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Falcon Baseball Opens 2020 Season At Lipscomb
February 13, 2020 | Baseball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team opens its 2020 season this weekend with a three-game series at Lipscomb University. Head Coach Danny Schmitz enters his 30th season at the helm of the Orange and Brown. The three-game series will be played at Lipscomb's Dugan Field.
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 14 | 3 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 15 | 3 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
Game 3: Sunday, Feb. 16 | 2 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
PROBABLE ROTATIONS
Bowling Green
Game 1: RHP Andrew Abrahamowicz
Game 2: RHP Tyler Hays
Game 3: RHP Owen Recker
Lipscomb
Game 1: RHP Scott Elgin
Game 2: LHP Max Habegger
Game 3: RHP Dylan Bierman
THE KIDS
Bowling Green fields one of the youngest rosters in college baseball in 2020. The Falcons have just two seniors – Jake Wilson and Damon Egnor. The junior class consists of six players, while the rest of the roster is comprised of underclassmen. The Falcons have 14 freshmen on this year's club.
CAPTAINS
Seniors Jake Wilson and Damon Egnor will serve as the program's two captains in 2020. Wilson and Egnor are the only seniors on the team. Both players came to Bowling Green in 2017, and have combined to appear in 183 games.
PITCHING AND DEFENSE
Bowling Green formed a clear identity last season, establishing a winning formula led by pitching and defense. BGSU's .968 fielding percentage in 2019 nearly broke the school record, which was set in 2011 (.972). The Falcons placed a MAC-best three players – SS Neil Lambert, 2B Riley Minorik and CF Jake Wilson – on the league's All-Defensive Team.
In his first season with the program, Kyle Hallock's pitching staff ranked in the top five in the MAC in ERA (5.43) and fewest-hits allowed (482). The Falcons allowed just 298 runs, which ranked second in the league. When looking at ERA, eight of Bowling Green's top nine pitchers were either freshmen or sophomores.
ON THE ROAD
As is the case with most programs in the Midwest, the Falcons will be forced to play a significant portion of its early-season schedule on the road. Bowling Green will play its first 16 games of 2020 away from home. BGSU's home opener is scheduled for March 17 versus Central Michigan. The CMU ballgame is a non-conference clash. The Falcons open up MAC play that weekend (March 20-22) with a three-game series versus Ohio.
COACHING STAFF
Danny Schmitz enters year No. 30 as the baseball coach at Bowling Green. Schmitz is the conference's active leader in all-time wins with 721. Ryan Shay enters his sixth season as assistant baseball coach at BGSU. A former standout on the Falcons as a player, Shay coaches the hitters and infielders. Kyle Hallock is in his second season as pitching coach, while Nick Ascue enters year No. 1 as the program's volunteer assistant.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGSU_Baseball / @BGAthletics
Instagram: @BGFalcons
Website: BGSUFalcons.com
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 14 | 3 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 15 | 3 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
Game 3: Sunday, Feb. 16 | 2 p.m. | LIVE STATS | VIDEO
PROBABLE ROTATIONS
Bowling Green
Game 1: RHP Andrew Abrahamowicz
Game 2: RHP Tyler Hays
Game 3: RHP Owen Recker
Lipscomb
Game 1: RHP Scott Elgin
Game 2: LHP Max Habegger
Game 3: RHP Dylan Bierman
THE KIDS
Bowling Green fields one of the youngest rosters in college baseball in 2020. The Falcons have just two seniors – Jake Wilson and Damon Egnor. The junior class consists of six players, while the rest of the roster is comprised of underclassmen. The Falcons have 14 freshmen on this year's club.
CAPTAINS
Seniors Jake Wilson and Damon Egnor will serve as the program's two captains in 2020. Wilson and Egnor are the only seniors on the team. Both players came to Bowling Green in 2017, and have combined to appear in 183 games.
PITCHING AND DEFENSE
Bowling Green formed a clear identity last season, establishing a winning formula led by pitching and defense. BGSU's .968 fielding percentage in 2019 nearly broke the school record, which was set in 2011 (.972). The Falcons placed a MAC-best three players – SS Neil Lambert, 2B Riley Minorik and CF Jake Wilson – on the league's All-Defensive Team.
In his first season with the program, Kyle Hallock's pitching staff ranked in the top five in the MAC in ERA (5.43) and fewest-hits allowed (482). The Falcons allowed just 298 runs, which ranked second in the league. When looking at ERA, eight of Bowling Green's top nine pitchers were either freshmen or sophomores.
ON THE ROAD
As is the case with most programs in the Midwest, the Falcons will be forced to play a significant portion of its early-season schedule on the road. Bowling Green will play its first 16 games of 2020 away from home. BGSU's home opener is scheduled for March 17 versus Central Michigan. The CMU ballgame is a non-conference clash. The Falcons open up MAC play that weekend (March 20-22) with a three-game series versus Ohio.
COACHING STAFF
Danny Schmitz enters year No. 30 as the baseball coach at Bowling Green. Schmitz is the conference's active leader in all-time wins with 721. Ryan Shay enters his sixth season as assistant baseball coach at BGSU. A former standout on the Falcons as a player, Shay coaches the hitters and infielders. Kyle Hallock is in his second season as pitching coach, while Nick Ascue enters year No. 1 as the program's volunteer assistant.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Twitter: @BGSU_Baseball / @BGAthletics
Instagram: @BGFalcons
Website: BGSUFalcons.com
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