Bowling Green State University Athletics
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Falcons Drop Season Opener At Middle Tennessee State
February 15, 2019 | Baseball
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team opened its 2019 season at Middle Tennessee State University on Friday (Feb. 15) afternoon. The Blue Raiders picked up the 7-0 win on opening day. The ballgame was played at MTSU's Reese Smith Jr. Field.
Middle Tennessee opened the scoring on the day with a two-run single with two outs in the first inning. MTSU scored three more runs with two outs in the fifth, before tacking on single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Making his first appearance since the 2017 season, Chase Antle struck out four batters over 3.1 innings of work. Jeremy Spezia, David Stopp and Damon Egnor made relief appearances for the Falcons. Stopp surrendered just one run over 2.1 innings on the hill, while Egnor struck out two over 0.2 innings. Neil Lambert and R.J. Williams recorded hits for the Orange and Brown.
COACH SCHMITZ QUOTE
"It was great to get back onto the diamond today. It's tough not being able to be outside during the build up to the season. I expect our guys to continue to compete and get better throughout the weekend."
UP NEXT
• The three-game series is scheduled to conclude with a 3 p.m. start on Saturday followed by a 2 p.m. start on Sunday.
• However, with rain in the forecast throughout the weekend, stay tuned to @BGSU_Baseball on Twitter for any schedule changes. Those changes will also be reflected on the BGSU baseball schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team opened its 2019 season at Middle Tennessee State University on Friday (Feb. 15) afternoon. The Blue Raiders picked up the 7-0 win on opening day. The ballgame was played at MTSU's Reese Smith Jr. Field.
Middle Tennessee opened the scoring on the day with a two-run single with two outs in the first inning. MTSU scored three more runs with two outs in the fifth, before tacking on single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Making his first appearance since the 2017 season, Chase Antle struck out four batters over 3.1 innings of work. Jeremy Spezia, David Stopp and Damon Egnor made relief appearances for the Falcons. Stopp surrendered just one run over 2.1 innings on the hill, while Egnor struck out two over 0.2 innings. Neil Lambert and R.J. Williams recorded hits for the Orange and Brown.
COACH SCHMITZ QUOTE
"It was great to get back onto the diamond today. It's tough not being able to be outside during the build up to the season. I expect our guys to continue to compete and get better throughout the weekend."
UP NEXT
• The three-game series is scheduled to conclude with a 3 p.m. start on Saturday followed by a 2 p.m. start on Sunday.
• However, with rain in the forecast throughout the weekend, stay tuned to @BGSU_Baseball on Twitter for any schedule changes. Those changes will also be reflected on the BGSU baseball schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keenan (1-0)
L: Antle, Chase (0-1)
Base Running:
CS: Williams, R.J. 1
Batting:
2B: Stratinsky 1
RBI: Prewett 2 ; Huff 1 ; Thomas 1 ; Benefield 2 ; Stratinsky 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Prewett 2 ; Christian 1 ; Thomas 2 ; Benefield 1 ; Stratinsky 1
SB: Prewett 1 ; Christian 1
HBP: Christian 1 ; Thomas 1 ; Benefield 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
3
R
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H
0
RBI
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AB
0
R
0
H
0
RBI
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