Falcons Continue Best Home Start Since 2012 With Win Over RedHawks

Friday, March 24

Bowling Green, Ohio

3:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

7-12, 3-4

Miami (OH)

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Miami (OH)

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Falcons Continue Best Home Start Since 2012 With Win Over RedHawks

March 24, 2023 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team moved to 3-0 at home on Friday (March 24), topping the Miami (OH) RedHawks 5-2 at Steller Field. Miami lit the scoreboard first with two runs in the top of the fourth, but the Falcons quickly responded in the bottom half with a two-run Nathan Rose home run, tying the game at 2-2. The scoreboard was silent again until the seventh inning when an infield single by Nathan Archer pushed the Orange and Brown in front 3-2. The Falcons added two insurance runs in the eighth to clinch the 5-2 win.

On the mound, Gage Schenk put together another strong start for the Falcons, tossing seven innings and striking out nine. Schenk has now sent down nine batters via strikes in two straight starts and earned his first win of the season in the contest. Connar Penrod came on to take over for Schenk and didn't allow a hit or walk over two innings while striking out two and recording his first save at the collegiate level. With the win, the Falcons are now in the midst of a four-game winning streak while being 3-0 at home. On the season, Bowling Green is 7-12 with a 3-4 MAC record.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first three innings were scoreless for both teams before Miami scored two in the top of the fourth to move out in front 2-0.
Bowling Green immediately responded. Nathan Archer knocked a single to left field to begin the inning followed by a two-run home run to left field by Nathan Rose to knot it up at 2-2.
In the top of the fifth, the RedHawks had a runner on second with no outs, but Archer caught a fly out to center and threw out the runner trying for third to clear the bases, keeping the tie intact and putting two outs on the board.
In the top of the seventh, the Falcons worked out of a jam. With runners on second and third, Ryan Johnston was able to throw out the runner going for home on a ground ball with the infield playing in. Justin Fugitt then caught a fly out to right and threw out the runner trying for home to end the inning with the 2-2 tie remaining.
The next run came in the bottom of the seventh for the Falcons. With runners at second and third with two outs, Archer legged out an infield single, beating the throw and allowing Fugitt to score from third and put BGSU in the lead 3-2.
The Falcons added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth. Ryan Johnston found a gap in left center to score DJ Newman to push the lead to 4-2.
Later in the inning, Sam Seidel drew a walk to load the bases before Kyle Gurney also walked, bringing in Johnston to make it a 5-2 BGSU advantage.

STAT LEADERS

Gage Schenk: W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 9 K
Connar Penrod: SV, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K
Nathan Archer: 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
Nathan Rose: 1-for-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
Kyle Gurney: 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Ryan Johnston: 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Sam Seidel: 1-for-4, 1 BB, 1 SB
DJ Newman: 0-for-1, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SB

FALCON STAT FACTS

With the win, the Falcons have now won four straight games for the first time this season and the longest win streak since a six-game winning streak in 2021.
The win also keeps the Orange and Brown undefeated at home, now standing 3-0 at Steller Field. The mark is the best start at home for Bowling Green since the 2012 season.
With the win, BGSU snapped a four-game losing streak to Miami after being swept by the RedHawks in Oxford last season. However, it also extends a five-game winning streak against Miami when playing at home after tallying a sweep of their own in 2021.
Gage Schenk completed a season-high seven innings for the Falcons on the mound and picked up his first win while tallying nine strikeouts for the second consecutive start.
Coming out of the bullpen, Connar Penrod didn't allow a hit or walk over two innings while striking out two en route to his first save as a Falcon. Over seven appearances this season, Penrod is now 4-0 with a save to go along with 21 strikeouts over 15.1 innings pitched.
With his home run, Nathan Rose tallied his second straight game with a round-trip knock. This is the first time Rose has hit home runs in back-to-back games as a Falcon. The pair of home runs also ties his career-high for home runs in a season after having two in 2022.
Logging a double in the first inning, Kyle Gurney extended his hitting streak to five games. Over the stretch, Gurney is 10-for-17 (.588) with seven walks drawn, six runs scored, five RBI, three doubles, two stolen bases and a home run.
Recording a base hit and a walk for the Falcons, Sam Seidel continued his now 12-game on-base streak. Over the 12 games, Seidel has registered 12 hits and nine walks. Seidel also swiped a bag, marking his team-leading ninth steal of the season.

UP NEXT
The Falcons and RedHawks will conclude the weekend series on Sunday (March 26) with a doubleheader at Steller Field. Game one is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. with game two starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

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