Falcons Dismantle Mount St. Mary's to Continue School-Record Start

Sunday, February 18

Elon, NC

9:45 AM ET

Bowling Green State University

9-1

Mount St. Mary's (Md.)

0-3

Bowling Green

Mount St. Mary's

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Falcons Dismantle Mount St. Mary's to Continue School-Record Start

February 18, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

BGSU turns 11 hits & 8 walks into a dozen runs in 12-3 win Sunday morning

By: ELON, N.C. (BGSU Athletic Communications)

The Bowling Green State University softball team continued the team's hot start to the 2018 season, scoring a dozen runs in a win over Mount St. Mary's on Sunday morning (Feb. 18). BGSU put together four innings of two or more runs in a 12-3, six-inning win over the Mountaineers.

The win came on the final day of the Elon Softball Classic at Hunt Softball Park in Elon, N.C.

With the victory, the Falcons improve to 9-1 on the season. The 9-1 start is the best in program history.

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BGSU-MOUNT ST. MARY'S STATISTICS: PDF
BGSU Weekly Notes: PDF
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Once again on Sunday, head coach Sarah Willis and the Falcons got contributions from multiple players. BGSU had a total of 11 hits, and the Falcons drew eight walks in the win.

Freshman Sammy Dees was 3-for-3 at the plate, while junior transfers Kellie Natham and Kaylee Parker each banged out two hits. Parker and freshman Sarah Gonzalez each drove in three runs, while senior Laine Simmons had a pair of RBI.

In the circle, juniors Meredith Miller and Brooke Parker combined to allow just five hits while striking out nine batters.

FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

BGSU's 9-1 start to the season, as mentioned, is the best in school history. The previous best 10-game start by a Falcon team was 8-2 in 2007.
A total of 18 of the 22 players on the BGSU roster saw action in Sunday's win.
BGSU has outscored opponents by a 67-17 count this spring, and the Falcons have 103 hits to the foes' 41. BG has 31 extra-base hits, compared to 11 for the opponents.
Junior Kali Holcomb has a 10-game hitting streak, having picked up at least one hit in every game she has played as a Falcon. Freshman Sarah Gonzalez did not get a hit in the season opener, but has put together a nine-game hitting streak since that time.
Another freshman, Sammy Dees, has seven multiple-hit games in her 10 contests as a Falcon. Dees has four two-hit games, and Sunday marked the third three-hit game of her young career. She is hitting a team-best .486 on the season.

QUOTING COACH WILLIS
"Our offense had another great day today. The lineup stayed aggressive in their approach, and we had numerous contributors to this win. It was a great way to finish off a good weekend."

BGSU-MOUNT ST. MARY'S – HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons struck for a pair of runs against Mount St. Mary's starter Kate Olson in the top of the first inning. Junior Alex Sorgi walked, and freshman Sammy Dees singled. One out later, a walk to junior Kali Holcomb loaded the bases, and junior Kaylee Parker singled up the middle to score the game's first run. Another junior, Kellie Natham, singled to plate Dees before Olson and the Mountaineers averted further damage.
Junior Meredith Miller allowed a first-inning hit and a second-inning walk, but no runs in that time. In the first inning, she struck out the side, giving up just a single with two down. The following frame saw a sacrifice bunt move the runner to second, but Miller came up with two more strikeouts to end the inning.
BG put another crooked number on the scoreboard in the third inning, scoring three times. Dees led off with a single, and Holcomb's one-out walk put two runners aboard for Kaylee Parker. The junior proceeded to hit a ball down the left-field line for a two-run double. Natham walked, then freshman Sarah Gonzalez walked to load the bases, and a sacrifice fly by senior Laine Simmons scored pinch-runner Taylor Blevins and gave the Falcons a 5-0 lead.
The Mount got on the board in the bottom of the inning, as Kaylee Stoner singled, moved to third on an error and scored on a Lindsay Heinze double.
Jordan Weaver entered the circle for The Mount to begin the fourth. She allowed another Dees single, and a throwing error put runners at first and second, but Weaver then got a pair of fly balls to get out of the jam.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jessica Nines drew a one-out walk, and Stoner hit a two-run homer, cutting BG's lead to 5-3. Junior Brooke Parker came into the game and proceeded to retire the next hitter for the third out. And, BG went back ahead by five runs in the next half-inning.
Natham led off the top of the fifth with a single, and pinch-runner Nikki Sorgi advanced to third on a foul fly down the left-field line. Simmons singled to score Sorgi, and a base hit by sophomore Kendyl Wheeler moved pinch-runner Logan Everett to second. The two sophs then moved up on back-to-back wild pitches by Weaver, with Everett scoring and Wheeler taking third. Alex Sorgi walked, and Dees singled for the third time on Sunday morning, scoring Wheeler and giving BG an 8-3 lead.
And, in the sixth, the Falcons broke the game wide open. Holcomb singled, Kaylee Parker walked and Nikki Sorgi reached base on an error, with Holcomb scoring. Gonzalez crushed a ball to left-center for a three-run homer that put BG ahead by nine runs.
In the bottom of the inning, Brooke Parker allowed a leadoff walk, then retired three-straight hitters, striking out two.

BGSU-MOUNT ST. MARY'S LEADERS

Falcon hitters, as mentioned, had 11 hits and eight walks in the win. Six of BG's nine starters reached base via hit or walk twice.
Dees was a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI. It was the third three-hit game of her young career, and she has had seven multiple-hit games in her 10 collegiate contests.
Natham was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Kaylee Parker went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and three RBI in the win.
Gonzalez also drove in three runs, on her second collegiate homer. She also had a walk.
Holcomb had a hit, two walks and two runs, while Nikki Sorgi scored two runs. Alex Sorgi walked twice and crossed the plate once.
Wheeler was 1-for-3 and scored a run, while pinch-runners Blevins and Everett each scored.
Miller allowed three runs (two earned) and four hits before leaving with two outs in the fourth. She walked three batters and struck out six.
Brooke Parker picked up the win in relief, throwing two-and-one-third innings of scoreless, one-hit ball. Parker walked one batter and struck out three.
Olson and Weaver each threw three innings for The Mount, with Olson allowing five runs, four hits and issuing six walks. Weaver gave up seven runs (six earned) and seven hits, walking two. The duo combined for three strikeouts.
At the plate, Stoner and Morgan Alisauckas each had two hits for The Mount, with Stoner scoring twice and driving in two runs.

ELON SOFTBALL CLASSIC
Friday, Feb. 16
Bowling Green 3, North Texas 2 (9 innings)
North Texas 7, Rhode Island 5
Elon 4, Bowling Green 3
Elon 6, Rhode Island 2

Saturday, Feb. 17
North Texas 6, Mount St. Mary's 2
Bowling Green 6, Elon 3
Rhode Island 3, Mount St. Mary's 2
Bowling Green 9, Rhode Island 1 (5 innings)

Sunday, Feb. 18
Bowling Green 12, Mount St. Mary's 3 (6 innings)
Elon 6, North Texas 1
Elon 8, Mount St. Mary's 0 (6 innings)

UP NEXT

The Falcons are idle from competition next weekend, before heading to Lubbock, Texas, for the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, hosted by Texas Tech (March 2-4). The Falcons will play two games vs. both TTU and UTSA, along with one game against New Mexico, in that tournament.

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Pitching:

W: Parker, Brooke (3-1)

L: OLSON (0-1)

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Batting:

2B: Parker, Kaylee 1 ; Natham, Kellie 1

HR: Gonzalez, Sarah 1

RBI: Dees, Sammy 1 ; Parker, Kaylee 3 ; Natham, Kellie 1 ; Gonzalez, Sarah 3 ; Simmons, Laine 2

SF: Simmons, Laine 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Sorgi, Alex 1 ; Dees, Sammy 2 ; Holcomb, Kali 2 ; Parker, Kaylee 1 ; Blevins, Taylor 1 ; Sorgi, Nikki 2 ; Gonzalez, Sarah 1 ; Everett, Logan 1 ; Wheeler, Kendyl 1