Thursday, May 16
Bowling Green, Ohio
3:00 pm
Bowling Green State University
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University at Buffalo
Falcons Host Buffalo Looking To Clinch MAC Tournament Berth
May 15, 2013 | Baseball
Bowling Green State University Falcons (19-26; 12-12 MAC)
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University at Buffalo Bulls (30-21; 17-6 MAC)
Warren E. Steller Field (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Thursday, May 16 (3 p.m.) Live Stats
Friday, May 17 (1 p.m.) Live Stats
Saturday, May 18 (1 p.m.) Live Stats | SENIOR DAY
Game Notes (.pdf)
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University at Buffalo Bulls (30-21; 17-6 MAC)
Warren E. Steller Field (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Thursday, May 16 (3 p.m.) Live Stats
Friday, May 17 (1 p.m.) Live Stats
Saturday, May 18 (1 p.m.) Live Stats | SENIOR DAY
Game Notes (.pdf)
Leading Off
The Bowling Green State University baseball team will play host to the University at Buffalo in the final Mid-American Conference series of the 2013 campaign. The Falcons and Bulls will both be playing for a lot at Steller Field this weekend. UB has a chance to win their first MAC championship in school history, while the Falcons are playing to maintain their position and solidify a MAC tournament bid.
Scouting The Bulls
Under the direction of head coach Ron Torgalski, Buffalo has improved significantly, making their first MAC tournament in school history just a season ago. Now, at 30-21 overall and 17-6 in the MAC, they have the chance to win their first MAC championship in program history. Buffalo comes into the weekend with the MAC's best pitching staff, boasting an ERA of 3.68. The Bulls bat .272 as a squad, with Jason Kanzler leading the way. He leads UB with an average of .327, along with 13 doubles, 5 triples, and 10 home runs.
The Series
Thursday afternoon's game will be just the 37th all-time meeting in the series between the Bulls and Falcons. Bowling Green holds a 27-9 lead, but Buffalo won 2-of-3 in last year's series. Each season, the UB and BGSU series seems to hold a lot of weight. In 2012, Buffalo won the series, clinching the final spot in the MAC tournament over the Falcons. In 2011, the Falcons clinched a spot in the tournament with a win over Buffalo in the final weekend of MAC play. In 2010, the Falcons swept Buffalo - including a walk-off home run in the series' finale - to clinch the MAC championship.
Senior Day 2013
On May 18 (Saturday) four Falcon seniors will be honored on the field before the game. Nick Bruns, Matt Pitzulo, Drew Kuns, and Fred Sharp will all be recognized for their career accomplishments while wearing the Orange and Brown.
A Week In Review
The Falcons have gotten hot at the right time, having won three straight to cap off a 3-1 week. After losing an extra-innings game in Saturday's first game, the Falcons bounced back to win 7-2 in ten innings. On Sunday, the Falcons trounced Ohio 16-2 to take the series from the Bobcats. On Tuesday afternoon, the Falcons defeated the visiting Northern Kentucky Norse 13-8, setting a season-high in hits with 21.
Power Surge
The Falcons' offense has gotten hot at the right time, scoring 34 runs over the last 19 innings. The Falcons have increased their batting average to .272 over the past week, up from .262 just a week ago. During the past two games, the Falcons have set a season high for runs (16 at Ohio) and hits (21 vs Northern Kentucky).
Falcon Turnaround
Bowling Green's season looked bleak following a Western Michigan sweep to begin MAC play. At that time, the Falcons were 4-15 (0-3 MAC) overall. Since then, however, the Falcons have found their stride. With a record of 19-26 now, the Orange and Brown have gone 15-11 since March 29, including a record of 12-9 in league play.
Perfect Ten
Redshirt junior Mike Frank tossed a complete game in Saturday's second game at Ohio, lasting all ten innings in the extra-innings win. Frank allowed just four hits in ten innings, and surrendered just two runs. Frank became the first pitcher to pitch over nine innings in a single game since 2003, when Kyle Knoblauch pitched 9.1 innings in a game against Western Michigan.
99 Straight
With a pinch-run appearance in Tuesday's game against Northern Kentucky, junior T.J. Losby extended his consecutive games played streak to 99 games. Below is a list of players to have played in every game in a single season since 2001:
*T.J. Losby (2012), T.J. Blanton (2009, 2010), Ryan Shay (2007, 2008, 2009), Logan Meisler (2009), Josh Stewart (2006), Andy Hudak (2005), Eric Lawson (2005), Jeff Warnock (2003, 2004, 2005), Nolan Reimond (2004), David Barkholz (2003, 2004), Kelly Hunt (2002, 2003), Tim Newell (2002), Aric Christman (2001), and Lee Morrison (2001).
Chasing Career Records
* Nick Bruns | 85 appearances | T2nd
* Nick Bruns | 14 saves | 2nd
* Cody Apthorpe | 208.1 innings | 4 innings from T10th
* Mike Frank | 203.1 innings | 9 innings from T10th
* Jake Thomas | 7 triples | 1 triple from T10th
* T.J. Losby | 702 putouts | 9th
Pitching Sets The Standard
The Bowling Green State University pitching staff has the chance to post the program's first sub-4.50 ERA since 1996, currently sitting at a 3.85 mark. Mike Frank is just 2.2 innings from moving into the top ten in school history for a single season. Frank is also just four strikeouts from moving into the top ten in that category. Ethan McKenney currently has an ERA of 1.73, which has him in the top five for a single season.
Schmitz Makes His Mark
In his 23rd season as the head coach at Bowling Green State University, Danny Schmitz has a career record of 607-576-5. Schmitz becamse just the third coach in Mid-American Conference history to win 600 career ballgames, with the Falcons' 14-6 win over Akron on April 20. Schmitz, who is the second winningest active coach in the Mid-American Conference (behind Ball State's Rich Maloney), has won a school-record 36 games on two different occasions. His teams have qualified for the MAC tournament 11 times. He has been named MAC Coach of the Year on three different occasions (1994, 1995, 2009). Below are Schmitz's career milestone victories:
1st win: March 9, 1991 at Eastern Kentucky (6-3)
100th win: April 26, 1995 at Ball State (3-1)
200th win: March 6, 1999 vs. Pittsburgh (9-8 in Homestead, Fla.)
250th win: April 15, 2000 vs. Marshall (8-4)
300th win: February 17, 2002 at Tennessee (15-11)
400th win: April 29, 2005 vs. IPFW (5-0)
500th win: March 31, 2009 at Michigan (8-3)
600th win: April 20, 2013 vs. Akron (14-6)
Losby's Streak Snapped
With his short appearance in Tuesday's game against Northern Kentucky, T.J. Losby had his 16-game hitting streak snapped. Losby was one game shy of the sixth-longest hitting streak in school history.
MAC Baseball Tournament is May 22-25 in Avon, Ohio
MAC Standings
The Bowling Green State University baseball team will play host to the University at Buffalo in the final Mid-American Conference series of the 2013 campaign. The Falcons and Bulls will both be playing for a lot at Steller Field this weekend. UB has a chance to win their first MAC championship in school history, while the Falcons are playing to maintain their position and solidify a MAC tournament bid.
Scouting The Bulls
Under the direction of head coach Ron Torgalski, Buffalo has improved significantly, making their first MAC tournament in school history just a season ago. Now, at 30-21 overall and 17-6 in the MAC, they have the chance to win their first MAC championship in program history. Buffalo comes into the weekend with the MAC's best pitching staff, boasting an ERA of 3.68. The Bulls bat .272 as a squad, with Jason Kanzler leading the way. He leads UB with an average of .327, along with 13 doubles, 5 triples, and 10 home runs.
The Series
Thursday afternoon's game will be just the 37th all-time meeting in the series between the Bulls and Falcons. Bowling Green holds a 27-9 lead, but Buffalo won 2-of-3 in last year's series. Each season, the UB and BGSU series seems to hold a lot of weight. In 2012, Buffalo won the series, clinching the final spot in the MAC tournament over the Falcons. In 2011, the Falcons clinched a spot in the tournament with a win over Buffalo in the final weekend of MAC play. In 2010, the Falcons swept Buffalo - including a walk-off home run in the series' finale - to clinch the MAC championship.
Senior Day 2013
On May 18 (Saturday) four Falcon seniors will be honored on the field before the game. Nick Bruns, Matt Pitzulo, Drew Kuns, and Fred Sharp will all be recognized for their career accomplishments while wearing the Orange and Brown.
A Week In Review
The Falcons have gotten hot at the right time, having won three straight to cap off a 3-1 week. After losing an extra-innings game in Saturday's first game, the Falcons bounced back to win 7-2 in ten innings. On Sunday, the Falcons trounced Ohio 16-2 to take the series from the Bobcats. On Tuesday afternoon, the Falcons defeated the visiting Northern Kentucky Norse 13-8, setting a season-high in hits with 21.
Power Surge
The Falcons' offense has gotten hot at the right time, scoring 34 runs over the last 19 innings. The Falcons have increased their batting average to .272 over the past week, up from .262 just a week ago. During the past two games, the Falcons have set a season high for runs (16 at Ohio) and hits (21 vs Northern Kentucky).
Falcon Turnaround
Bowling Green's season looked bleak following a Western Michigan sweep to begin MAC play. At that time, the Falcons were 4-15 (0-3 MAC) overall. Since then, however, the Falcons have found their stride. With a record of 19-26 now, the Orange and Brown have gone 15-11 since March 29, including a record of 12-9 in league play.
Perfect Ten
Redshirt junior Mike Frank tossed a complete game in Saturday's second game at Ohio, lasting all ten innings in the extra-innings win. Frank allowed just four hits in ten innings, and surrendered just two runs. Frank became the first pitcher to pitch over nine innings in a single game since 2003, when Kyle Knoblauch pitched 9.1 innings in a game against Western Michigan.
99 Straight
With a pinch-run appearance in Tuesday's game against Northern Kentucky, junior T.J. Losby extended his consecutive games played streak to 99 games. Below is a list of players to have played in every game in a single season since 2001:
*T.J. Losby (2012), T.J. Blanton (2009, 2010), Ryan Shay (2007, 2008, 2009), Logan Meisler (2009), Josh Stewart (2006), Andy Hudak (2005), Eric Lawson (2005), Jeff Warnock (2003, 2004, 2005), Nolan Reimond (2004), David Barkholz (2003, 2004), Kelly Hunt (2002, 2003), Tim Newell (2002), Aric Christman (2001), and Lee Morrison (2001).
Chasing Career Records
* Nick Bruns | 85 appearances | T2nd
* Nick Bruns | 14 saves | 2nd
* Cody Apthorpe | 208.1 innings | 4 innings from T10th
* Mike Frank | 203.1 innings | 9 innings from T10th
* Jake Thomas | 7 triples | 1 triple from T10th
* T.J. Losby | 702 putouts | 9th
Pitching Sets The Standard
The Bowling Green State University pitching staff has the chance to post the program's first sub-4.50 ERA since 1996, currently sitting at a 3.85 mark. Mike Frank is just 2.2 innings from moving into the top ten in school history for a single season. Frank is also just four strikeouts from moving into the top ten in that category. Ethan McKenney currently has an ERA of 1.73, which has him in the top five for a single season.
Schmitz Makes His Mark
In his 23rd season as the head coach at Bowling Green State University, Danny Schmitz has a career record of 607-576-5. Schmitz becamse just the third coach in Mid-American Conference history to win 600 career ballgames, with the Falcons' 14-6 win over Akron on April 20. Schmitz, who is the second winningest active coach in the Mid-American Conference (behind Ball State's Rich Maloney), has won a school-record 36 games on two different occasions. His teams have qualified for the MAC tournament 11 times. He has been named MAC Coach of the Year on three different occasions (1994, 1995, 2009). Below are Schmitz's career milestone victories:
1st win: March 9, 1991 at Eastern Kentucky (6-3)
100th win: April 26, 1995 at Ball State (3-1)
200th win: March 6, 1999 vs. Pittsburgh (9-8 in Homestead, Fla.)
250th win: April 15, 2000 vs. Marshall (8-4)
300th win: February 17, 2002 at Tennessee (15-11)
400th win: April 29, 2005 vs. IPFW (5-0)
500th win: March 31, 2009 at Michigan (8-3)
600th win: April 20, 2013 vs. Akron (14-6)
Losby's Streak Snapped
With his short appearance in Tuesday's game against Northern Kentucky, T.J. Losby had his 16-game hitting streak snapped. Losby was one game shy of the sixth-longest hitting streak in school history.
MAC Baseball Tournament is May 22-25 in Avon, Ohio
MAC Standings
| East Division | MAC record | Overall record | Weekend opponent |
| Buffalo | 17-6 | 30-21 | at Bowling Green |
| Kent State | 17-7 | 31-21 | at Akron |
| Bowling Green | 12-12 | 19-26 | Buffalo |
| Miami | 12-12 | 23-27 | Ohio |
| Akron | 10-13 | 15-34 | Kent State |
| Ohio | 8-16 | 13-37 | at Miami |
| West Division | MAC record | Overall record | Weekend opponent |
| Northern Illinois | 15-9 | 21-30 | at Ball State |
| Ball State | 13-11 | 26-22 | Northern Illinois |
| Eastern Michigan | 11-13 | 25-26 | Toledo |
| Toledo | 11-13 | 20-30 | at Eastern Michigan |
| Central Michigan | 10-14 | 23-29 | at Western Michigan |
| Western Michigan | 7-17 | 15-36 | Western Michigan |
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