Falcons Win In Extras, Sweep Series For 3-0 MAC Start

OXFORD, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team concluded a strong weekend at the plate with a 14-10 victory over Miami (OH) in 12 innings to secure the series sweep. The win marks the first series sweep in Oxford for the Falcons since 1995 and the first MAC opening series sweep since 2019.

The Falcons jumped out to an early lead, tallying five runs in the first inning for the 5-0 advantage. Gavin Ganun hit a two-run home run in the third and another two-run home run in the fifth to push the BGSU lead to 9-0. The RedHawks battled back with three in the fifth to get on the board. One in the seventh and fourth in the eighth brought Miami within one through eight innings played. The Falcons added an insurance run in the top of the ninth, but two RedHawk runs in the bottom half sent the game to extras. After two scoreless frames, the Falcons struck for four runs in the top of the 12th for the 14-10 lead before closing the door in the bottom half for the win.

Gavin Ganun's two home runs marked the first multiple-home run game by a Falcon in exactly one year. Eight different Falcons logged a hit in the game with all eight scoring at least once. In addition to Ganun, Nathan Archer, DJ Newman and TJ Takats all posted multiple-hit days for the Orange and Brown.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Nathan Archer led off the game and hit a ball just foul that resulted in a review. After the review confirmed the call, Archer slapped a single to center. Sam Seidel followed with a fielder's choice error to put runners at the corners before Newman drew a walk to load the bases.
Tyler Ross stepped in with the bases loaded and no outs. Ross sent a sacrifice fly out to center with Archer scoring and Seidel moving to third. Leighton Banjoff put a ball in play to third that resulted in a fielding error to score Seidel and make it 2-0.
After an out was recorded, TJ Takats doubled to center, scoring Newman. Gavin Ganun then put a ball in play that scored both Banjoff and Takats after an error for a 5-0 BGSU lead after the top of the first.
The second inning was scoreless before the Falcons struck again in the third. Jack Krause drew a walk to start the inning and stole second. A ground out moved him to third before Ganun blasted a two-run home run to make it a 7-0 Bowling Green lead.
The same sequence repeated. The two teams played a scoreless fourth before Krause singled to start the fifth. Ganun stepped in and belted his second home run of the day for a 9-0 lead.
The RedHawks scored two in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double to cut into the lead 9-2 and prompt the first BGSU pitching change of the day. Miami added another run after the change for a 9-3 score through five innings.
Miami tallied an RBI double in the seventh and scored four in the eighth to cut the lead down to 9-8.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Falcons put together a rally. Takats singled and stole second before walks to Ganun and Cooper McKenzie loaded the bases. After a pitching change, Archer drew a walk to plate Takats for an insurance run at 10-8 entering the bottom of the ninth.
Miami scored two in the bottom of the ninth with the second run scoring on an interference call with the 10-10 tie sending the game into extra innings.
In the 12th inning, Archer reached via walk before a Seidel single to right put runners at the corners. Newman singled to center, scoring Archer to put BGSU in front.
Ross drew a walk to load the bases before Banjoff singled to left, scoring both Seidel and Newman. Krause was hit by a pitch to again load the bases with Takats hitting a fielder's choice to score Ross and make it a 14-10 BGSU lead and win.

STAT LEADERS

Connar Penrod: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K
Isaiah Seidel: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Perry Miller: W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Landon Willeman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Gavin Ganun: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Nathan Archer: 3-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB
DJ Newman: 2-for-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
TJ Takats: 2-for-7, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

FALCON STAT FACTS

Gavin Ganun posted his first multiple-home run game of his BGSU career with home runs in the third and fifth innings. Ganun is the first Falcon to hit multiple home runs in a game since Adam Fallon against Ohio exactly one year ago on March 10, 2023.
With his home runs, Ganun brought his hitting streak to three games with at least two RBI in each of the three games with a total of eight. Ganun finished with a season-high three hits in the game.
Nathan Archer singled in each of his first three at-bats, giving him multiple hits in all three games of the weekend series. Archer finished the series with eight hits and six runs scored.
With a single in the 12th inning, Sam Seidel extended his on-base streak to 12 games, reaching in each of BGSU's games this season.
DJ Newman drew a first inning walk to push his on-base streak to five games as well as reaching in 11 of BGSU's first 12 games this season. For the series, Newman drew seven walks against the RedHawks and scored nine times.
Tyler Ross knocked a single in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to four games for the Falcons. During the streak he has 11 RBI, seven runs scored, three doubles and a triple and a home run.
TJ Takats logged an RBI double in the first inning, his first multiple-base hit as a Falcon. The hit extended Takats hitting streak and RBI streak to three games each with six hits and five RBI in the series.
Drawing a third inning walk, Jack Krause pushed his on-base streak to three games with four walks in the series against Miami. He also scored in all three games, touching home five times in the series.
Leighton Banjoff has now recorded an RBI in four straight games for the Falcons with a total of seven over the stretch. He's also in the midst of a three-game hitting streak.
Perry Miller tossed two scoreless frames in extra innings for the Falcons. He's now made three consecutive appearances without an earned run.

QUOTE FROM COACH HALLOCK
"Our players stepped up and did what it took to win each game this weekend. This series is a result of their bond and togetherness as teammates. We will improve in the areas we need to so we can continue to have success. Winning and learning is always better than the alternative."

UP NEXT
The Falcons will play their first midweek game of the season on Wednesday (March 13), taking on Dayton for a 3 p.m. first pitch. BGSU will then resume MAC play next weekend against Ball State on March 15 for a three-game weekend series. The home opener for Bowling Green is quickly approaching as well, hosting Akron March 22-24.

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