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SCHEDULE CHANGE: Falcons Embark On 2025 Season With Three-Game Weekend Series At MTSU
February 13, 2025 | Baseball
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BGSU Looks To Improve Upon Record-Breaking 2024 Campaign
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team will open the 2025 campaign in the same manner as the 2024 season, beginning with a road trip to Middle Tennessee. The Falcons and Blue Raiders are set for a three-game weekend series at Reese Smith Jr. Field. Friday's (Feb. 14) season opener is set for a 4 p.m. EST start while Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 15-16) will both be 2 p.m. EST first pitches. The series will mark the first three in a string of 15-straight road games to open the season for the Orange and Brown.
Current Weekend Schedule
Game 1: Friday, February 14 | 4 p.m. EST | 3 p.m. CT
Game 2: Friday, February 14 | Immediately Following Game 1
Game 3: Saturday, February 15 | 2 p.m. EST | 1 p.m. CT OR Sunday, February 16 | 2 p.m. EST | 1 p.m. CT
Scouting Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders are coming off a 2024 campaign that concluded with a 20-36 overall record while being 8-16 within Conference USA. Ahead of the 2025 season, Middle Tennessee had three players named to the All-Conference USA Preseason team, the second-most in the conference and the most for MTSU since 2013. Outfielder Eston Snider topped the list after playing in every game last year for the Blue Raiders, logging a .313 batting average. Left-handed pitcher Chandler Alderman joined the list after being named to last year's C-USA All-Freshman Team and the C-USA Second Team. he also threw the fourth no-hitter in program history. The list rounds out with two-player Trace Phillips, coming off the same accolades as Alderman with Second Team and All-Freshman honors last season.
Series History
What To Watch For
Building Off A Record-Breaking Season
The 2024 campaign was one for the record books for the Falcons. The program captured the program's 15th 20-win season, tallied a program record 24 conference wins and recorded the best conference start in MAC baseball history at 17-0. The team also broke the program records for walks drawn in a season as well as strikeouts thrown. The season concluded with a program record 14 All-MAC honors for the team, including Kyle Hallock being named MAC Coach of the Year, Nathan Archer being named MAC Player of the Year and Garrett Wright earning MAC Freshman of the Year.
Old On The Bump, New In The Box
For Bowling Green, the pitching unit will showcase experience this season. Of the 15 players who logged an inning of action on the mound last year, 11 return to the group this season, including retaining six of the top seven in ERA. As for at the plate, the Falcons will be looking for an influx of youth. Of the 16 players who logged at least on at-bat last year, only 10 return, including losing five of the top eight in batting average from a season ago. Overall, the Falcons return 71-percent of their innings pitched from last year and 51-percent of the team's at-bats.
From Good To Great
Last year, Nic Good stepped into a rotational role for the Falcons, starting all 15 games he appeared in for BGSU. Good was one of two pitchers for BGSU to not make a bullpen appearance last year, joined by DJ Newman who started all eight of his appearances before having his season ended due to injury. For Good, he struck out 55 batters while walking just 27 over the course of 66 innings, earning him an All-MAC Second Team selection as well as an All-MAC Defensive Team nod. Of his 55 strikeouts, 20 were strikeouts looking, leading the team. He also finished the season with six wins, the most on the team and fifth in the MAC.
Waiting For The Wright Pitch
Last season, Garrett Wright proved to be one of the hardest outs in college baseball. Wright ranked 26th in the nation, fourth among freshmen and first in the MAC, for the toughest players to strike out, doing so just once every 11.1 at-bats. For the year, he struck out just 11 times in 129 official at-bats. He also broke the program record for hit-by-pitches with 21, tied for 32nd in the nation. However, his average of 0.53 HBPs per game ranked fifth in the nation. Those stats culminated in a .503 on-base percentage, leading the MAC while ranking 27th overall in the country and third among all freshmen.
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'
Current Weekend Schedule
Game 1: Friday, February 14 | 4 p.m. EST | 3 p.m. CT
Game 2: Friday, February 14 | Immediately Following Game 1
Game 3: Saturday, February 15 | 2 p.m. EST | 1 p.m. CT OR Sunday, February 16 | 2 p.m. EST | 1 p.m. CT
Scouting Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders are coming off a 2024 campaign that concluded with a 20-36 overall record while being 8-16 within Conference USA. Ahead of the 2025 season, Middle Tennessee had three players named to the All-Conference USA Preseason team, the second-most in the conference and the most for MTSU since 2013. Outfielder Eston Snider topped the list after playing in every game last year for the Blue Raiders, logging a .313 batting average. Left-handed pitcher Chandler Alderman joined the list after being named to last year's C-USA All-Freshman Team and the C-USA Second Team. he also threw the fourth no-hitter in program history. The list rounds out with two-player Trace Phillips, coming off the same accolades as Alderman with Second Team and All-Freshman honors last season.
Series History
- Bowling Green and Middle Tennessee have met 13 times previously with MTSU holding the all-time advantage with a record of 9-4. However, BGSU took the last meeting, winning on Feb. 18, 2024 by a 7-3 final.
- This will be the second consecutive season that BGSU has opened the season against MTSU, the fourth time since 2019 and the fifth time in program history (2007, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025).
What To Watch For
- The last time the Falcons won their season opener was in 2022 with a 22-8 victory over St. Louis. The same series marked the last time BGSU won their opening series of a season. As for a series sweep to start a season, the last for Bowling Green came in 2006.
- In the preseason poll for the Mid-American Conference, the Falcons were picked to finish fourth, receiving one first place vote and two Tournament Champion votes.
- The Falcons this year return two All-MAC First Team selections (Garrett Wright, Sam Seidel) and two All-MAC Second Team selections (Nic Good, DJ Newman) from last year's roster. Good and Wright were also named to the All-MAC Defensive Team.
- DJ Newman enters the season having been named to multiple preseason All-American teams as a utility player. A two-way star for the Falcons, Newman was named the preseason MAC Player of the Year by Perfect Game.
- Newman enters the season riding a 15-game hitting streak from last year, the longest active streak on the team for hitting as well as on-base.
- Following the 2024 season, BGSU's Garrett Wright was named the MAC Freshman of the Year. Wright was the second-straight Falcon to earn a Freshman of the Year honor after Newman received the MAC Pitcher of the Year honor in 2023.
- The Falcons return the bulk of their pitching staff this season, including six of their top seven pitchers in ERA from the 2024 campaign. Of the 15 players who logged at least one inning of action a season ago, 11 return to the Orange and Brown for the 2025 campaign.
- The Falcons are scheduled to play their first 15 games on the road with the first home game set for March 11 against Tiffin University.
- Bowling Green is coming off a 2024 MAC Regular Season title. The last time a Falcon team repeated as MAC Champs was in 2008 and 2009.
Building Off A Record-Breaking Season
The 2024 campaign was one for the record books for the Falcons. The program captured the program's 15th 20-win season, tallied a program record 24 conference wins and recorded the best conference start in MAC baseball history at 17-0. The team also broke the program records for walks drawn in a season as well as strikeouts thrown. The season concluded with a program record 14 All-MAC honors for the team, including Kyle Hallock being named MAC Coach of the Year, Nathan Archer being named MAC Player of the Year and Garrett Wright earning MAC Freshman of the Year.
Old On The Bump, New In The Box
For Bowling Green, the pitching unit will showcase experience this season. Of the 15 players who logged an inning of action on the mound last year, 11 return to the group this season, including retaining six of the top seven in ERA. As for at the plate, the Falcons will be looking for an influx of youth. Of the 16 players who logged at least on at-bat last year, only 10 return, including losing five of the top eight in batting average from a season ago. Overall, the Falcons return 71-percent of their innings pitched from last year and 51-percent of the team's at-bats.
From Good To Great
Last year, Nic Good stepped into a rotational role for the Falcons, starting all 15 games he appeared in for BGSU. Good was one of two pitchers for BGSU to not make a bullpen appearance last year, joined by DJ Newman who started all eight of his appearances before having his season ended due to injury. For Good, he struck out 55 batters while walking just 27 over the course of 66 innings, earning him an All-MAC Second Team selection as well as an All-MAC Defensive Team nod. Of his 55 strikeouts, 20 were strikeouts looking, leading the team. He also finished the season with six wins, the most on the team and fifth in the MAC.
Waiting For The Wright Pitch
Last season, Garrett Wright proved to be one of the hardest outs in college baseball. Wright ranked 26th in the nation, fourth among freshmen and first in the MAC, for the toughest players to strike out, doing so just once every 11.1 at-bats. For the year, he struck out just 11 times in 129 official at-bats. He also broke the program record for hit-by-pitches with 21, tied for 32nd in the nation. However, his average of 0.53 HBPs per game ranked fifth in the nation. Those stats culminated in a .503 on-base percentage, leading the MAC while ranking 27th overall in the country and third among all freshmen.
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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