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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team came up short against the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday (May 4) in a game that turned into a relief pitcher's duel, ending with a 6-4 final. For the Falcons, Luke Krouse commanded 4.2 innings out of the bullpen, the longest outing of his career and a shutout performance. The loss drops BGSU to 19-4 on the season while being 26-16 overall on the season with the rubber match set for Sunday (May 5) at 1 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAT LEADERS
FALCON STAT FACTS
UP NEXT
The Falcons and Broncos will conclude their series on Sunday (May 5) with a 1 p.m. first pitch. BGSU will then be on the road for their next five games.
Follow the Falcons
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Western Michigan scored in the first for a 1-0 lead. Landon Willeman worked out a bases loaded jam to limit the damage.
- The Broncos added three in the second to push the score to 4-0.
- Bowling Green answered in the bottom of the second. TJ Takats was hit by a pitch to begin the inning. A walk to Landon Roque and a dribbler in front of the pitcher from Gavin Ganun put two in scoring position for the Falcons. Caden Parker delivered a single to right field, scoring Takats.
- Next up, Nathan Archer sent a fly ball to deep center, scoring Roque from third after he advanced on Parker's hit.
- Garrett Wright followed with a drive off the left field wall, legging out a double and scoring Parker from first.
- The rally continued with Tyler Ross knocking an infield single. An error on the play allowed Wright to score from second, tying the game up at 4-4 through two.
- WMU added two in the top of the fifth to move ahead 6-4.
- Luke Krouse bounced back in the top of the sixth, sending the Broncos down in order on 11 pitches.
STAT LEADERS
- Luke Krouse: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
- Garrett Wright: 1 2B, 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Tyler Ross: 2-for-3, 1 BB
- Caden Parker: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Landon Roque: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB
- Leighton Banjoff: 1-for-4
FALCON STAT FACTS
- Nathan Archer logged a sacrifice fly in the second inning to plate his 57th RBI of the season. Archer is now tied for seventh all-time in single-season RBI in program history with Andy Hudak (2002) and Larry Arndt (1985).
- Leighton Banjoff singled in the fifth inning to push his on-base streak to 19 games for Bowling Green and his hitting streak to five.
- Garrett Wright stretched his on-base streak to 11 for the Falcons, logging a hit in the bottom of the second with a double off the wall.
- With a two-hit game, Tyler Ross has now logged a hit in 10 of his last 12 games and has reached base in 11 of the 12.
- Luke Krouse tossed a career-high 4.2 innings of relief for the Orange and Brown, not allowing a run in the outing.
UP NEXT
The Falcons and Broncos will conclude their series on Sunday (May 5) with a 1 p.m. first pitch. BGSU will then be on the road for their next five 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'
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VLCEK, Nolan (4-2)
L: Willeman, Landon (1-2)
S: THELEN, Luke (1)
Batting:
2B: KITCHEN, Jackson 1 ; RICHMOND, CJ 1
RBI: KITCHEN, Jackson 1 ; SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; NEVAR, Dylan 1 ; RICHMOND, CJ 2 ; MEE, Grady 1
SH: SWINEHART, Josh 1 ; MEE, Grady 1
SF: NEVAR, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KITCHEN, Jackson 2 ; SULLIVAN, Cade 1 ; BUDIG, Greg 1 ; HARRITY, Brendan 1 ; MEE, Grady 1
SB: KITCHEN, Jackson 1

Batting:
2B: Wright, Garrett 1
RBI: Archer, Nathan 1 ; Wright, Garrett 1 ; Parker, Caden 1
SF: Archer, Nathan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wright, Garrett 1 ; Takats, TJ 1 ; Roque, Landon 1 ; Parker, Caden 1
HBP: Takats, TJ 1
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