Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, April 1
Buffalo, NY
1:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
at
Buffalo
Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics
BGSU Begins April By Battling Buffalo
March 31, 2023 | Softball
Falcons face Bulls in three-game series in Western New York
UP NEXT IN FALCON SOFTBALL
• BGSU at Buffalo • April 1-2 • Buffalo, N.Y. •
>> Saturday, April 1 - 1:00 p.m. (DH)
>> Sunday, April 2 - 12:00 p.m.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Bowling Green State University softball team hits the road to begin the April portion of the schedule. Head coach Candace Fenton-Bockbrader and the Falcons face the University at Buffalo in a three-game series, with a Saturday (April 1) doubleheader followed by a Sunday (April 2) single game. Saturday's first game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start at the Medaille Sports Complex, with Sunday's contest beginning at 12:00 p.m.
• Live stats will be available for all three games.
THE FALCONS
• The Falcons are 8-21 on the season, and BGSU is 1-8 in Mid-American Conference action to date. BG opened the 2023 schedule by going 2-3 at the DePaul Dome Tournament in Rosemont Ill. Among the wins was a 3-2 victory over Detroit Mercy in the season opener (Feb. 10), the first win of Fenton-Bockbrader's collegiate head-coaching career.
• Then, BGSU played four games at the T-Mobile Tournament, hosted by Florida. The Falcons posted a run-rule win over Delaware State, and gave third-ranked Florida a scare before falling, 10-7.
• The Orange and Brown then went 2-3 in back-to-back tournaments. At the Aces Home Tournament #2, hosted by Evansville. BGSU posted a pair of wins over St. Thomas, and hit .254 to the opponents' .235 on the weekend. Then, the Falcons participated in the Jane B. Moore Memorial, hosted by nationally-ranked Auburn. BG scored 15 runs in a win over Tennessee Tech at that tourney.
• BGSU returned to the Midwest and played a single midweek game at Michigan before opening the MAC schedule. The Falcons have played three-game series against Toledo, Ohio and Western Michigan to begin the league slate.
• Fenton-Bockbrader and assistant coaches Erinn Gankosky and Jacob Jeffries welcomed back 13 returning letterwinners from last year's club. The 2022 Falcons went 34-21 (.618) overall and 16-11 (.593) in Mid-American Conference play, good for fourth place in the 11-team league.
• BGSU's total of 34 victories was the program's highest in a decade, and the Falcons' overall and league-only winning percentages also were the best since 2012.
• The Falcons qualified for the 2022 MAC Tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game. Then, BG participated in national postseason play, heading to Fort Collins, Colo., and winning two games in the National Invitational Softball Championship. Those wins, over Stephen F. Austin and George Washington, were the first national postseason victories in BGSU softball history.
• In the classroom, a school-record 13 Falcons were named to the Academic All-MAC Team, while 15 team members were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes for the 2021-22 academic year.
A QUICK OVERVIEW
• Hannah Davies has thrown a team-high 65 2/3 innings this year, and also leads BG pitchers in appearances (15 - tied for team lead),, complete games (four) and strikeouts (45). Davies has a 5.12 ERA this season to date.
• Scarlet Anderson has a 5-4 record and a 5.43 ERA in 47 2/3 innings of work. She has started a team-leading nine games and is tied with Davies for the team lead in appearances. Anderson has had a pair of complete games, and also has one save on the season.
• At the plate, Sophie Weber is hitting .366 with team-leading totals of 30 hits, nine doubles, two homers, 45 total bases and a .422 on-base percentage.. Marti Henkel is hitting .280 in limited action, with Reagan Williamson and Delaney Davis batting .270 and .264, respectively. Williamson has a team-high 12 walks, while Davis leads the Falcons with 15 runs scored. Peyton Dolejs is hitting .262 and has a team-leading 13 RBI on the year. She and Weber are the only two Falcons to have played in all 29 games this season to date.
THE OPPONENT / THE SERIES
• Buffalo 7-19 overall, and the Bulls are 1-1 in MAC action. UB split a two-game series with Toledo last weekend, with the third game called due to severe winds. Abby Nagel is batting .280 with 23 hits on the season, while Alexis Lucyshyn is hitting .278 and has a team-high three homers. Addtionally Lucyshyn is 4-8 with a 2.73 ERA and 83 strikeouts. Lucyshyn has started 12 games and Julia Tarantino 11 in the circle. Head coach Mike Ruechel's club went 22-24 overall and 13-14 in the league a year ago.
• BGSU leads Buffalo, 31-18, in the all-time series, and the Falcons took two of three games from UB in last season's series at Meserve Field (April 9-10, 2022). The teams split a pair of extra-inning games, with BG pulling out a 2-1, 14-inning win before UB opened the next day's doubleheader with a 7-6, eight-inning victory. The Falcons took the nightcap by a 4-0 count. BG's last trip to Western New York saw the Bulls capture the first three games of a four-game set before the Orange and Brown win the final contest of the weekend.
UP NEXT
• Following the UB series, the Falcons are idle for over a week, before hosting defending MAC champion Miami. The Falcons and RedHawks will play a single game on Tuesday, April 11, and a doubleheader the following day.
• BGSU at Buffalo • April 1-2 • Buffalo, N.Y. •
>> Saturday, April 1 - 1:00 p.m. (DH)
>> Sunday, April 2 - 12:00 p.m.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Bowling Green State University softball team hits the road to begin the April portion of the schedule. Head coach Candace Fenton-Bockbrader and the Falcons face the University at Buffalo in a three-game series, with a Saturday (April 1) doubleheader followed by a Sunday (April 2) single game. Saturday's first game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start at the Medaille Sports Complex, with Sunday's contest beginning at 12:00 p.m.
• Live stats will be available for all three games.
THE FALCONS
• The Falcons are 8-21 on the season, and BGSU is 1-8 in Mid-American Conference action to date. BG opened the 2023 schedule by going 2-3 at the DePaul Dome Tournament in Rosemont Ill. Among the wins was a 3-2 victory over Detroit Mercy in the season opener (Feb. 10), the first win of Fenton-Bockbrader's collegiate head-coaching career.
• Then, BGSU played four games at the T-Mobile Tournament, hosted by Florida. The Falcons posted a run-rule win over Delaware State, and gave third-ranked Florida a scare before falling, 10-7.
• The Orange and Brown then went 2-3 in back-to-back tournaments. At the Aces Home Tournament #2, hosted by Evansville. BGSU posted a pair of wins over St. Thomas, and hit .254 to the opponents' .235 on the weekend. Then, the Falcons participated in the Jane B. Moore Memorial, hosted by nationally-ranked Auburn. BG scored 15 runs in a win over Tennessee Tech at that tourney.
• BGSU returned to the Midwest and played a single midweek game at Michigan before opening the MAC schedule. The Falcons have played three-game series against Toledo, Ohio and Western Michigan to begin the league slate.
• Fenton-Bockbrader and assistant coaches Erinn Gankosky and Jacob Jeffries welcomed back 13 returning letterwinners from last year's club. The 2022 Falcons went 34-21 (.618) overall and 16-11 (.593) in Mid-American Conference play, good for fourth place in the 11-team league.
• BGSU's total of 34 victories was the program's highest in a decade, and the Falcons' overall and league-only winning percentages also were the best since 2012.
• The Falcons qualified for the 2022 MAC Tournament and advanced all the way to the championship game. Then, BG participated in national postseason play, heading to Fort Collins, Colo., and winning two games in the National Invitational Softball Championship. Those wins, over Stephen F. Austin and George Washington, were the first national postseason victories in BGSU softball history.
• In the classroom, a school-record 13 Falcons were named to the Academic All-MAC Team, while 15 team members were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes for the 2021-22 academic year.
A QUICK OVERVIEW
• Hannah Davies has thrown a team-high 65 2/3 innings this year, and also leads BG pitchers in appearances (15 - tied for team lead),, complete games (four) and strikeouts (45). Davies has a 5.12 ERA this season to date.
• Scarlet Anderson has a 5-4 record and a 5.43 ERA in 47 2/3 innings of work. She has started a team-leading nine games and is tied with Davies for the team lead in appearances. Anderson has had a pair of complete games, and also has one save on the season.
• At the plate, Sophie Weber is hitting .366 with team-leading totals of 30 hits, nine doubles, two homers, 45 total bases and a .422 on-base percentage.. Marti Henkel is hitting .280 in limited action, with Reagan Williamson and Delaney Davis batting .270 and .264, respectively. Williamson has a team-high 12 walks, while Davis leads the Falcons with 15 runs scored. Peyton Dolejs is hitting .262 and has a team-leading 13 RBI on the year. She and Weber are the only two Falcons to have played in all 29 games this season to date.
THE OPPONENT / THE SERIES
• Buffalo 7-19 overall, and the Bulls are 1-1 in MAC action. UB split a two-game series with Toledo last weekend, with the third game called due to severe winds. Abby Nagel is batting .280 with 23 hits on the season, while Alexis Lucyshyn is hitting .278 and has a team-high three homers. Addtionally Lucyshyn is 4-8 with a 2.73 ERA and 83 strikeouts. Lucyshyn has started 12 games and Julia Tarantino 11 in the circle. Head coach Mike Ruechel's club went 22-24 overall and 13-14 in the league a year ago.
• BGSU leads Buffalo, 31-18, in the all-time series, and the Falcons took two of three games from UB in last season's series at Meserve Field (April 9-10, 2022). The teams split a pair of extra-inning games, with BG pulling out a 2-1, 14-inning win before UB opened the next day's doubleheader with a 7-6, eight-inning victory. The Falcons took the nightcap by a 4-0 count. BG's last trip to Western New York saw the Bulls capture the first three games of a four-game set before the Orange and Brown win the final contest of the weekend.
UP NEXT
• Following the UB series, the Falcons are idle for over a week, before hosting defending MAC champion Miami. The Falcons and RedHawks will play a single game on Tuesday, April 11, and a doubleheader the following day.
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