Falcons Score 34 Runs, Set Program Record With 33 RBI

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team was on fire at the plate Saturday (March 16), picking up a 34-8 victory over Ball State. The 34 runs for the Falcons are the most in a MAC game for BGSU in program history and the second-most BGSU runs in a game ever. Bowling Green also set the program record for RBI in a game with 33 and advanced to 5-0 in the MAC for the first time since 2000 as the only remaining undefeated team in MAC play.

The Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a run in each of the first two innings, but a three-run second put Ball State in front 3-2. The Falcons struck for three in the top of the third, but Ball State tallied four in the bottom half for a 7-5 Ball State lead entering the fourth. The Falcons added two in the fourth to tie it and two more in the fifth to take the lead at 9-7. BGSU erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning before adding 14 in the eighth on their way to a 34-8 win.

In the game, Nathan Archer and Sam Seidel both broke the program record for at-bats in a game, each with eight. Both Archer and Seidel each hit two home runs with Garrett Wright adding another for five BGSU long balls on the day.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the second at-bat of the game, Sam Seidel belted a solo home run to quickly put BGSU on the board with a 1-0 lead.
The second inning started with a Jack Krause single. Gavin Ganun slapped a single to put runners at the corners before stealing second. Garrett Wright knocked a fly ball to center, scoring Krause.
Ball State scored in the bottom of the second. A single and double put runners at second and third with a single scoring one and another single tying the game at 2-2. The Falcons traded a run for outs, turning a double play with Ball State taking a 3-2 lead.
Seidel sent a shot to right to start the third inning for his second home run of the game, tying the score back up at 3-3.
Later in the third, BGSU put together a two-out rally. Leighton Banjoff kicked it off with a single. Krause doubled down the left field line to score Banjoff to reclaim the lead. Brady Birchmeier traded places with Krause in the next at-bat with a double of his own to extend the score to 5-3.
A grand slam in the bottom of the third swung the score to Ball State at 7-5.
The Falcons answer once again came fast. Wright began the fourth inning with a single followed by a Nathan Archer home run to tie the game at 7-7.
Wright continued his strong game, and weekend, with a solo home run in the fifth inning. Archer went back-to-back with Wright, launching his second home run of the day for a 9-7 BGSU lead.
Banjoff started the sixth inning with a walk. A single for Krause put runners at the corners with a balk bringing Banjoff home to score, extending the lead to 10-7 and prompting a Ball State change on the mound.
Walks to TJ Takats and Ganun loaded the bases with Wright drawing a walk to score Krause and Archer being hit by a pitch to score Takats for a 12-7 score, keeping the bases loaded with no outs in the sixth.
After the pitching change for Ball State, the BGSU walk parade continued with DJ Newman drawing this time to score Ganun. David Silva stepped in as a pinch hitter and drew another walk to score Wright and Banjoff walked to score Archer, 15-7. Krause was able to log a single, scoring Silva and Newman to make it a 17-7 score at the end of the half inning.
Ball State registered a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut into the lead, 17-8.
After a scoreless seventh the Falcons struck in the eighth. Silva and Banjoff both walked before a single for Krause to score one. Takats followed with a single of his own to score another run for the Falcons.
Ganun singled to load the bases with singles from Wright and Archer moving the runners from station to station. Seidel was hit by a pitch to add another run at 22-8.
After a pitching change, Newman reached on a fielding error to score one before an RBI walk to Silva. Banjoff then singled through the left side for two more. Later in the inning, Takats singled to left, scoring another pair for a 28-8 score and another pitching change.
After the change, Caden Parker had a pinch hit RBI single followed by a Zack Horky pinch hit walk. Archer singled to load the bases with Seidel hitting into an error for two more BGSU runs, 31-8.
In the ninth inning, Parker drew a bases loaded walk followed by a two-RBI single for Cooper McKenzie as a pinch hitter for a 34-8 victory.

STAT LEADERS

Perry Miller: W, 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K
Peyton Wilson: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER
Jack Krause: 5-for-7, 1 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI
Nathan Archer: 4-for-8, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R
Sam Seidel: 3-for-8, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB
Garrett Wright: 3-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB
Leighton Banjoff: 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB
TJ Takats: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB

FALCON STAT FACTS

Bowling Green's 34 runs scored are the most for the program since scoring a program-record 38 runs in the opener of the 1985 season and the second-most all-time. The total is also the most runs scored by BGSU in a MAC game in program history.
BGSU's 33 RBI set the program record while the team's 14 walks were one away, 55 at-bats were two shy and 27 hits were three short of the respective records.
With the win, the Falcons advance to 5-0 in MAC play for the first time since 2000 and remain the MAC's only undefeated team in MAC play.
Nathan Archer and Sam Seidel logged eight at-bats each in the game, setting the program record for most at-bats in a single game. The previous record, set at seven, was achieved by 24 players in program history.
Seidel hit a home run in the first inning and has now reached base in every game he's played this season, totaling 14 in the streak. Going back to last season, Seidel has reached in 25 consecutive games.
Seidel hit another home run in the third inning, his first multiple home run game of his career. The home runs were Seidel's second and third of the year with his first coming in the season opener. Seidel is the second Falcon this year to have a multiple home run game with Gavin Ganun doing so on Sunday (March 10) against Miami (OH). Seidel finished with a career-high five RBI in the game.
Archer's fourth inning home run pushed his on-base streak to seven games and his hitting streak to six games for the Falcons. Archer has multiple hits in all six games of the streak. Archer hit another home run in the fifth, joining Seidel in the multiple home run day.
Jack Krause finished with a career-high five hits and five runs scored with his runs scored total one short of the program record for a single game. With a multiple-hit game, Krause extended his on-base streak to six games and his hitting streak to four games. He's also tallied an RBI in three-straight games.
Garrett Wright hit a home run in the fifth inning, his second home run in as many games after entering the weekend without a home run this season. Wright now has a three-game hitting streak and four-game on-base streak.
TJ Takats on-base streak stretched to six games with his walk hit in the sixth inning.

UP NEXT
The Falcons and Cardinals will conclude the series on Sunday (March 17) with 1 p.m. start. The home opener for Bowling Green is quickly approaching as well, hosting Akron next weekend on March 22-24.

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