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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics
BGSU Offense Erupts For 18 Runs As Falcons Win Third Straight
March 22, 2023 | Baseball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team advanced to 2-0 at home, picking up an 18-6 win over the Youngstown State Penguins Wednesday (March 22) at Steller Field. The Falcons fell behind early, trailing 6-2, but responded with 16 unanswered runs to go along with six innings of scoreless pitching from the bullpen. The BGSU offense caught fire with a four-run fourth inning, carried it into a six-run fifth inning and capped it off with another four-run inning in the sixth to total 14 runs over just a three inning stretch, propelling the team to the win.
At the plate, the Falcons drew a season-high 12 walks, including three by Kyle Gurney. Gurney also went 2-for-2 and scored three times. Sam Seidel came around to score four times for the Falcons while Nathan Rose went 3-for-6 with a team-leading five RBI. As a team, the Falcons knocked three home runs for the second consecutive day and scored a season-high 18 runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAT LEADERS
FALCON STAT FACTS
UP NEXT
The Falcons will continue their homestand this weekend with the team's first home conference action of the season. Bowling Green is set to host Miami (OH) for a three game series at Steller Field this weekend.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
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At the plate, the Falcons drew a season-high 12 walks, including three by Kyle Gurney. Gurney also went 2-for-2 and scored three times. Sam Seidel came around to score four times for the Falcons while Nathan Rose went 3-for-6 with a team-leading five RBI. As a team, the Falcons knocked three home runs for the second consecutive day and scored a season-high 18 runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Youngstown State tallied three runs in the top of the first, including a two-run home run, to take a quick 3-0 lead.
- In the bottom of the second, Nathan Rose and Leighton Banjoff singled to start the inning. Gavin Ganun joined them on the base paths, drawing a walk. Cooper McKenzie followed with a bases loaded walk to score the first BGSU run of the game.
- Justin Fugitt was next up and knocked a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Banjoff to make it a 3-2 Youngstown State lead through two innings.
- The Penguins had a three-run home run in the top of the third to extend their lead to 6-2.
- The Falcons responded in the bottom of the fourth with four runs to knot it up. Mason Montgomery and McKenzie singled to start the inning. Montgomery moved up on a fly out before scoring on a pass ball to make it 6-3.
- Sam Seidel drew a walk before Kyle Gurney singled to load the bases. Nathan Archer walked as well to bring home a run with the bases loaded, making the score 6-4.
- Nathan Rose followed with a fielder's choice grounder that included a throwing error trying to turn two, allowing two more runs to score for the Falcons and tie it up at 6-6 through four innings played.
- The sixth inning saw the Falcons jump out in front with six runs. Ganun was hit by a pitch followed by a Montgomery walk to put two on. Fugitt then sent a moon shot to right field for a three-run blast to make it a 9-6 BGSU lead.
- After the home run, Seidel doubled to right center before stealing third. Gurney joined him on the bases via a walk before an Archer double to the right field corner scored both Seidel and Gurney. Archer was thrown out going for third.
- The final BGSU run of the inning came from a solo home run off the bat of Rose to right field, making it a 12-6 BGSU lead.
- The runs continued for the Falcons in the bottom of the sixth with four more runs, all coming with two outs in the inning. Fugitt began the rally by drawing a walk and stealing second. Seidel was then hit by a pitch with both runners advancing on a pass ball. Gurney then drew another walk to load the bases. Archer also walked, bringing home a run to make it 13-6.
- Another passed ball allowed Seidel to score as well before a two-RBI double to right center by Rose cleared the bases and pushed the BGSU advantage to 16-6.
- In the eighth inning, Seidel singled to center field before Anthony Toma clobbered a pinch hit two-run home run to left field, his second home run in as many games, to give BGSU an 18-6 lead and win.
STAT LEADERS
- Jacob Turner: W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
- DJ Newman: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K
- Landon Willeman: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2K
- Nathan Rose: 3-for-6, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
- Justin Fugitt: 2-for-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB, 1 BB
- Anthony Toma: 1-for-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Sam Seidel: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 4 R, 1 SB, 1 BB
- Nathan Archer: 1-for-3, 4 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB
- Cooper McKenzie: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
- Kyle Gurney: 2-for-2, 3 R, 3 BB
FALCON STAT FACTS
- With the win, the Falcons move to 2-0 at home and are now winners in three straight for the first time this season.
- Bowling Green logged a season-high 18 runs in the contest. The run total is the highest for the team since scoring 22 in last season's season opener against St. Louis.
- As a team, the Orange and Brown drew a season-high 12 walks at the plate. The mark is the most walks in a game for Bowling Green since last season's season opener against St. Louis when BGSU had 13.
- For the second consecutive day, the Falcons hit three home runs as a team. Anthony Toma was the only player to have a home run in both games, his first multiple-home run season as a Falcon.
- After entering the week without a double-digit hit game this season, the Falcons now have two. BGSU followed up their 10-hit game against Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday with 14 against Youngstown State.
- On the mound, Jacob Turner earned his first win at the collegiate level, pitching two scoreless innings. He's now put together three consecutive scoreless relief appearances over a total of four innings of work. Turner was one of three BGSU relievers to pitch two scoreless frames, being joined by DJ Newman and Landon Willeman.
- Going 2-for-4 with a walk, double and four runs scored, Sam Seidel has now reached base safely in each game he's started this season plus one with the streak extending to 11 straight games.
- Justin Fugitt was one of three Falcons to have at least four RBI in the game, setting a new career-high for him with BGSU for the stat.
- Kyle Gurney continued to be dominant at the plate. Over the three game win streak for the Falcons, Gurney is batting .800 (8-for-10) with six runs scored, five walks drawn, four RBI, one double and one home run.
- Going 1-for-3, Cooper McKenzie continued his streak of having at least one hit in each game he's started. He also logged his first RBI at the collegiate level.
UP NEXT
The Falcons will continue their homestand this weekend with the team's first home conference action of the season. Bowling Green is set to host Miami (OH) for a three game series at Steller Field this weekend.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Turner, Jacob (1-0)
L: ANDERSON, Brandin (1-2)
Batting:
2B: LAW, Trey 1 ; GOOD, Andre 1
HR: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Padr. 2
RBI: D'EUSANIO, Steven 1 ; O'SHAUGHNESSY, Padr. 5
Base Running:
RUNS: LAW, Trey 1 ; GRAU, Turner 1 ; D'EUSANIO, Steven 2 ; O'SHAUGHNESSY, Padr. 2
Batting:
2B: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Archer, Nathan 1 ; Rose, Nathan 1
HR: Toma, Anthony 1 ; Rose, Nathan 1 ; Fugitt, Justin 1
RBI: Toma, Anthony 1 ; Archer, Nathan 4 ; Rose, Nathan 5 ; McKenzie, Cooper 1 ; Fugitt, Justin 4
SH: McKenzie, Cooper 1
SF: Fugitt, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Seidel, Sam 4 ; Gurney, Kyle 3 ; Toma, Anthony 1 ; Archer, Nathan 1 ; Rose, Nathan 2 ; Banjoff, Leighton 1 ; Ganun, Gavin 1 ; Montgomery, Mason 2 ; McKenzie, Cooper 1 ; Fugitt, Justin 2
SB: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Archer, Nathan 1 ; Fugitt, Justin 1
HBP: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Ganun, Gavin 1
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