Bowling Green State University Athletics
This Week In Falcon Athletics (April 26-May 2)
April 25, 2021 | Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Soccer, Tennis
Each week, the BGSU Strategic Communications Department breaks down the week ahead in athletics and recaps the week gone by. Listed below are all games over the course of the next seven days with links and information for fans. Following that info are recaps, scores and links from games over the past week.
THE WEEK AHEAD
WOMEN'S SOCCER (6-1-0 [5-1-0 MAC])
Tuesday, April 27 vs. Ole Miss (NCAA Tournament in Wilmington, N.C.), 6:00 pm | @BGSUWSoc
The Falcons return to the NCAA Championships for the third-straight season. Head coach Jimmy Walker's Falcons take on Ole Miss in Tuesday's first round, at the UNCW Soccer Stadium in Wilmington, N.C., and live stats as well as a free video stream of the match are scheduled to be available. The winner will remain in Wilmington to face Southern Cal on Friday. A preview of Tuesday's match, along with BGSU game notes, can be found by clicking here.
SOFTBALL (18-21, 10-14 MAC)
Wednesday, April 28 vs. Toledo, 1:00 pm | Live Stats for all Home Games  | Live Video | @BGSUSoftball
Wednesday, April 28 vs. Toledo, 3:30 pm | Live Video | @BGSUSoftball
Friday, April 30 vs. Miami, 3:00 pm | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Miami, 1:00 pm (DH)Â |Â @BGSUSoftball
Sunday, May 2 vs. Miami, 12:00 pm | @BGSUSoftball
The Falcons continue a 12-game homestand with six games at Meserve Field this week. The Falcons face Toledo in a Wednesday doubleheader before hosting league-leading Miami for a four-game set this weekend. The Falcons went 2-3 in five close games last week, beginning the week with a 5-3, nine-inning victory at UT. Nikki Sorgi's double in the ninth drove in a pair of runs to give BG the lead for good, and Payton Gottshall picked up the complete-game victory in the circle. In fact, Gottshall started -- and finished -- four of the Falcons' five games, including a Sunday DH vs. Kent State where she threw 254 pitches and did not give up an earned run in 14 innings of work. The second game of that twinbill saw her record her seventh shutout of the season, the highest total by a BG pitcher in 15 years. Despite missing nearly a month of the season due to injury, Gottshall has 211 strikeouts this year, the second-highest total in BGSU history. Greta L'Esperance continued her torrid pace at the plate, hitting .500 in the Kent State series, while Marlie McNulty had the first three hits of her BGSU career in Friday's DH vs. the Flashes. In case you were not award, this season's massive 40-game MAC schedule sees BGSU slated to play each of the other 10 MAC teams four times each. The Falcons' remaining games include this week's games vs. UT and MU and a road trip to Northern Illinois (May 7-9). The Falcons will play two midweek doubleheaders each vs. Western Michigan (home on May 4, away on May 12), and BG and UT will look to complete the second game of last week's scheduled DH, which was halted in the fourth inning due to weather and deteriorating field conditions.
MEN'S SOCCER (7-4-1 [5-2-1 MAC])
Thursday, April 29 vs. Monmouth (NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.), 6:00 pm | Live Stats | Live Video | @BGSUMensSoccer
BGSU returns to the NCAA Championships for the seventh time in program history, but the first time since 1997. Head coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons take on Monmouth in Thursday's first round, at Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C., and live stats as well as a free video stream of the match are scheduled to be available. The winner will stay in town to face #2 seed Pittsburgh on Sunday night. A preview of Thursday's match, along with BGSU game notes, will be available at BGSUFalcons.com on Monday afternoon/evening.
MEN'S GOLF
April 30-May 1 at MAC Championships (Fort Wayne, Ind.), All Day | Live Scoring | @BGMensGolf
The Bowling Green men's golf program concludes its season this weekend at the 2021 Mid-American Conference Championships. The three-round event will feature all eight MAC schools and is taking place at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Less than two weeks ago, by shooting a one-under par 839 to finish runner-up at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate, Bowling Green recorded its best 54-hole team score since winning the Tom Tontimonia Invitational in October of 2019. Nick Hofland was in contention all week, finishing solo third by shooting five-under par. Hofland's round-two 65 was Bowling Green's low round for the event. Ian Mackenzie-Olson and Brandon Rattray each finished T-8, respectively. Mackenzie-Olson's round-three 68 was BGSU's second-best round. Rattray, who was making his Bowling Green debut at the event, was very consistent throughout, posting rounds of 71-69-70. Dylan Fitchet and Tom North nearly broke into the 60's, as well. The pair of Falcons each carded a season-low 70. Fitchet opened the tournament with a 70, while North's tournament was highlighted by a 70 in round two.
TENNIS (12-6, 8-4Â MAC)
Friday, April 30 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
Sunday, May 2 at Miami, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
The Bowling Green tennis program will return to their home courts this coming Friday (April 30) to host Eastern Michigan for a match that is set to begin at 1 p.m and will serve as the team's Senior Day. Location of the match will be dependent on the weather and updates can be found on the tennis schedule at BGSUFalcons.com and on Twitter (@BGSUTennis). From there, the Falcons will take to the road to close out the season, facing Miami on Sunday (May 3) for a match set for 1 p.m. The Orange and Brown enter the weekend with a 12-6 record including an 8-4 MAC Standings that places the Falcons third in the conference. Bowling Green previously swept Eastern Michigan earlier this season, being one of two sweeps for the Falcons this year and the lone one of MAC play. As for Miami, the Orange and Brown topped them by a score of 5-2 earlier this season as well.Â
BASEBALL (11-19, 9-11 MAC)
Friday, April 30 vs. Ball State, 3:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Ball State, 12:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Ball State, 3:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Sunday, May 2 vs. Ball State, 1:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
The Bowling Green baseball team's offense exploded for 20 runs on 20 hits in a 20-6 Sunday (April 25) victory at Western Michigan. BGSU won the final two games of the series to earn the weekend split in the Mid-American Conference series. The Falcons will look to bring that momentum into its home series this weekend versus Ball State University. The series opener is set for 3:05 p.m. on Friday (April 30) at Steller Field at Gary Haas Stadium. A number of Falcons found huge success over the weekend at Kalamazoo, including Gage Schenk, who moved to 3-0 in MAC play by tossing 8.2 innings of two-hit ball on Saturday (April 24). Adam Furnas had multiple hits in all four games, as he hit .647 with eight RBI and five runs. Kyle Gurney provided eight hits, six RBI and six runs while hitting .471. Bowling Green enters play against the Cardinals with a conference record of 9-11.
WEEKLY RECAP
SOFTBALL (19-21, 11-14 MAC)
W, 5-3 (9 inn.) at Toledo | Recap | Box Score
L, 0-3 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
L, 0-4 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
L, 1-2 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
W, 1-0 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
WOMEN'S GOLF
9th/10 at MAC Championships | Recap | Final Scores
TRACK & FIELD
at GINA Relays and at Clark Wood Invitational |Â Recap
TENNIS (12-6, 8-4 MAC)
W, 6-1 vs. Northern Illinois |Â Recap
BASEBALL (11-19, 9-11 MAC)
L, 12-7 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
L, 7-5 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 3-2 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 20-6 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
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THE WEEK AHEAD
WOMEN'S SOCCER (6-1-0 [5-1-0 MAC])
Tuesday, April 27 vs. Ole Miss (NCAA Tournament in Wilmington, N.C.), 6:00 pm | @BGSUWSoc
The Falcons return to the NCAA Championships for the third-straight season. Head coach Jimmy Walker's Falcons take on Ole Miss in Tuesday's first round, at the UNCW Soccer Stadium in Wilmington, N.C., and live stats as well as a free video stream of the match are scheduled to be available. The winner will remain in Wilmington to face Southern Cal on Friday. A preview of Tuesday's match, along with BGSU game notes, can be found by clicking here.
SOFTBALL (18-21, 10-14 MAC)
Wednesday, April 28 vs. Toledo, 1:00 pm | Live Stats for all Home Games  | Live Video | @BGSUSoftball
Wednesday, April 28 vs. Toledo, 3:30 pm | Live Video | @BGSUSoftball
Friday, April 30 vs. Miami, 3:00 pm | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Miami, 1:00 pm (DH)Â |Â @BGSUSoftball
Sunday, May 2 vs. Miami, 12:00 pm | @BGSUSoftball
The Falcons continue a 12-game homestand with six games at Meserve Field this week. The Falcons face Toledo in a Wednesday doubleheader before hosting league-leading Miami for a four-game set this weekend. The Falcons went 2-3 in five close games last week, beginning the week with a 5-3, nine-inning victory at UT. Nikki Sorgi's double in the ninth drove in a pair of runs to give BG the lead for good, and Payton Gottshall picked up the complete-game victory in the circle. In fact, Gottshall started -- and finished -- four of the Falcons' five games, including a Sunday DH vs. Kent State where she threw 254 pitches and did not give up an earned run in 14 innings of work. The second game of that twinbill saw her record her seventh shutout of the season, the highest total by a BG pitcher in 15 years. Despite missing nearly a month of the season due to injury, Gottshall has 211 strikeouts this year, the second-highest total in BGSU history. Greta L'Esperance continued her torrid pace at the plate, hitting .500 in the Kent State series, while Marlie McNulty had the first three hits of her BGSU career in Friday's DH vs. the Flashes. In case you were not award, this season's massive 40-game MAC schedule sees BGSU slated to play each of the other 10 MAC teams four times each. The Falcons' remaining games include this week's games vs. UT and MU and a road trip to Northern Illinois (May 7-9). The Falcons will play two midweek doubleheaders each vs. Western Michigan (home on May 4, away on May 12), and BG and UT will look to complete the second game of last week's scheduled DH, which was halted in the fourth inning due to weather and deteriorating field conditions.
MEN'S SOCCER (7-4-1 [5-2-1 MAC])
Thursday, April 29 vs. Monmouth (NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.), 6:00 pm | Live Stats | Live Video | @BGSUMensSoccer
BGSU returns to the NCAA Championships for the seventh time in program history, but the first time since 1997. Head coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons take on Monmouth in Thursday's first round, at Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C., and live stats as well as a free video stream of the match are scheduled to be available. The winner will stay in town to face #2 seed Pittsburgh on Sunday night. A preview of Thursday's match, along with BGSU game notes, will be available at BGSUFalcons.com on Monday afternoon/evening.
MEN'S GOLF
April 30-May 1 at MAC Championships (Fort Wayne, Ind.), All Day | Live Scoring | @BGMensGolf
The Bowling Green men's golf program concludes its season this weekend at the 2021 Mid-American Conference Championships. The three-round event will feature all eight MAC schools and is taking place at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Less than two weeks ago, by shooting a one-under par 839 to finish runner-up at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate, Bowling Green recorded its best 54-hole team score since winning the Tom Tontimonia Invitational in October of 2019. Nick Hofland was in contention all week, finishing solo third by shooting five-under par. Hofland's round-two 65 was Bowling Green's low round for the event. Ian Mackenzie-Olson and Brandon Rattray each finished T-8, respectively. Mackenzie-Olson's round-three 68 was BGSU's second-best round. Rattray, who was making his Bowling Green debut at the event, was very consistent throughout, posting rounds of 71-69-70. Dylan Fitchet and Tom North nearly broke into the 60's, as well. The pair of Falcons each carded a season-low 70. Fitchet opened the tournament with a 70, while North's tournament was highlighted by a 70 in round two.
TENNIS (12-6, 8-4Â MAC)
Friday, April 30 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
Sunday, May 2 at Miami, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
The Bowling Green tennis program will return to their home courts this coming Friday (April 30) to host Eastern Michigan for a match that is set to begin at 1 p.m and will serve as the team's Senior Day. Location of the match will be dependent on the weather and updates can be found on the tennis schedule at BGSUFalcons.com and on Twitter (@BGSUTennis). From there, the Falcons will take to the road to close out the season, facing Miami on Sunday (May 3) for a match set for 1 p.m. The Orange and Brown enter the weekend with a 12-6 record including an 8-4 MAC Standings that places the Falcons third in the conference. Bowling Green previously swept Eastern Michigan earlier this season, being one of two sweeps for the Falcons this year and the lone one of MAC play. As for Miami, the Orange and Brown topped them by a score of 5-2 earlier this season as well.Â
BASEBALL (11-19, 9-11 MAC)
Friday, April 30 vs. Ball State, 3:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Ball State, 12:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, May 1 vs. Ball State, 3:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Sunday, May 2 vs. Ball State, 1:05 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
The Bowling Green baseball team's offense exploded for 20 runs on 20 hits in a 20-6 Sunday (April 25) victory at Western Michigan. BGSU won the final two games of the series to earn the weekend split in the Mid-American Conference series. The Falcons will look to bring that momentum into its home series this weekend versus Ball State University. The series opener is set for 3:05 p.m. on Friday (April 30) at Steller Field at Gary Haas Stadium. A number of Falcons found huge success over the weekend at Kalamazoo, including Gage Schenk, who moved to 3-0 in MAC play by tossing 8.2 innings of two-hit ball on Saturday (April 24). Adam Furnas had multiple hits in all four games, as he hit .647 with eight RBI and five runs. Kyle Gurney provided eight hits, six RBI and six runs while hitting .471. Bowling Green enters play against the Cardinals with a conference record of 9-11.
WEEKLY RECAP
SOFTBALL (19-21, 11-14 MAC)
W, 5-3 (9 inn.) at Toledo | Recap | Box Score
L, 0-3 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
L, 0-4 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
L, 1-2 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
W, 1-0 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
WOMEN'S GOLF
9th/10 at MAC Championships | Recap | Final Scores
TRACK & FIELD
at GINA Relays and at Clark Wood Invitational |Â Recap
TENNIS (12-6, 8-4 MAC)
W, 6-1 vs. Northern Illinois |Â Recap
BASEBALL (11-19, 9-11 MAC)
L, 12-7 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
L, 7-5 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 3-2 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 20-6 at Western Michigan | Recap | Box Score
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