Friday, March 15
Muncie, Ind.
3 p.m.
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BGSU Baseball To Resume MAC Play This Weekend Against Ball State
March 14, 2024 | Baseball
Falcons, Cardinals Scheduled For Three-Game Weekend Series
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team will resume conference competition this weekend against the Ball State Cardinals in Muncie, Ind. The Falcons and Cardinals are scheduled for a three-game series that will mark the second MAC series of the season for both teams with all three games being streamed on Ball State's All-Access page.
Current Weekend Schedule
Friday, March 15 | 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 | 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 | 1 p.m.
Scouting Ball State
Ball State is coming off a midweek win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday (March 12), upending the Mastodons 19-7 in seven innings. The win gave the Cardinals back-to-back after topping Eastern Michigan in the series finale last weekend to avoid the sweep. On the year, Ball State has picked up wins over Michigan State (4-1) and Illinois (7-1) and took on No. 20 Iowa (L, 5-0) as well as Coastal Carolina (L, 12-2, 7 Inn.) who was receiving votes at the time.
Series History
What To Watch For
Falcons Facts To Follow
Falcons Find Home Early And Often
Through the first weekend of the Mid-American Conference season, the Falcons tallied a total of 43 runs over the three-game series against Miami (OH). The run total marks the most by any team in the conference during the first weekend of conference play with the next team being Miami (OH), who BGSU swept, with 27. On the year, the Falcons have scored 103 runs with an average of 7.9 runs per game, which comes in at second in the MAC behind Miami (OH) (8.5). Through 13 games, BGSU has scored at least seven runs in eight games.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
Current Weekend Schedule
Friday, March 15 | 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 16 | 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 | 1 p.m.
Scouting Ball State
Ball State is coming off a midweek win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday (March 12), upending the Mastodons 19-7 in seven innings. The win gave the Cardinals back-to-back after topping Eastern Michigan in the series finale last weekend to avoid the sweep. On the year, Ball State has picked up wins over Michigan State (4-1) and Illinois (7-1) and took on No. 20 Iowa (L, 5-0) as well as Coastal Carolina (L, 12-2, 7 Inn.) who was receiving votes at the time.
Series History
- The Falcons and Cardinals have met 136 times previously in program history with Ball State holding the slim series lead at 70-64-2.
- Bowling Green's last win in Muncie came on April 24, 2016 with an 8-7 final. The 2016 season also marks the last time BGSU won a series in Muncie.
- Last year's series went to Ball State (2-1) despite an even 19-19 score over the course of the series.
What To Watch For
- DJ Newman is currently averaging 1.67 runs scored per game, which is tied for 10th in the nation and is second in the Mid-American Conference.
- Sam Seidel has reached base in every game he's played in this season for the Falcons, bringing his on-base streak to 12 games this season. Dating back to last season, Seidel has reached base in 23-straight games.
- Tyler Ross has reached base in each game he's played in this season, accounting for a 11-game streak. Ross reached in the 2023 season finale as well for a 12-game streak going back to last year.
- The last time BGSU won a series in Muncie was 2016. The last sweep for the Falcons in Muncie was a two-game series in 1998.
- Last Time BGSU Began ___ in the MAC -- 4-0, 2019; 5-0, 2000; 6-0, 1995.
Falcons Facts To Follow
- Tyler Ross and Sam Seidel have both reached base in every game they've played in this season for Bowling Green.
- Nathan Archer is one triple away from having nine for his career, which would place him in the Top 10 for career triples in program history.
Falcons Find Home Early And Often
Through the first weekend of the Mid-American Conference season, the Falcons tallied a total of 43 runs over the three-game series against Miami (OH). The run total marks the most by any team in the conference during the first weekend of conference play with the next team being Miami (OH), who BGSU swept, with 27. On the year, the Falcons have scored 103 runs with an average of 7.9 runs per game, which comes in at second in the MAC behind Miami (OH) (8.5). Through 13 games, BGSU has scored at least seven runs in eight games.
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
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