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Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics
Late EMU Rally Makes Difference In Series Opener
May 10, 2024 | Baseball
Roque, Krause Knock Home Runs For BGSU
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team came up short against the Eastern Michigan Eagles on Friday (May 10) to begin the series. BGSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead before EMU chipped away at the score, taking a 6-4 advantage. A three-run sixth swung the score back to the Falcons, 7-6, with both teams adding a run in the eighth. Bowling Green tacked on an insurance run in the top of the ninth, but a three-run bottom half for Eastern Michigan walked it off for the 10-9 final.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAT LEADERS
FALCON STAT FACTS
UP NEXT
The Falcons and Eagles will continue their series on Saturday (May 11) before wrapping up the weekend on Sunday (May 12), both scheduled for 1 p.m. first pitches. BGSU will close out the regular season with the Battle of I-75 next week (May 16-18).
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nathan Archer took the first pitch of the game through the right side of the infield for a single. Archer stole second before Caden Parker legged out an infield single to put runners at the corners. Garrett Wright put a bunt down the first base line, scoring Archer for a 1-0 BGSU lead.
- In the next at-bat, Tyler Ross put a single in play. An error on the throw allowed Parker to score with Ross taking second. Jack Krause followed suit, ripping a single up the middle and taking second on an error while Ross scored for a 3-0 advantage.
- The rally continued with Landon Roque finding a hole in the left side of the infield, logging an RBI single with Krause touching home for a 4-0 BGSU lead with just one out recorded in the game.
- Eastern Michigan hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to cut the deficit down to 4-2 through two.
- EMU added a run in the third with a bases loaded single due to a sliding attempt to be safe at first on an infield hit and 4-3 score.
- A passed ball in the fourth inning tied the game with EMU moving in front 6-4 later in the inning.
- After a scoreless fifth, Krause put the Falcons back on the board with a solo home run to center to begin the sixth inning, cutting the EMU lead down to one, 6-5.
- Roque followed Krause's home run by being hit by a pitch. Sam Seidel converted a hit-and-run to put runners at the corners. Takats laid down a push bunt to score Roque for a 6-6 tie.
- Archer stepped in with Seidel on second and traded places with him, ripping a double to right to score Seidel and push the Falcons back in front 7-6.
- Roque added an insurance run for the Falcons to begin the eighth inning with a solo shot to left, pushing the score to 8-6.
- In the bottom of the eighth, Eastern Michigan added one in the bottom of the eighth for an 8-7 tally.
- In the ninth, Parker was hit by a pitch with Ross and Krause walking to load the bases. Another walk, this time to Seidel, forced home Parker for a 9-7 BGSU lead and an EMU pitching change.
- EMU scored three in the bottom of the ninth for the 10-9 final.
STAT LEADERS
- Isaiah Seidel: 3.2 IP, 2 H 1 R/ER, 4 K
- Landon Roque: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 HBP
- Jack Krause: 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
- Nathan Archer: 2-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Sam Seidel: 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
- Caden Parker: 1-for-2, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP
FALCON STAT FACTS
- Nathan Archer scored the first run of the game, bringing his season total to 61. The mark moved Archer into a tie for seventh on the all-time single-season runs list, tying Corey Loomis' 2002 campaign.
- Archer added an RBI in the sixth inning of the game, bringing his season total to 58. That ties Archer for fifth all-time in program history for single-season RBI with Andy Hudak (2002) and Larry Arndt (1985).
- Archer logged five at-bats in the game, pushing him into the top 10 all-time for single-season at-bats. Now with 212, Archer is tied for seventh with Matt Smith (2016) and Ryan Shay (2009)
- Archer tallied three total bases in the game, bringing his season total to 135. The mark ties Archer for eighth all-time for single-season total bases with Aric Christman (2001).
- Sam Seidel converted a hit-and-run in the sixth inning with a single into center field, extending his on-base streak to 37 games this season and 48 going back to last season. Seidel added a triple in the eighth inning, his third of the season to tie for the team lead.
- Landon Roque singled in the first inning for the Falcons to push his hitting streak to seven games, the second-longest active streak on the team. In the eighth inning, Roque added his third home run of the season.
- In the sixth inning, Jack Krause hit his 11th home run of the season, second on the team, and a career-high for single-season home runs for Krause during his time as a Falcon.
- In the ninth inning, Krause drew his 38th walk of the season, taking over the team lead for the year and entering the top 10 all-time for single-season walks, moving into a four-way tie for 10th on the list.
- Legging out a first inning single, Caden Parker pushed his hitting streak to four games for the Falcons while extending his on-base streak to seven.
- All of BGSU's batters in the starting lineup logged at least one hit or at least one RBI in the game.
UP NEXT
The Falcons and Eagles will continue their series on Saturday (May 11) before wrapping up the weekend on Sunday (May 12), both scheduled for 1 p.m. first pitches. BGSU will close out the regular season with the Battle of I-75 next week (May 16-18).
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'
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SANFILIPO, Mat (1-0)
L: Penrod, Connar (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Archer, Nathan 1 ; Ganun, Gavin 1
3B: Seidel, Sam 1
HR: Krause, Jack 1 ; Roque, Landon 1
RBI: Archer, Nathan 1 ; Wright, Garrett 1 ; Krause, Jack 2 ; Roque, Landon 2 ; Seidel, Sam 1 ; Takats, TJ 1
SH: Wright, Garrett 1 ; Takats, TJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Archer, Nathan 1 ; Parker, Caden 2 ; Ross, Tyler 1 ; Krause, Jack 2 ; Roque, Landon 2 ; Seidel, Sam 1
SB: Archer, Nathan 1
CS: Roque, Landon 1
HBP: Parker, Caden 2 ; Roque, Landon 1
Batting:
2B: SCHROEDLE, Kyle 1 ; JONES, Drew 1
HR: SCHROEDLE, Kyle 1
RBI: MCRAE, Blake 1 ; ZUCCARO, Giano 1 ; KLEIMAN, Brendan 1 ; TAYLOR, Cory 1 ; SCHROEDLE, Kyle 3 ; JONES, Drew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: MCRAE, Blake 2 ; JOHNSON, Lucas 1 ; KLEIMAN, Brendan 1 ; TAYLOR, Cory 2 ; HUGO, Logan 1 ; SCHROEDLE, Kyle 2 ; JONES, Drew 1
SB: MCRAE, Blake 1
CS: JONES, Drew 1
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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R
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RBI
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