Late Akron Rally Tops Bowling Green In Weekend Opener

Friday, April 1

Bowling Green, Ohio

3:05 PM

Bowling Green State University

4-17, 1-10

Akron

7-15, 6-7

Akron

Bowling Green

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

April 01, 2022 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball program began the weekend series with the Akron Zips on Friday (April 1) at Steller Field. Akron got on the board first in the top of the first inning and traded runs with the Falcons, taking a 2-1 Zips lead after three innings played. However, the Falcons answered with a run in the fourth and two in the fifth to claim a 4-2 lead. The sixth and seventh innings were quiet before Akron chipped away with a run in the eighth. The top of the ninth saw a series of singles that allowed the Zips to take a 6-4 lead, the eventual final.

Adam Furnas led the Falcons at the plate, logging three hits for the fourth consecutive game, including two doubles and an RBI. Justin Fugitt added a pair of RBI to the effort while Jack Krause tallied one. On the mound, Gage Schenk produced 5.1 innings of work in the starting role, giving up just two runs in the outing.

The Falcons and Zips will return to Steller Field on Saturday (April 2) for a doubleheader before concluding the series on Sunday. Saturday's action is set for a 12:05 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Akron started the scoring by knocking a solo home run to right field in the second at-bat of the game, taking a 1-0 lead.
The Falcons answered in the bottom half of the inning. Kyle Gurney reached on a single before Adam Furnas brought him home with a double to left center, all coming with two outs, to even the score 1-1.
After a scoreless second, Akron added to their tally in the top of the third. A double with one on paired with an error allowed the second Zip run to cross and put Akron up 2-1.
Bowling Green's response came in the fourth inning, once again seeing a two-out rally by the Orange and Brown. Ryan Johnston reached on a throwing error that would have ended the inning. Back-to-back singles followed by Nathan Archer and Jack Krause, respectively, to score Johnston and knot it up at 2-2 after four.
The Falcons added another pair in the bottom of the fifth. Kyle Gurney began the inning by reaching on an error followed by yet another Furnas double, putting runners at second and third. After a pop out, Justin Fugitt singled through the right side to score both Gurney and Furnas to put BGSU on top 4-2.
After scoreless innings in both the sixth and seventh, Akron scored in the top of the eighth. The Zips began the inning with a leadoff double followed by a groundout that advanced the runner to third. Later in the inning, a sacrifice fly to right field scored the run to cut the lead to 4-3 Falcons.
In the top of the ninth, Akron was able to string together five singles to take a 6-4 lead that became the final.

STAT LEADERS

Adam Furnas: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI
Justin Fugitt: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Jack Krause: 1-for-5, 1 RBI
Gage Schenk: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

Kyle Gurney logged two base hits for the Falcons, extending his hitting streak to 10 consecutive games. Gurney also scored twice, having now scored in seven straight games.
Jack Krause tallied one of the Falcons' four RBI in the game. Krause has logged an RBI in seven straight games now.
With three base hits, Adam Furnas has now logged three base hits in four consecutive games for the Falcons. Over that four game stretch Furnas is 12-for-18 (.667) with four doubles and seven RBI.
Gage Schenk has now tossed at least five innings in three of his last four starts, giving up just two runs in each of those three outings of five innings or more.

UP NEXT
The Falcons and Zips will continue the four-game series on Saturday (April 2) with a doubleheader at Steller Field. The first game will be seven innings and is set for a 12:05 first pitch. The second game will be nine innings and will follow approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the day's first game.

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