Falcons Fall to Michigan Wednesday

Wednesday, March 15

Ann Arbor, MI

4:30 PM

Bowling Green State University

7-13

Michigan

12-10

Bowling Green

Michigan

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

March 15, 2023 | Softball

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BGSU opens MAC play this weekend vs. Toledo

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan scored six times in the third inning to break the game open, as the host Wolverines downed the Bowling Green State University softball team, 9-0, on Wednesday (March 15) at Alumni Field.

The Wolverines (12-10) got a run in the first inning and added two unearned tallies in the second, before sending 10 batters to the plate in the third.

Michigan had an 11-2 advantage in hits on the day.

Sophie Weber and Maycee Godbolt each singled for the Falcons (7-13). In the circle, Ellie Price worked an inning and a third of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit.

BGSU v MICHIGAN – HOW IT HAPPENED
• Michigan broke on top in the first inning. Ellie Mataya led off with a walk against BGSU starter Scarlet Anderson, and stole second with one out. Anderson got Keke Tholl to ground out, but Maddie Erickson's two-out single up the middle enabled Mataya to come around and score.
• In the second, Anderson retired the first two batters, but back-to-back singles and an infield error loaded the bases, and the Wolverines took advantage, as Lexie Blair singled to plate a pair of teammates.
• The third inning saw Melina Livingston double with one out, and Ellie Sieler followed with a triple down the right-field line. Janelle Ilacqua singled to score a teammate, and Mataya and Tholl each had RBI base hits in the inning as well.
• Ellie Price came on with two outs and got the final out of the inning, then pitched a scoreless fifth frame.
• But, three U-M pitchers combined to allow just two hits and no walks. Sophie Weber singled off of Lauren Derkowski in the first inning, and Maycee Godbolt had a base hit against Jessica LeBeau in the fourth. But, both of those hits came with two outs, and in each case, the Wolverines were able to get an inning-ending grounder back to the circle.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons open Mid-American Conference play this weekend, with a three-game series vs. Toledo.
• All three games will take place at Total Sports in Rossford, with the Falcons and Rockets playing a Friday (March 17) doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m., and a Sunday evening (March 19) single game, starting at 6:00 p.m.
• All three games in the UT series are scheduled to be aired by BCSN in the Toledo area and streamed on the BCSN App as well as on ESPN3 or ESPN+.

Gallery: (3-15-2023) 031523 SB at U-M - Morgan Holscher

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