BGSU's Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short In Kalamazoo

Saturday, April 22

Kalamazoo, Mich.

1:05 PM

Bowling Green State University

12-24, 9-7

Western Michigan

14-21, 8-12

Bowling Green

Western Michigan

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

April 22, 2023 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team scored two runs in the ninth inning against Western Michigan on Saturday (April 22), but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit with a 10-6 final in favor of the Broncos. For the Falcons, Nathan Archer hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to make it 3-2, his second home run in as many games. However, WMU tallied five runs in the fifth to move out in front 8-2. The Orange and Brown chipped away, scoring one in the sixth, one in the eighth and two in the ninth, but it fell short of the 10-6 score. The two teams will conclude the series on Sunday (April 23) with a 1 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

A bases loaded single in the top of the second scored two for Western Michigan, giving them a 2-0 lead.
A home run in the bottom of the third extended the Broncos' lead to 3-0.
The Falcons got on the board in the top of the fourth. Sam Seidel reached on a fielding error before Nathan Rose drew a walk, but Seidel was thrown out trying to steal third. Nathan Archer then blasted a two-run home run to right field, making it a 3-2 score.
Western Michigan added to their lead in the bottom of the fifth scoring five to make the tally 8-2 through five played.
Rose began the sixth inning with a single to right. He took second on a wild pitch and third on a grounder before scoring on a Tyler Ross ground out to bring the score to 8-3.
In the eighth, Archer and Ross both drew walks to put two on. Justin Fugitt found the gap in right center, scoring Archer but Fugitt was thrown out at second trying to stretch the hit into a double with the score at 8-4.
Western Michigan added a pair in the bottom of the eighth to make it a 10-4 score.
In the top of the ninth, DJ Newman began the inning with a walk. Kyle Gurney knocked a double to right, giving BGSU runners on second and third with no outs.
A wild pitch brought home Newman before Seidel hit a grounder to score Gurney with the score at 10-6.

STAT LEADERS

Jacob Turner: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Nathan Rose: 3-for-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
DJ Newman: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 BB
Nathan Archer: 1-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Kyle Gurney: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R
Justin Fugitt: 1-for-2, 1 RBI

FALCON STAT FACTS

Kyle Gurney was hit by a pitch in the top of the seventh extending his on-base streak to 20 games. During the streak, Gurney is batting .419 (31-for-74) with 19 runs scored, 16 walks drawn, 15 RBI, five doubles and four home runs.
Hitting a home run in the fourth inning, Nathan Archer continued his on-base streak now at eight games. Also homering in Friday's game, Archer logged a home run in back-to-back games for the first time as a Falcon. Archer now has three home runs in the last four games.
DJ Newman continued to be hot from the leadoff spot in the order. Since moving into the role, Newman is batting .409 (9-for-22) with nine runs scored, eight walks drawn, four RBI, one double and one home run.
Jacob Turner tossed another scoreless frame for the Falcons. Turner hasn't allowed an earned run in eight straight relief appearances. He now has an ERA of 2.61 on the year, giving up just three earned runs over 10.1 innings of work.

UP NEXT
The Falcons and Broncos will wrap up the weekend series on Sunday (April 23) with a 1 p.m. first pitch in Kalamazoo.

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