sophomore Trista Mokienko and senior Jamie Kertes earned league Player- and Pitcher-of-the-Week accolades two weeks later (Feb. 24), following the team's trip to Charleston, S.C., for the Cougar Classic. Most recently, sophomore Aspen Searle was named MAC Player of the Week for the East Division for her performance in the team's last six games over the past week.
PRESEASON POLL
BGSU was chosen to finish sixth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the Softball preseason coaches poll, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the league offices. Defending MAC Champions Ohio University was tabbed to be the favorite in the East Division in 2015, receiving eight out of a possible 12 first place votes. Kent State was picked to finish second with two votes, and Akron and Buffalo each received one first place vote. The Zips and Bulls were chosen to finish third and fourth, respectively. Miami was picked to finish fifth in the East, followed by BGSU in sixth to round out the East.
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SCHEDULE CHANGE
The team has added a doubleheader to the season schedule. The Falcons will travel to Detroit on March 31 for a doubleheader with the Titans beginning at 2:30 pm. Detroit currently sits at 1-17 overall.
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Bowling Green, Ohio – Coming off two consecutive wins this past weekend, the Bowling Green State University softball team (7-12) travels to Ann Arbor tomorrow (March 18) to face the University of Michigan. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Wilpon Softball Complex.
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan softball is currently ranked third in the nation and will enter the game with a record of 24-4. Two of its losses were to No. 1 Florida, and the other two losses came to No. 22 Arizona State and Kent State. Out of the Wolverines' 28 games, 12 of those have ended in five innings.
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans can follow the BGSU softball team throughout the season on Twitter on the official team account @BGSUSoftball and through the official account of the Athletics Department @BGAthletics.
WHAT COACH SALSBURG IS SAYING
"Michigan is a well balanced team. We believe we can have success offensively if we stay aggressive. Defensively we are focused on one pitch, one out at a time."
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FAST START FALCONS
BGSU has now scored 34 first inning runs in the 2015 season. The Falcons started the season having scored 22 first inning runs through the team's first eight games. The Falcons highest scoring first inning was at the Cleveland State Dome Tournament (Feb. 6-8), with 10 against Canisius in BG's third game of the tournament.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons finished their Bloomington trip with a 2-3 record in the five games played (BG played a single game vs. Indiana on Thursday before the IU Hoosier Classic began). Aspen Searle batted .625 with a slugging percentage of 1.125. She was 10-for-16 at the plate with two doubles, two homers, six runs scored and five RBI. BG dropped its first three games to Indiana (twice) and NDSU, but got back on track Sunday, defeating IPFW and Wright State.
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IU HOOSIER CLASSIC RESULTS
Friday, March 13
BGSU vs. IPFW, cancelled
BGSU vs. North Dakota State, cancelled
North Dakota State at Indiana, cancelled
Saturday, March 14
Wright State 16, IPFW 4
Indiana 7, Wright State 2
Indiana 5, BGSU 2
North Dakota State 3, BGSU 0
Sunday, March 15
BGSU 12, IPFW 4 (5 innings)
North Dakota State 5, Wright State 0Â Â
BGSU 5, Wright State 3
Indiana 9, IPFW 2
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SEARLE SPARKS OFFENSE
Sophomore Aspen Searle hit .579 and slugged 1.000 in six games over the past week. She had at least one hit in each contest and four multi-hit games. She was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the first contest and 2-for-3 in the second. Sunday, she went a combined 4-for-7 in a pair of wins. In a 12-4 victory over IPFW, Searle was 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI. She followed that up by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a 5-3 win over Wright State. This season, Searle leads the team in slugging pct., on base pct., runs, RBIs, homeruns, doubles and total bases.
CONFERENCE AWARDS
BGSU has received at least one MAC weekly award after three of the four weeks in which the team has competed this season to date. Junior Braiden Dillow earned MAC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors on Feb. 10, following the Falcons' season-opening tournament at Cleveland State, and sophomore Trista Mokienko and senior Jamie Kertes earned league Player- and Pitcher-of-the-Week accolades two weeks later (Feb. 24), following the team's trip to Charleston, S.C., for the Cougar Classic. Most recently, sophomore Aspen Searle was named MAC Player of the Week for the East Division for her performance in the team's last six games over the past week.
PRESEASON POLL
BGSU was chosen to finish sixth in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the Softball preseason coaches poll, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the league offices. Defending MAC Champions Ohio University was tabbed to be the favorite in the East Division in 2015, receiving eight out of a possible 12 first place votes. Kent State was picked to finish second with two votes, and Akron and Buffalo each received one first place vote. The Zips and Bulls were chosen to finish third and fourth, respectively. Miami was picked to finish fifth in the East, followed by BGSU in sixth to round out the East.
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SCHEDULE CHANGE
The team has added a doubleheader to the season schedule. The Falcons will travel to Detroit on March 31 for a doubleheader with the Titans beginning at 2:30 pm. Detroit currently sits at 1-17 overall.
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