Battle Of I-75: Falcons Host Rockets At Steller Field To Open MAC Play

Saturday, March 23

Bowling Green, Ohio

12:05 PM EST

Bowling Green State University

Toledo

Battle Of I-75: Falcons Host Rockets At Steller Field To Open MAC Play

March 21, 2019 | Baseball

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL (4-12; 0-0 MAC)
vs.
University of Toledo (9-9; 0-0 MAC)

March 22-24 | Bowling Green, Ohio | Steller Field
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team is set to host the Battle Of I-75 series this weekend at Steller Field. The three-game series between the Falcons and Rockets will mark the official start of Mid-American Conference play.

COACH SCHMITZ QUOTE
"To open conference play at home against Toledo is a really excited opportunity for our team. We have learned a lot about our team over the first 16 games of the season, and now is the time to continue to grow. Our road to Avon begins this weekend."

THE BATTLE OF I-75
Friday, March 22 | 3:05 p.m. | vs. Toledo
Saturday, March 23 | 1:05 p.m. | vs. Toledo
Sunday, March 24 | 1:05 p.m. | vs. Toledo

PROBABLE STARTING ROTATIONS
Bowling Green
Game 1: Andrew Abrahamowicz (0-1; 2.61 ERA)
Game 2: Tyler Hays (1-1; 3.08 ERA)
Game 3: Will MacLean (1-3; 6.87 ERA)

Toledo
Game 1: LHP Michael Jacob (2-1; 3.55 ERA)
Game 2: RHP Doug Smith (1-1; 10.50 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Layne Schnitz-Paxton (2-1; 3.18 ERA)

BREAKING DOWN THE BATTLE OF I-75
• The Falcons lead the all-time series versus the Rockets by a 126-93 margin.
• Bowling Green is 55-35 against Toledo since head coach Danny Schmitz's first season at BGSU in 1991.
• Since 2005, Bowling Green has lost just three season series to Toledo, racking up a record of 27-14 over that time frame.
• The last two MAC series at Steller Field between the two schools have been even. The Falcons took two-of-three games during the 2016 season, while the Rockets did the same in 2017. In 2018, UT swept the three-game set at Scott Park.

FALCON STATISTICAL LEADERS
Batting Average: Brad Croy (.342)
Hits: Neil Lambert (19)
Runs: Jake Wilson (8)
RBI: Brad Croy (5), Neil Lambert (5)
Doubles: Jake Wilson (7)
Home Runs: Cam Daugherty (1), Adam Furnas (1)
Stolen Bases: Neil Lambert (3), Jake Wilson (3)
ERA: Daniel Buratto (1.93)
Wins: Daniel Buratto (1), Tyler Hays (1), Will MacLean (1), David Stopp (1)
Saves: Jeremy Spezia (2)
Strikeouts: Tyler Hays (33)
Innings Pitched: Tyler Hays (26.1)
Batting Average Against: Tyler Hays (.174)

MAC STANDINGS
1. Miami (16-3)
2. Central Michigan (13-6)
3. Ball State (12-9)
4. Toledo (9-9)
5. Kent State (8-10)
6. Western Michigan (6-13)
7. Bowling Green (4-12)
8. Ohio (4-14)
9. Northern Illinois (4-16)
10. Eastern Michigan (3-16-1)