Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, April 15
Akron, OH
1:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
at
Akron
Sydney Stepp & the Falcons head to Akron this weekend
Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Venture to NE Ohio for Weekend Series with Akron
April 14, 2023 | Softball
BGSU to meet the Zips in a Saturday twinbill, Sunday single game
UP NEXT IN FALCON SOFTBALL
• BGSU at Akron • April 15-16 • Akron, Ohio •
>> Saturday, April 15 – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
>> Sunday, April 16 – 12:00 p.m.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Bowling Green State University softball team hits the road for a weekend series vs. the University of Akron. Head coach Candace Fenton-Bockbrader and the Falcons will meet the Zips in a three-game series, beginning with a Saturday (April 15) doubleheader. First pitch of the first game is set for 1:00 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field.
• Then, the teams will wrap up the three-game series with a Sunday (April 16) contest, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Both of Saturday's games are scheduled to be streamed by ESPN+, while Sunday's contest will be streamed via the Zips Digital Network.
• Live stats will be available for all three games.
• As always, any and all available links to all audio, video and stats can be found right here at BGSUFalcons.com. Navigate your way to the softball schedule page, or simply locate the links at the very top of the BGSUFalcons.com main page on game day.
FUN FALCON FACTS
• 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 MAC play, good for fourth place in the 11-team league.
• Sophie Weber leads the 2023 Falcons at the plate, with a .327 batting average to date. Weber also leads the Falcons with 32 hits, nine doubles, three homers, 15 RBI, 50 total bases and a .510 slugging pct.
• Katie Hutter and Delaney Davis are hitting .279 and .277, respectively, with Marti Henkel batting .265. Davis paces the Falcons with seven stolen bases, 16 runs scored and an on-base pct. of .397.
• Maycee Godbolt and Wynnie Reid are batting .247 and .243, respectively, this spring. Godbolt is second on the team in doubles, with four, and third in RBI, with 12. Reid had three hits in the Miami series earlier this week.
• Peyton Dolejs has a BG-best eight multiple-hit games, while Weber has seven, Davis six and Makailah Dees five.
• Reid is hitting a team-leading .333 in MAC games, with Davis batting .296 and Henkel .273 against league foes.
• Hannah Davies has thrown a team-high 80 2/3 innings this year, and also leads BG pitchers in appearances (19), starts (12), complete games (four) and strikeouts (56). Davies, who started to of the three contests in the Miami series, has a 5.64 ERA this season to date.
• Sydney Stepp has an ERA of 5.80, while Scarlet Anderson has a team-best five wins and a 6.67 ERA. Anderson is second on the team with 17 appearances, and she and Stepp each have made nine starts in the circle for the Orange and Brown.
THE OPPONENT / THE SERIES
• Akron brings an overall record of 22-15 into the weekend, and the Zips are 10-7 in MAC play. UA swept a three-game series at Buffalo in midweek #MACtion, winning by scores of 4-1 on Tuesday and 9-4 and 5-1 on Wednesday. The Zips enter Saturday's game on a five-game winning streak. Individually, Brooke Sivek is hitting a team-high .331, and also leads the Zips with 15 stolen bases and 28 runs scored. In the circle, Haley Croyle and Alexi DiFeo have combined to start 31 of UA's 37 games to date. Croyle is 9-6 with a 2.27 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 108 innings. DiFeo has a record of 8-5 and a 2.88 ERA, with 79 strikeouts. Craig Nicholson is in his first season as head coach of the Zips, who went 18-32 overall and 13-16 in the conference in 2022.
• The Falcons lead Akron, 63-30-1, in the all-time series. BGSU captured two of last season's three meetings at Meserve Field, with 3-2 and 9-0 wins sandwiched around a 5-2 UA victory. The last nine series meetings all have taken place at Meserve, as BG has not played in Akron since swept a three-game set from the Zips in 2018.
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UP NEXT
• Following the Akron series, the Falcons return home to face Ball State next weekend. The Falcons and Cardinals are slated to play a Friday (April 21) single game and a Saturday (April 22) double-dip, with the Friday contest scheduled to be aired on BCSN2, the BCSN Now app and ESPN3/+.
REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
• Saturday, April 15 – at Akron – 1:00 p.m. (DH) – ESPN+
• Sunday, April 16 – at Akron – 12:00 p.m. – Zips Digital Network
• Friday, April 21 – BALL STATE – 3:00 p.m. – BCSN and ESPN3/ESPN+
• Saturday, April 22 – BALL STATE – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
• Tuesday, April 25 – at Central Michigan – 3:00 p.m. – Chippewas All-Access
• Wednesday, April 26 – at Central Michigan – 1:00 p.m. (DH) – Chippewas All-Access
• Saturday, April 29 – KENT STATE – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
• Sunday, April 30 – KENT STATE – 12:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 5 – at Northern Illinois – 4:00 p.m. – NIU All-Access
• Saturday, May 6 – at Northern Illinois – 2:00 p.m. (DH) – NIU All-Access
HOME games at Meserve Field
• BGSU at Akron • April 15-16 • Akron, Ohio •
>> Saturday, April 15 – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
>> Sunday, April 16 – 12:00 p.m.
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Bowling Green State University softball team hits the road for a weekend series vs. the University of Akron. Head coach Candace Fenton-Bockbrader and the Falcons will meet the Zips in a three-game series, beginning with a Saturday (April 15) doubleheader. First pitch of the first game is set for 1:00 p.m. at Lee R. Jackson Field.
• Then, the teams will wrap up the three-game series with a Sunday (April 16) contest, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Both of Saturday's games are scheduled to be streamed by ESPN+, while Sunday's contest will be streamed via the Zips Digital Network.
• Live stats will be available for all three games.
• As always, any and all available links to all audio, video and stats can be found right here at BGSUFalcons.com. Navigate your way to the softball schedule page, or simply locate the links at the very top of the BGSUFalcons.com main page on game day.
Earlier this week, @JaydonRomero of @BGFalconMedia caught up with @CoachFentonBG -- check out the latest edition of Roundin' Third‼️#AyZiggy | 🟠🥎🟤 pic.twitter.com/5WbEvy9wMS
— BGSU Softball (@BGSUSoftball) April 13, 2023
FUN FALCON FACTS
• 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 MAC play, good for fourth place in the 11-team league.
• Sophie Weber leads the 2023 Falcons at the plate, with a .327 batting average to date. Weber also leads the Falcons with 32 hits, nine doubles, three homers, 15 RBI, 50 total bases and a .510 slugging pct.
• Katie Hutter and Delaney Davis are hitting .279 and .277, respectively, with Marti Henkel batting .265. Davis paces the Falcons with seven stolen bases, 16 runs scored and an on-base pct. of .397.
• Maycee Godbolt and Wynnie Reid are batting .247 and .243, respectively, this spring. Godbolt is second on the team in doubles, with four, and third in RBI, with 12. Reid had three hits in the Miami series earlier this week.
• Peyton Dolejs has a BG-best eight multiple-hit games, while Weber has seven, Davis six and Makailah Dees five.
• Reid is hitting a team-leading .333 in MAC games, with Davis batting .296 and Henkel .273 against league foes.
• Hannah Davies has thrown a team-high 80 2/3 innings this year, and also leads BG pitchers in appearances (19), starts (12), complete games (four) and strikeouts (56). Davies, who started to of the three contests in the Miami series, has a 5.64 ERA this season to date.
• Sydney Stepp has an ERA of 5.80, while Scarlet Anderson has a team-best five wins and a 6.67 ERA. Anderson is second on the team with 17 appearances, and she and Stepp each have made nine starts in the circle for the Orange and Brown.
THE OPPONENT / THE SERIES
• Akron brings an overall record of 22-15 into the weekend, and the Zips are 10-7 in MAC play. UA swept a three-game series at Buffalo in midweek #MACtion, winning by scores of 4-1 on Tuesday and 9-4 and 5-1 on Wednesday. The Zips enter Saturday's game on a five-game winning streak. Individually, Brooke Sivek is hitting a team-high .331, and also leads the Zips with 15 stolen bases and 28 runs scored. In the circle, Haley Croyle and Alexi DiFeo have combined to start 31 of UA's 37 games to date. Croyle is 9-6 with a 2.27 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 108 innings. DiFeo has a record of 8-5 and a 2.88 ERA, with 79 strikeouts. Craig Nicholson is in his first season as head coach of the Zips, who went 18-32 overall and 13-16 in the conference in 2022.
• The Falcons lead Akron, 63-30-1, in the all-time series. BGSU captured two of last season's three meetings at Meserve Field, with 3-2 and 9-0 wins sandwiched around a 5-2 UA victory. The last nine series meetings all have taken place at Meserve, as BG has not played in Akron since swept a three-game set from the Zips in 2018.
UP NEXT
• Following the Akron series, the Falcons return home to face Ball State next weekend. The Falcons and Cardinals are slated to play a Friday (April 21) single game and a Saturday (April 22) double-dip, with the Friday contest scheduled to be aired on BCSN2, the BCSN Now app and ESPN3/+.
REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
• Saturday, April 15 – at Akron – 1:00 p.m. (DH) – ESPN+
• Sunday, April 16 – at Akron – 12:00 p.m. – Zips Digital Network
• Friday, April 21 – BALL STATE – 3:00 p.m. – BCSN and ESPN3/ESPN+
• Saturday, April 22 – BALL STATE – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
• Tuesday, April 25 – at Central Michigan – 3:00 p.m. – Chippewas All-Access
• Wednesday, April 26 – at Central Michigan – 1:00 p.m. (DH) – Chippewas All-Access
• Saturday, April 29 – KENT STATE – 1:00 p.m. (DH)
• Sunday, April 30 – KENT STATE – 12:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 5 – at Northern Illinois – 4:00 p.m. – NIU All-Access
• Saturday, May 6 – at Northern Illinois – 2:00 p.m. (DH) – NIU All-Access
HOME games at Meserve Field
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