
Bowling Green Concludes 2019 Season At Northern Illinois
May 15, 2019 | Baseball
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL (15-32; 7-17 MAC)
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Northern Illinois University (17-33; 13-11 MAC)
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May 16-18 | DeKalb, Illinois | Ralph McKinzie Field | LIVE STATS | VIDEO ($)
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Northern Illinois University (17-33; 13-11 MAC)
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May 16-18 | DeKalb, Illinois | Ralph McKinzie Field | LIVE STATS | VIDEO ($)
DEKALB, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team concludes its 2019 season this week by traveling to DeKalb, Illinois to face the Northern Illinois University Huskies. The three-game Mid-American Conference series will take place at Ralph McKinzie Field. The series opener is set for 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, May 16.
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Bowling Green is coming off a 2-2 week. The Falcons defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, 3-1, on May 7 to open the week. Over the weekend, the Falcons honored their 12 seniors with a 6-2 win at Steller Field over Kent State on Senior Day on May 11.
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COACH SCHMITZ QUOTE
"Our team has been playing extremely hard, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to end our season on a positive note. Northern Illinois is a strong team, and they will present a lot of challenges this weekend. We owe it to our 12 seniors to come out and play our best baseball for 27 innings."
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SERIES SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 16 | at Northern Illinois | 4 p.m.
Friday, May 17 | at Northern Illinois | 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 | at Northern Illinois | 1 p.m.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday: Cloudy / HIGH: 80 / LOW: 56 / Precipitation: 20% / SSW 16 MPH
Friday: Thunderstorms / HIGH: 59 / LOW: 47 / Precipitation: 90% / ENE 13 MPH
Saturday: PM Thunderstorms / HIGH: 76 / LOW: 57 / Precipitation: 50% / ESE 13 MPH
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THANK YOU, SENIORS!
This weekend will mark the final three games in the careers of Bowling Green's 12 seniors: R.J. Williams, Brad Croy, Cam Daugherty, Riley Minorik, Joe McGuinness, Chase Antle, Jeff Scott, Ty Suntken, Daniel Buratto, Neil Lambert, Gama Martinez and Anthony Smith.
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FALCON STATISTICAL LEADERS
Batting Average: Brad Croy (.326)
Hits: Jake Wilson (51)
Runs: Neil Lambert (24), Jake Wilson (24)
RBI: Brad Croy (22)
Doubles: Jake Wilson (11)
Home Runs: Brad Croy (2), Adam Furnas (2)
Stolen Bases: Jake Wilson (11)
ERA: David Stopp (2.55)
Wins: Andrew Abrahamowicz (2), Daniel Buratto (2), Tyler Hays (2), Will MacLean (2), Gage Schenk (2), David Stopp (2)
Saves: Jeremy Spezia (5)
Strikeouts: Tyler Hays (61)
Innings Pitched: Andrew Abrahamowicz (70.1)
Batting Average Against: Daniel Buratto (.224)
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MAC STANDINGS
1. Central Michigan (19-5)
2. Ball State (17-5)
3. Miami (15-8)
4. Kent State (14-8)
5. Northern Illinois (13-11)
6. Western Michigan (10-12)
7. Ohio (10-13)
8. Bowling Green (7-17)
9. Eastern Michigan (6-18)
10. Toledo (4-18)
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CONFERENCE CALENDAR (May 16-18)
• Bowling Green (7-17) at Northern Illinois (13-11)
• Miami (15-8) at Central Michigan (19-5)
• Toledo (4-18) at Ball State (17-5)
• Kent State (14-8) at Eastern Michigan (6-18)
• Ohio (10-13) at Western Michigan (10-12)
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Stay up to date with everything BGSU Baseball – in-game updates, news and notes – by following the Falcons on Twitter at @BGSU_Baseball. Schedule changes will also be posted on Twitter, as well as BGSUFalcons.com.
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Players Mentioned
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