Sunday's Series Finale Goes to the Zips

Sunday, April 16

Akron, OH

11:00 AM

Bowling Green State University

8-30, 1-17

Akron

25-15, 13-7

Bowling Green

Akron

Peyton Dolejs walked, doubled & scored on Sunday

Photo by: Chad Huffman, BGSU Athletics

April 16, 2023 | Softball

Box Score

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University softball team dropped an 11-1 decision against the host University of Akron on Sunday (April 16). The Mid-American Conference matchup was held at Lee R. Jackson Field.

The Falcons (8-30, 1-17 MAC) got on the scoreboard first, with back-to-back one-out hits in the top half of the opening inning. Peyton Dolejs crushed a ball to the wall in left for a double, and scored easily when Sophie Weber followed with a sharp single up the middle.

BGSU held the Zips (25-15, 13-7 MAC) scoreless through two innings, before UA scored four times on six singles and an error in the third. Then, a pair of errors aided the Zips' cause in the fourth inning, as the hosts scored seven times, including four earned runs.

Four of Akron's 10 hits in the game were bunt singles, as the only two extra-base hits in the contest belonged to the Falcons.

BGSU-AKRON – HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons scored a first-inning run, as Peyton Dolejs doubled with one out, and Sophie Weber followed with an RBI single up the middle against Akron starter Haley Croyle.
• Sydney Stepp blanked the Zips for the first two innings, allowing only one hit – a bunt single – during that time. Delaney Davis had a diving catch in shallow right for an inning-ending play during that time. But, the hosts broke through in the third.
• With the Falcons employing a shift, Brooke Sivek led off the UA third with a bunt. The throw to first was wide of the bag, and the ball rolled down the right-field line as Sivek came all the way around to score on the error.
• A bunt single by McChesney was followed by Megan Lee's run-scoring single that gave the hosts the lead. Laurel DeVoe and Abigail Scheller each had RBI hits in the inning as well.
• Then, in the fourth, a walk, a bunt single and another base on balls put three UA runners aboard, before Lee's bloop single plated a pair. A ground ball produced another run, and with two outs, a bases-loaded error led to two unearned runs, and a Madison Dudek single plated two more unearned runs.
• Ally Bezjak singled and Davis walked in the fifth, but reliever Olivia Otani got out of the inning unscathed, and the Zips had the win.
• Dolejs was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run, while Weber had an RBI single.
• Maycee Godbolt, who homered and doubled in Saturday's second game in Akron, had another double on Sunday.
• For the Zips, Lee was 3-for-3 with two RBI, while Sivek went 2-for-4. All 10 of Akron's hits were singles, including four via bunts.

UP NEXT
• BGSU will return home to prepare for next weekend's Ball State series. The Falcons and Cardinals are slated to play a Friday (April 21) single game and a Saturday (April 22) double-dip at Meserve Field, with the Friday contest scheduled to be aired on BCSN2, the BCSN Now app and ESPN3/+.

REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
• 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 Mich. – 3:00 p.m. – Chippewas All-Access
• Wednesday, April 26 – at Central Mich. – 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

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.