Bowling Green State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 19
Youngstown, Ohio
5 p.m.
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Youngstown State
Photo by: Bailey Wilson, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Set For Tuesday Test With Youngstown State
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BGSU, YSU Scheduled For 5 p.m. First Pitch
NILES, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team will play their final road game before the home opener, traveling to face Youngstown State on Tuesday (March 19) for a 5 p.m. first pitch against the Penguins. This will mark the first game in a home-and-home series with YSU. Bowling Green will host the second leg of the series on April 17.
Scouting Youngstown State
Youngstown State enters Tuesday's game with a 2-17 record on the season, but both wins have come in the last week for the Penguins. YSU picked up their first win of the season against Pitt on the road last Wednesday (March 13), topping the Panthers 7-6. They followed it up by taking their home opener on Friday (March 15) over Purdue Fort Wayne, 4-2, for their first conference win of the season. The Mastodons took the final two games of the series to drop the Penguins to 1-2 in Horizon League play.
Series History
What To Watch For
Falcons Facts To Follow
Falcons At The Plate
On Saturday (March 16), the Falcons scored 34 runs, just four shy of the program record all-time and the most runs by BGSU in a MAC game. On the year, Bowling Green is averaging 9.8 runs per game, which not only leads the Mid-American Conference, but is 14th in the nation. The run production has come in large part to home runs. BGSU is averaging 1.75 home runs per game which also leads the MAC and is 27th in the country. The Falcons are among the ranks nationally for triples too, coming in at 40th in the nation with an average of 0.38 per game.
BGSU Stands Atop The MAC
Through the first two weekends of the conference season, Bowling Green has gone 6-0 in the MAC, all on the road, and remains the only undefeated team left in the conference play. Despite playing the fewest games in the MAC overall (16), the Falcons lead the conference in runs (157) and are second in RBI (140), trailing Kent State by just two with the Golden Flashes having played three more games. The Falcons also have three of the league's top five games for home runs, hitting seven once and five twice.
Krause Named MAC Player Of The Week
Krause was the catalyst for the Falcons during a week where BGSU scored 58 runs, including a program record in a MAC game with 34 on Saturday (March 16) against Ball State. Krause's best game of the weekend was in the Saturday win, going 5-for-7 with five runs scored and four RBI with a double. He followed it up with a 3-for-5 day on Sunday (March 17) with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Over the course of the four games, Krause reached base 13 times and scored nine times. He finished the week with a slash line of .558/.650/1.059, logging 10 hits with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI.
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'
Scouting Youngstown State
Youngstown State enters Tuesday's game with a 2-17 record on the season, but both wins have come in the last week for the Penguins. YSU picked up their first win of the season against Pitt on the road last Wednesday (March 13), topping the Panthers 7-6. They followed it up by taking their home opener on Friday (March 15) over Purdue Fort Wayne, 4-2, for their first conference win of the season. The Mastodons took the final two games of the series to drop the Penguins to 1-2 in Horizon League play.
Series History
- The Falcons and Penguins have met 19 times previously in program history with Youngstown State holding a 13-6 lead in the series.
- Bowling Green's last win at Youngstown State came on March 10, 2020 (2-1).
- BGSU and YSU split the season series with the home team winning each game. Over the two games of the series, the Falcons outscored the Penguins 19-11.
What To Watch For
- A win for BGSU would give the Falcons a winning record (9-8) going into the home opener for the first time since the 2007 campaign (7-5).
- BGSU is 27th in the nation for home runs per game, averaging 1.75, with 28 so far this season.
- DJ Newman has scored 25 times for the Falcons this season, averaging 1.67 runs per game which leads the MAC and is tied for ninth in the nation.
- Sam Seidel has reached base in every game he's played in this season for the Falcons, bringing his on-base streak to 15 games this season. Dating back to last season, Seidel has reached base in 26-straight games.
- Tyler Ross has reached base in each game he's played in this season, accounting for a 14-game streak. Ross reached in the 2023 season finale as well for a 15-game streak going back to last year.
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 entered the record book for career triples and is currently tied for ninth all-time with nine. Another triple will tie him for sixth all-time with 10.
Falcons At The Plate
On Saturday (March 16), the Falcons scored 34 runs, just four shy of the program record all-time and the most runs by BGSU in a MAC game. On the year, Bowling Green is averaging 9.8 runs per game, which not only leads the Mid-American Conference, but is 14th in the nation. The run production has come in large part to home runs. BGSU is averaging 1.75 home runs per game which also leads the MAC and is 27th in the country. The Falcons are among the ranks nationally for triples too, coming in at 40th in the nation with an average of 0.38 per game.
BGSU Stands Atop The MAC
Through the first two weekends of the conference season, Bowling Green has gone 6-0 in the MAC, all on the road, and remains the only undefeated team left in the conference play. Despite playing the fewest games in the MAC overall (16), the Falcons lead the conference in runs (157) and are second in RBI (140), trailing Kent State by just two with the Golden Flashes having played three more games. The Falcons also have three of the league's top five games for home runs, hitting seven once and five twice.
Krause Named MAC Player Of The Week
Krause was the catalyst for the Falcons during a week where BGSU scored 58 runs, including a program record in a MAC game with 34 on Saturday (March 16) against Ball State. Krause's best game of the weekend was in the Saturday win, going 5-for-7 with five runs scored and four RBI with a double. He followed it up with a 3-for-5 day on Sunday (March 17) with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored. Over the course of the four games, Krause reached base 13 times and scored nine times. He finished the week with a slash line of .558/.650/1.059, logging 10 hits with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI.
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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