Falcons Return Home To Steller Field This Weekend To Host Third-Place Kent State

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team will be back at home this weekend, hosting the Kent State Golden Flashes for a three-game series at Steller Field. The Falcons and Golden Flashes are set for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Friday (April 7) before 1 p.m. starts on both Saturday (April 8) and Sunday (April 9). Sunday's game will also be available for fans to stream on both BCSN2 and ESPN+. BGSU enters the series holding a record of 11-14 while being 6-6 within the MAC and winners in eight of their last 10.

Current Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 7 | 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 8 | 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 9 | 1 p.m. | BCSN2/ESPN+

Scouting Kent State
Kent State will head into the weekend series with an 18-10 record and 6-3 MAC standing, currently third in the conference. The Golden Flashes are coming off a midweek loss to Ohio State, falling 7-6, after taking two of three from Toledo last weekend. As a team, the Golden Flashes are currently in the top three in the conference for stolen bases with three players in double-digits. At the plate, they are led by junior Aidan Longwell who is batting .385 while leading the team in doubles (13) and RBI (41) with a .641 slugging percentage and just 11 strikeouts in 117 at-bats.

Against the Golden Flashes All Time
The all-time series between Bowling Green and Kent State favors the Golden Flashes, 128-69, with Kent State holding the advantage in Bowling Green at 53-41. Last season, the two teams split the four-game series in Kent with both of Kent State's wins being decided by just one run. On the weekend, the Falcons outscored the Golden Flashes 22-18. The last time the Falcons topped Kent State at home was on May 5, 2019 by a score of 6-2 in the second game of a doubleheader.

What To Watch For

The last time Bowling Green won three or more consecutive MAC series was the 2015 season, winning two of three against Miami (OH), Ohio, Western Michigan and Central Michigan in consecutive series. The Falcons then split a two-game series with Toledo before winning two of three against Akron as well.
The last time the Falcons won the regular season series against Kent State was the 2014 season at Steller Field, winning two of three.
Sunday's game will be the first home game broadcasted for the Falcons, being shown on BCSN2 and ESPN+. Last season, the Falcons were 3-3 in games broadcasted by BCSN.

Falcon Facts To Follow

Nathan Rose is coming off a MAC Co-Player of the Week award, the first of his collegiate career. Rose is currently in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak, logging multiple hits in five of those games, and a 13-game on-base streak. During his hitting streak, Rose is batting .375 (15-for-40) with 18 RBI, eight runs scored, four home runs, three doubles, two walks drawn and a triple.
Bowling Green has recorded 49 stolen bases this year, averaging 1.96 per game. Entering the week, the total mark was tied for 34th in the nation while the per game average was 25th in the nation. Both the total and average are third in the conference behind Kent State and Eastern Michigan.
As a team, the Falcons have logged 16 sacrifice bunts in the season, tied for 39th in the nation and third in the MAC behind Miami (OH) and Kent State.
Kyle Gurney heads into the week riding an 11-game hitting streak. During the 11 games, Gurney is batting .450 (18-for-40) with 11 walks drawn, 10 runs scored, nine RBI, three doubles, three stolen bases and one home run.
Nathan Archer added his fifth sacrifice fly of the season to his stat line over the weekend, tying him for fifth in the nation and first in the MAC.
Archer also enters the weekend with an eight-game hitting streak and 10-game on-base streak. Archer has also scored in seven of BGSU's last nine games. During his hitting streak, Archer is batting .300 (9-for-30) with seven runs scored, seven RBI, four stolen bases, four walks drawn, two doubles and a triple.
Gage Schenk enters the week with a WHIP of 0.99 for the Falcons, ranking 49th in the nation and second in the MAC.
Over his last two starts, Peyton Wilson has struck out a combined 18 batters, logging 10 against Miami (OH) and eight against Central Michigan.
Gavin Ganun logged at least one hit in each game against Central Michigan, assembling a three-game hitting streak. Over the three-game series, Ganun went 4-for-11 (.364) at the plate with two runs scored and two RBI.
Logging a three-inning save on Friday (March 31), Isaiah Seidel joined Owen Recker as Falcons with multiple saves this season, both with two.
Sam Seidel has put together a four-game hitting streak for the Falcons. Appearing in 22 games this year with 17 starts for the Falcons, Seidel has reached base in 19 of his 22 games played, including 17 of the last 18 games.

Last Time Out
The Falcons are coming off a series win in Mount Pleasant, taking two of three games from the Central Michigan Chippewas. Over the course of the series, the Falcons outscored the three-time defending MAC Champions 18-9. BGSU claimed the first game of the series by a 12-3 tally, scoring at least two runs in each inning from the fifth through the ninth. The Falcons followed it up with a come-from-behind win on Saturday (April 1), scoring two in the top of the ninth to record a 3-2 victory. The Orange and Brown attempted to do the same on Sunday (April 2) but only pushed one run across in the ninth, falling 4-3.

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