SCHEDULE CHANGE: BGSU’s Big South Weekend: Bowling Green To Take On USC Upstate, Presbyterian

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team will continue the 2025 season in South Carolina this weekend, playing two games against USC Upstate and one against Presbyterian. The Falcons will start the weekend against the Spartans on Friday (Feb. 21) with a 3 p.m. start at Harley Park in Spartanburg, S.C. Bowling Green will transition to Clinton, S.C. on Saturday (Feb. 22) against the Blue Hose at 3 p.m inside PC Baseball Complex. The weekend will wrap up back in Spartanburg between BGSU and USC Upstate with a 1 p.m. first pitch. The series will continue a stretch of 14-straight road games to open the season for the Orange and Brown, down a tally after Tuesday's (Feb. 18) game against Cincinnati was canceled due to weather.

Current Weekend Schedule
Friday, Feb. 21 at USC Upstate | 2 p.m.*
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Presbyterian | 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 23 at USC Upstate | 1 p.m.
*Change From Original Start Time

Scouting USC Upstate
The Spartans have three games under their belts, splitting with Boston College before falling to Western Carolina. Through three games, USC Upstate is hitting .288 as a team with eight doubles and eight home runs. However, their pitching staff has a combined ERA of 6.58, giving up 28 runs with 19 earned so far this season. Last year, Upstate finished with a 36-24 record while going 16-8 within the Big South. A notable win from their 2024 season was a 9-5 victory over then-No. 2 Clemson on April 9. The Spartans ended up as the Big South Tournament Runner-Up, falling to High Point in the championship.

Series History vs. USC Upstate

Bowling Green and USC Upstate will be meeting for the first time in program history.
USC Upstate will enter the BGSU record book as the 272nd different opponent in program history and the first new addition since Memphis last season.
USC Upstate opened the season with a two-game series split against Boston College before falling short to Western Carolina on Tuesday (Feb. 18), entering the weekend 1-2.

Scouting Presbyterian
The Blue Hose opened the season with a doubleheader sweep over Georgetown, but dropped the series finale to the Hoyas before a midweek loss to Elon for a 2-2 standing. As a team, Presbyterian is hitting .279 with four doubles and three triples. As for the pitching staff, they've recorded a 6.17 ERA, giving up 32 runs with 24 earned while striking out 31 over 35 innings. Last year, the Blue Hose went 29-27 on the year while posting an 18-6 Big South record, capturing the regular season title and serving as the tournament's top seed before being eliminated by USC Upstate.

Series History vs. Presbyterian

Bowling Green and Presbyterian will be meeting for the third time in program history. The two teams played a two-game series in 2016 in Emerson, Ga., splitting the series.
Presbyterian is off to a 2-2 start to the season, winning a doubleheader to opener the season against Georgetown, both one-run games, before falling in the series finale, 5-1. On Tuesday (Feb. 18) they came up short to Elon, 16-3. They will face Le Moyne on Friday before BGSU on Saturday.

What To Watch For

During the opening series of the season, Bowling Green turned five double plays defensively, tied for the eighth-most in the nation. Only 30 teams have turned five or more this season. With only three games played, BGSU is tied for fourth for double plays per game, averaging 1.67, one of only eight teams in the nation.
As a team, the Falcons are currently averaging 2.00 stolen bases per game, which is tied for 48th in the nation and is the highest mark among teams from the Mid-American Conference.
The last time Bowling Green won four of their first six games (won the first two weekend series) was in 2007, taking two of three from MTSU before wins over Georgetown and Purdue Fort Wayne.

Wright Spot At The Wright Time
Through 43 career games, sophomore catcher Garrett Wright has already entered the program's top 10 for career hit-by-pitches. As a Falcon, Wright has drawn 23 HBPs, tying with Jack Krause (2020-24) and Kurt Wells (2004-07) for ninth in program history. Last year, Wright was hit by a pitch 21 times, setting the program record for a single-season. During the opening series of the 2025 season he was plunked two more times. Now, he sits just nine shy of breaking the program record for a career, set by TJ Blanton with 32 from 2007-10. Wright also extended his on-base streak in the process, now at a team-best 11 games going back to last season with the Falcons.

Gone From Ganun
In the comeback win over Middle Tennessee in the series finale last weekend, Gavin Ganun produced a two-home run game for the Falcons. His pair of blasts accounted for four of BGSU's first six runs in the game on their way to overcoming the 8-1 deficit. The game marked his second career multi-home run game, blasting two last season in the series finale against Miami (OH) on March 10, 2024. For his career, Ganun now has 11 home runs for the Orange and Brown, tied for the most of anyone on the current active roster. He's currently tied with DJ Newman atop the list followed by Sam Seidel with 10.

Strong Bullpen Showings
During the opening series of the season, the Falcons had a handful of strong appearances out of the bullpen. Owen Poole tallied his first career save in BGSU's first win of the season. Additionally, four different Falcons exited the weekend with a 0.00 ERA still intact after making appearances. Connar Penrod, Ty Roder and Titus Lotz all produced two scoreless innings for the Falcons against MTSU, including Penrod recording the series finale win. Logan Bell joined the list as well, tossing one scoreless frame during the series. The quartet combined for eight strikeouts.

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