Falcons Fall Short In Pitcher's Duel With Golden Grizzlies

Tuesday, April 5

Rochester, Mich.

2:30 PM

Bowling Green State University

7-18

Oakland

14-13

Bowling Green

Oakland

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

April 05, 2022 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball program went head-to-head with the Oakland Golden Grizzlies for a pitcher's duel on Tuesday (April 5). The Falcons rallied back from a 2-0 deficit to knot it up at 2-2 in the seventh, but an Oakland run in the bottom of eighth pushed the Golden Grizzlies back in front for the 3-2 final. On the mound, Jeremy Spezia offered four innings in the starter role, giving up just a pair of runs on three hits. Isaiah Seidel took over from there, allowing one unearned run over 3.2 innings while striking out six.

The Falcons offense was highlighted by an RBI triple from Nathan Archer, his fourth of the season that stands atop of the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons will return to action this weekend on the road against Kent State. The four-game series is set to begin on Friday (April 8) with a 6:00 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The game began with three quick innings and one hit per team before the fourth inning when the first runs were scored. In the bottom half of the fourth, Oakland capitalized on a walk with a two-run home run to take a 2-0 lead.
A couple more scoreless innings followed, but the BGSU answer came in the seventh. Adam Furnas was hit by a pitch to begin the inning before being out on a fielder's choice that allowed Tyler Ross to reach first. Nathan Rose joined Ross on the bases, being hit by a pitch as well, setting up another fielder's choice knock, this time by Zack Horky, that allowed Ross to score on an error.
Nathan Archer continued the rally for the Falcons by ripping a triple to deep right center, bringing around Horky to tie it up at 2-2.
A single in the bottom of the eighth for Oakland pushed a run across, giving the Golden Grizzlies a 3-2 lead.

STAT LEADERS

Adam Fallon: 1-for-3, 2 SB
Nathan Archer: 1-for-3, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Jeremy Spezia: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 2 K
Isaiah Seidel: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

Stealing a pair of stolen bases in the contest, Adam Fallon now has four stolen bags over the last two games and a team-high 12 on the season. Fallon has been a perfect 12-for-12 on steal attempts this season.
Nathan Archer logged his fourth triple of the season for the Falcons. Archer entered the game tied atop the MAC for triples.
Isaiah Seidel struck out a season-high six batters over 3.2 innings of relief work on the mound. Seidel now has three straight relief appearances without allowing an earned run, totaling 5.2 innings.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will resume play within the Mid-American Conference this coming weekend as they travel to face the Kent State Golden Flashes for a four-game weekend series. The first game of the series is set for Friday (April 8) for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch.

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