Krause's Three-Hit Day Sparks BGSU Offense; MTSU Walks It Off

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team showed life early at the plate with Jack Krause crushing a two-run home run in the second to put BGSU in front. Middle Tennessee cut into the lead with one in the third, but the Falcons answered with an insurance run in the seventh. MTSU tied it with two runs in the eighth, but BGSU got back in front in the ninth. However, a two-run bottom of the ninth pushed the Blue Raiders in front for the 5-4 final.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Nic Good took the mound for the Falcons in the bottom of the first and sent the Blue Raiders down in order with two ground outs and a foul-out for a 0-0 score after one.
In the top of the second, the Falcons opened the scoring column. Tyler Ross drew a one-out walk before Jack Krause belted his first home run of the season to put Bowling Green up 2-0.
Good continued his strong start, keeping MTSU scoreless in the bottom half of the second to retain the lead.
The BGSU offense applied pressure in the third with singles from TJ Takats, DJ Newman and Sam Seidel but the Middle Tennessee defense stifled the attempt to score.
The Blue Raiders gave their answer in the bottom of the third, scoring one to cut into the lead 2-1 through three played.
In the fourth, Krause extended a strong start at the plate with a two-out single, but couldn't advance in the inning.
In the sixth, Landon Willeman came on in relief, ending Good's day after five innings on the mound. Willeman struck out his first batter of the season before two ground outs for a one-two-three inning of work.
In the top of the seventh, Krause found the base paths again with his third hit in as many trips to the plate, leading off with a single. After an out, Leighton Banjoff pinch hit and knocked a single to put two on for the Falcons with one out.
A fielder's choice by Takats followed to put runners at the corners for the Falcons with two outs. Takats stole second before DJ Newman put a ball in play and an error allowed Krause to score, extending the BGSU lead to 3-1 with the first non-home run tally of the season for Bowling Green.
Newman continued the speed on the base paths, stealing second. Seidel drew a walk to load the bases for the Orange and Brown, but a fielder's choice got MTSU out of the inning with just one run allowed.
Ross knocked a single in the eighth, stealing second and taking third on a wild pitch, but wasn't able to score.
MTSU recorded a two-RBI double in the bottom half of the eighth to tie the game at 3-3.
BGSU answered with a two-out rally in the top of the ninth. Newman singled up the middle before Seidel ripped a double to right center, scoring Newman to put the Falcons back in front 4-3.
In the ninth, five consecutive walks plated two runs for MTSU, giving them a 5-4 final.

STAT LEADERS

Nic Good: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 5 K, 0 BB
Jack Krause: 3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Sam Seidel: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
DJ Newman: 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 SB
Tyler Ross: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB

FALCON STAT FACTS

Across the first two games, the first 10 runs of the season for Bowling Green were scored from a home run.
The five innings of work on the mound for Nic Good marked a new career-high with this marking his fourth start with the Falcons. In the outing, he struck out a career-high five and didn't walk any batters.
Jack Krause registered a team-leading three hits for the Falcons. The day at the plate matches Krause's career-high with his third three-hit game. He had two during the 2022 season.
After pinch-hitting in the ninth on Friday and logging a single, TJ Takats earned his first collegiate start in the game. Takats added a base hit in the game to start his college career with a two-game hitting streak.
Like Takats, Brady Birchmeier has recorded a hit in each of BGSU's first two games this season, also marking the first two games of his collegiate career.
With a pair of base hits, DJ Newman has now logged multiple hits in each of the Falcons' first two games from the top spot in the lineup.
Through two games, Sam Seidel is now 5-for-9 at the dish with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored.
Tyler Ross has also registered a base hit in each of BGSU's two games this year.
Zack Horky returned to the starting lineup for the Orange and Brown after missing the 2023 season due to an injury.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will conclude their opening weekend series against Middle Tennessee on Sunday (Feb. 18) with a 2 p.m. EST first pitch. BGSU will return to the state of Tennessee next weekend to take on Memphis.

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