Falcons Conclude Non-Conference Schedule With Victory Over Purdue Fort Wayne

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of the regular season on Wednesday (May 8) with a 5-2 win over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Falcons struck first with a run in the first inning, but the Mastodons tied it up. BGSU reclaimed the lead with a run in the fifth, adding to it with one in the sixth and two in the seventh. BGSU is now 27-17 on the season heading into the final stretch of the regular season with six MAC games remaining.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Jack Krause logged the first hit of the game with a single through the right side. Landon Roque put a ball in play, reaching on an error to put runners at the corners. A wild pitch was enough for Krause to score, giving BGSU a quick 1-0 lead.
A bases loaded fielder's choice for Purdue Fort Wayne in the bottom of the third tied the game at 1-1.
BGSU brought an answer in the top of the fifth. Nathan Archer singled into center. A wild pitch moved Archer up to second with a Caden Parker double to left, scoring him for a 2-1 BGSU lead.
Sam Seidel began the sixth inning with a single, moving up to second on a wild pitch. Gavin Ganun singled to put runners at the corners. Cooper McKenzie was able to put a ball in play, scoring Seidel for a 3-1 score.
BGSU added to their lead in the seventh. David Silva began the inning with a double with Parker joining him on the bases via walk. A double steal moved both runners into scoring position, coming around on a ball in play from Roque that resulted in an error for a 5-1 BGSU advantage.
Purdue Fort Wayne added a run in the ninth for the 5-2 final.

STAT LEADERS

Rigo Ramos: W (3-0), 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 7 K
Kade Arn: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K
Luke Krouse: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
David Silva: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 2 SB
Caden Parker: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Jack Krause: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB
Sam Seidel: 1-for-4, 1 R
Nathan Archer: 1-for-5, 1 R
Landon Roque: 1-for-4
Gavin Ganun: 1-for-4

FALCON STAT FACTS

Rigo Ramos produced his longest start of the season and his longest since 2022, going six innings while striking out at least seven batters for the second time this season.
Sam Seidel singled in the top of the sixth to push his on-base streak for the Falcons to all 36 games he's played this season. Going back to last season, Seidel's streak is at 47 games.
Nathan Archer added another run to his season tally, now up to 60. Archer is one behind Corey Loomis for seventh all-time in single-season runs scored.
Jack Krause drew his 98th career walk as a Falcon, standing two shy of Andy Hudak for ninth all-time. It was also Krause's 37th of the season, tying him for the team lead with Leighton Banjoff and one shy of the top 10 all-time for single-season walks.
Landon Roque extended his hitting streak, now at six games the second-longest active streak on the team.
With his fifth inning double, Caden Parker has now logged a hit in five of the last six games and has reached base in all six.
David Silva posted his second multi-hit game of the season as well as his second double. He added a pair of stolen bases, bringing his season total to three.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green will resume MAC play this weekend with a trip to Ypsilanti, Mich., facing Eastern Michigan in a three-game series. BGSU and EMU are set for a 3 p.m. start on Friday (May 10) before 1 p.m. first pitches on Saturday and Sunday (May 11-12).

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