Bowling Green Concludes 2019 Season At Northern Illinois

Thursday, May 16

DeKalb, IL

3:00 PM EST

Bowling Green State University

Northern Illinois

May 15, 2019 | Baseball

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL (15-32; 7-17 MAC)
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Northern Illinois University (17-33; 13-11 MAC)

May 16-18 | DeKalb, Illinois | Ralph McKinzie Field | LIVE STATS | VIDEO ($)

DEKALB, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team concludes its 2019 season this week by traveling to DeKalb, Illinois to face the Northern Illinois University Huskies. The three-game Mid-American Conference series will take place at Ralph McKinzie Field. The series opener is set for 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 16.

Bowling Green is coming off a 2-2 week. The Falcons defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-1, on May 7 to open the week. Over the weekend, the Falcons honored their 12 seniors with a 6-2 win at Steller Field over Kent State on Senior Day on May 11.

COACH SCHMITZ QUOTE
"Our team has been playing extremely hard, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to end our season on a positive note. Northern Illinois is a strong team, and they will present a lot of challenges this weekend. We owe it to our 12 seniors to come out and play our best baseball for 27 innings."

SERIES SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 16 | at Northern Illinois | 4 p.m.
Friday, May 17 | at Northern Illinois | 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 | at Northern Illinois | 1 p.m.

WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday: Cloudy / HIGH: 80 / LOW: 56 / Precipitation: 20% / SSW 16 MPH
Friday: Thunderstorms / HIGH: 59 / LOW: 47 / Precipitation: 90% / ENE 13 MPH
Saturday: PM Thunderstorms / HIGH: 76 / LOW: 57 / Precipitation: 50% / ESE 13 MPH

THANK YOU, SENIORS!
This weekend will mark the final three games in the careers of Bowling Green's 12 seniors: R.J. Williams, Brad Croy, Cam Daugherty, Riley Minorik, Joe McGuinness, Chase Antle, Jeff Scott, Ty Suntken, Daniel Buratto, Neil Lambert, Gama Martinez and Anthony Smith.

FALCON STATISTICAL LEADERS
Batting Average: Brad Croy (.326)
Hits: Jake Wilson (51)
Runs: Neil Lambert (24), Jake Wilson (24)
RBI: Brad Croy (22)
Doubles: Jake Wilson (11)
Home Runs: Brad Croy (2), Adam Furnas (2)
Stolen Bases: Jake Wilson (11)
ERA: David Stopp (2.55)
Wins: Andrew Abrahamowicz (2), Daniel Buratto (2), Tyler Hays (2), Will MacLean (2), Gage Schenk (2), David Stopp (2)
Saves: Jeremy Spezia (5)
Strikeouts: Tyler Hays (61)
Innings Pitched: Andrew Abrahamowicz (70.1)
Batting Average Against: Daniel Buratto (.224)

MAC STANDINGS
1. Central Michigan (19-5)
2. Ball State (17-5)
3. Miami (15-8)
4. Kent State (14-8)
5. Northern Illinois (13-11)
6. Western Michigan (10-12)
7. Ohio (10-13)
8. Bowling Green (7-17)
9. Eastern Michigan (6-18)
10. Toledo (4-18)

CONFERENCE CALENDAR (May 16-18)
• Bowling Green (7-17) at Northern Illinois (13-11)
• Miami (15-8) at Central Michigan (19-5)
• Toledo (4-18) at Ball State (17-5)
• Kent State (14-8) at Eastern Michigan (6-18)
• Ohio (10-13) at Western Michigan (10-12)

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