Falcons Fall To Broncos In Series Opener Friday

Friday, April 11

Kalamazoo, Mich.

3:05 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

22-10, 11-5

Western Michigan

9-21, 5-8

Bowling Green

Western Michigan

Photo by: Hailey Pettit-Mastroianni, BGSU Athletics

April 11, 2025 | Baseball

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Brayden Curlis Logs Second-Straight Three-Hit Game

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team opened the weekend series against Western Michigan on Friday (April 11) in Kalamazoo. Brayden Curlis led the BGSU effort with his second-consecutive three-hit game while also logging an RBI for the Falcons. However, Western Michigan was able to jump out to a 6-0 advantage in the game, leading to the 6-1 final. Bowling Green drops to 22-10 on the season while being 11-5 within the Mid-American Conference. BGSU and WMU will continue the series on Saturday (April 12) with a 1:05 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Western Michigan scored one in the bottom of the first inning and added three more in the second for a 4-0 lead.
The first Bowling Green hits of the day came in the third with back-to-back singles from Brayden Curlis and Garrett Sloan.
Western Michigan added another run in the fifth inning, extending their lead to 5-0.
The Broncos scored in the eighth for a 6-0 score.
In the top of the ninth, Cooper McKenzie walked before a Carter Mottice single put runners at the corners. Curlis knocked a sacrifice fly to center, scoring McKenzie for a 6-1 score.

STAT LEADERS

Brayden Curlis: 3-for-3, 1 RBI
Carter Mottice: 1-for-4
Garrett Sloan: 1-for-4
Cooper McKenzie: 0-for-2, 1 R, 2 BB
Titus Lotz: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

After having his first multi-hit game of the season on Wednesday (April 9) against Youngstown State, Brayden Curlis followed it up with another multi-hit day against the Broncos. Curlis finished with three of BGSU's five hits in the game and drove in the team's lone run.
Titus Lotz tossed a career-high three innings for the Falcons, coming on in relief. Lotz gave up just one hit and one walk and allowed a single unearned run. He now has three straight appearances without an earned run, spanning 6.1 innings of work.
Carter Mottice made his second career start after getting the nod on Wednesday as well. He registered a hit in the game, giving him three hits, three runs scored, three RBI and two doubles through his first two collegiate starts.
Garrett Wright drew a walk in the fifth inning, extending his on-base streak to a team-leading 20 games.
Cooper McKenzie drew a pair of walks and scored the Falcons' lone run in the game. McKenzie has now reached in four straight games and scored in back-to-back with three runs scored total over the pair of contests.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green and Western Michigan will continue their series on Saturday and Sunday (April 12-13), both with 1:05 p.m. first pitches in Kalamazoo.

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