Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, February 6
Hampton, Va.
10 a.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
Queens Univ.
Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Head to Hampton as 2026 Season Gets Underway
February 05, 2026 | Softball
BGSU to Play Four Games in This Weekend's 1868 Classic
• The Bowling Green State University softball team begins the 2026 season with four games in Hampton, Va., this weekend. Head coach Michelle Gardner and the Falcons will participate in the 1868 Classic, playing two games apiece against Queens University and the host school, Hampton University.
• All games in the Friday-Saturday (Feb. 6-7) tournament are scheduled to have live stats. Friday's games involving Hampton will be streamed via FloCollege. The complete tournament schedule follows...
1868 CLASSIC
Pirates Softball Stadium; Hampton, Va.
Friday, Feb. 6
Bowling Green vs. Queens (N.C.) 10:00 a.m.
Bowling Green at Hampton 1:00 p.m.
Queens (N.C.) at Hampton 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Bowling Green at Hampton 10:00 a.m.
Bowling Green vs. Queens (N.C.) 1:00 p.m.
Queens (N.C.) at Hampton 3:00 p.m.
FAST FALCON FACTS
• Head coach Michelle Gardner and her assistants, Greg McQuillin and Indya Smith, welcome back 15 of 19 letterwinners from last year's team, including all nine positional starters and three of the six pitchers who saw action in 2025.
• That 2025 club surpassed the overall and Mid-American Conference win totals for the previous two years combined. BGSU went 16-36 last spring, after posting a combined record of 15-79 in the 2023 (9-41) and '24 (6-38) campaigns.
• In MAC play, BGSU was 7-19 last year, after going a combined 5-51 in the previous two seasons.
• BGSU had four seniors on last year's roster. Two of those four players did not see action in 2025, and only one of the four players saw action in any games after March 8.
• At the plate, the players returning in 2026 combined for ...
• 1,339 of the team's 1,362 at-bats (98.3%) in 2025;
• 212 of the 219 runs scored (96.8%);
• 195 of the Falcons' 198 RBI (98.5%); and
• 360 of the team's 361 total hits (99.7%).
• In the circle, returning players combined to pitch 215 of the 328 1/3 total innings (65.5%), including 134 1/3 of the 167 2/3 innings (80.1%) in MAC action.
• The 2025 Falcons scored 219 runs, the fourth-highest total in program history, and last year's BGSU club also ranked in the top five in school history in runs per game (4.21, fifth); RBI (198, third); walks (153; fifth); batters hit by pitch (32, third); on-base percentage (.350; fifth) and sacrifice flies (13, tie-third).
• Addie Martin was named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team. She hit 13 homers, the second-highest single-season total in program history.
• Martin became the first player in program history to hit at least 12 homers and steal at least 12 bases in the same season.
ADDIE. MARTIN.
• Redshirt freshman Addie Martin hit 13 homers last season, putting her in sole possession of second place on the BGSU single-season list. Martin fell just two round-trippers shy of the school record of 15, set by Hannah Fulk in 2012.
• Martin also had a team-leading 15 stolen bases last year. She became the first player in school history with at least a dozen homers and a dozen steals in the same season.
• In addition to the single-season mark for dingers, she also finished near the top of several other BGSU single-season lists. Those rankings are listed below...
HITTING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOK: ADDIE MARTIN ON THE BGSU SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS
Category Martin's Total/Avg. Ranking The Record
Slugging Pct. .656 Eighth .746
Home Runs 13 Second 15
Runs 43 T-Fourth 57
RBI 36 T-Ninth 46
Total Bases 105 Sixth 126
Stolen Bases 15 T-16th 53
THE OPPONENTS / THE SERIES
• Hampton is coming off of a 2025 season which saw the Pirates go 15-34 overall and 5-22 in the Coastal Athletic Association. Senior outfielder Carmynn Bonner was named to the CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team for 2026. Head coach Cat Tarvin is in her second season at the helm of the Pirates.
• Queens finished 16-36 overall and 9-15 in Atlantic Sun Conference play in 2025 under head coach Kella Armstrong.
• The Falcons have never met either of this weekend's opponents.
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the 1868 Classic, BGSU will head to Greenville, S.C., for next weekend's Purple & White Classic (Feb. 13-15). The Falcons will play a total of five games against Lipscomb, Towson and Furman.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on the BGSU softball team, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball), as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
• All games in the Friday-Saturday (Feb. 6-7) tournament are scheduled to have live stats. Friday's games involving Hampton will be streamed via FloCollege. The complete tournament schedule follows...
1868 CLASSIC
Pirates Softball Stadium; Hampton, Va.
Friday, Feb. 6
Bowling Green vs. Queens (N.C.) 10:00 a.m.
Bowling Green at Hampton 1:00 p.m.
Queens (N.C.) at Hampton 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Bowling Green at Hampton 10:00 a.m.
Bowling Green vs. Queens (N.C.) 1:00 p.m.
Queens (N.C.) at Hampton 3:00 p.m.
FAST FALCON FACTS
• Head coach Michelle Gardner and her assistants, Greg McQuillin and Indya Smith, welcome back 15 of 19 letterwinners from last year's team, including all nine positional starters and three of the six pitchers who saw action in 2025.
• That 2025 club surpassed the overall and Mid-American Conference win totals for the previous two years combined. BGSU went 16-36 last spring, after posting a combined record of 15-79 in the 2023 (9-41) and '24 (6-38) campaigns.
• In MAC play, BGSU was 7-19 last year, after going a combined 5-51 in the previous two seasons.
• BGSU had four seniors on last year's roster. Two of those four players did not see action in 2025, and only one of the four players saw action in any games after March 8.
• At the plate, the players returning in 2026 combined for ...
• 1,339 of the team's 1,362 at-bats (98.3%) in 2025;
• 212 of the 219 runs scored (96.8%);
• 195 of the Falcons' 198 RBI (98.5%); and
• 360 of the team's 361 total hits (99.7%).
• In the circle, returning players combined to pitch 215 of the 328 1/3 total innings (65.5%), including 134 1/3 of the 167 2/3 innings (80.1%) in MAC action.
• The 2025 Falcons scored 219 runs, the fourth-highest total in program history, and last year's BGSU club also ranked in the top five in school history in runs per game (4.21, fifth); RBI (198, third); walks (153; fifth); batters hit by pitch (32, third); on-base percentage (.350; fifth) and sacrifice flies (13, tie-third).
• Addie Martin was named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team. She hit 13 homers, the second-highest single-season total in program history.
• Martin became the first player in program history to hit at least 12 homers and steal at least 12 bases in the same season.
ADDIE. MARTIN.
• Redshirt freshman Addie Martin hit 13 homers last season, putting her in sole possession of second place on the BGSU single-season list. Martin fell just two round-trippers shy of the school record of 15, set by Hannah Fulk in 2012.
• Martin also had a team-leading 15 stolen bases last year. She became the first player in school history with at least a dozen homers and a dozen steals in the same season.
• In addition to the single-season mark for dingers, she also finished near the top of several other BGSU single-season lists. Those rankings are listed below...
HITTING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOK: ADDIE MARTIN ON THE BGSU SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS
Category Martin's Total/Avg. Ranking The Record
Slugging Pct. .656 Eighth .746
Home Runs 13 Second 15
Runs 43 T-Fourth 57
RBI 36 T-Ninth 46
Total Bases 105 Sixth 126
Stolen Bases 15 T-16th 53
THE OPPONENTS / THE SERIES
• Hampton is coming off of a 2025 season which saw the Pirates go 15-34 overall and 5-22 in the Coastal Athletic Association. Senior outfielder Carmynn Bonner was named to the CAA Preseason Honorable Mention All-Conference Team for 2026. Head coach Cat Tarvin is in her second season at the helm of the Pirates.
• Queens finished 16-36 overall and 9-15 in Atlantic Sun Conference play in 2025 under head coach Kella Armstrong.
• The Falcons have never met either of this weekend's opponents.
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the 1868 Classic, BGSU will head to Greenville, S.C., for next weekend's Purple & White Classic (Feb. 13-15). The Falcons will play a total of five games against Lipscomb, Towson and Furman.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on the BGSU softball team, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball), as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
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