Horky Homers In Series Finale Against Eastern Michigan

Sunday, May 3

Ypsilanti, Mich.

1 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

17-29, 0

Eastern Michigan

15-30, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Bowling Green	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	9	1
Eastern Michigan	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	X	7	9	0

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

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Lotz Strikes Out Career-High Six In Relief Appearance

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team closed out the weekend series against Eastern Michigan on Sunday (May 3) with a 7-3 final in favor of the Eagles. EMU worked for an early 2-0 lead, but Bowling Green fought back to tie it with runs in the second and fourth. However, five runs over the fourth and fifth frames for Eastern Michigan pushed the Eagles back in front. Zack Horky added a solo home run in the eighth, but that was the conclusion of BGSU's scoring for the day, resulting in the final. The Falcons will close out their road trip the next time out, playing in East Lansing on Tuesday (May 5) against Michigan State with a 6 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first hit of the game came in the first at bat of the day for the Falcons with a Sam Seidel single. BGSU worked to get Seidel to third in the inning, but weren't able to get him home.
Eastern Michigan tallied the first runs of the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead.
The Falcons answered in the top of the second. Carter Mottice drew a walk, but traded places with Alex Laird on a fielder's choice. Laird was able to steal second base to set up an RBI single through the left side by Griffin Scheiderer for a 2-1 score.
Bowling Green worked to tie it up in the top of the fourth with a two-out rally. Mottice got it started with a single to right center and then came around to score on a Laird double to left center for a 2-2 tally.
Eastern Michigan broke the tie with a run in the bottom of the fourth and then four runs in the fifth for a 7-2 score after five.
With two outs in the eighth, Zack Horky hit a solo home run to left to cut the deficit to 7-3.

STAT LEADERS

Zack Horky: 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Carter Mottice: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB
Alex Laird: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
Griffin Scheiderer: 1-for-4, 1 RBI
Sam Seidel: 1-for-3, 1 BB
Anthony Mitta; 1-for-4, 1 BB

FALCON STAT FACTS

Zack Horky posted a two-hit day, including his sixth home run of the season. Horky is now tied for the team lead in home runs this year and is up to nine multi-hit games.
Alex Laird joined Horky in the multi-hit effort, his third of the season, while adding his first extra base hit of the year by way of a double. Laird added a stolen base, his team-leading 18th of the season, and is now just four away from entering BGSU's top 10 for a single-season.
Carter Mottice added another multi-hit effort for the Falcons, his fourth of the season. He has now reached base in five straight for BGSU as well as 11 of the last 12.
Titus Lotz struck out six batters over 3.1 innings of relief, a new career-high. Lotz is the ninth different BGSU pitcher this season with five or more strikeouts in an outing with the Falcons combining for 22 such appearances this season.
Andrew DiLodovico was hit by a pitch, giving him 11 HBPs on the season. The total moves him into the program's top 10 for a single-season, now tied for ninth with Jon Berti's 2010 season and Jeff Scott's 2017 campaign.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green will play a midweek game against Michigan State on Tuesday (May 5) with a 6 p.m. start in East Lansing. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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