Six Falcon Home Runs Paces BGSU To Doubleheader Sweep Over Akron

Saturday, April 2

Bowling Green, Ohio

12:05 PM

Bowling Green State University

5-17, 2-10

Akron

7-16, 6-8

Akron

Bowling Green

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April 02, 2022 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball program snagged two wins on Saturday (April 2) winning both games of the doubleheader against Akron. Kyle Gurney led the way with three home runs over the two games, seeing BGSU win the first game 15-4 and the second game 9-3. The wins swing the series in favor of the Falcons with one more game left to play.

Offensively, the Falcons were dominant at the plate, knocking six home runs as a team. In addition to Gurney's three, Adam Furnas, Jack Krause and Nathan Rose each hit one. The offensive surge allowed the Orange and Brown to outscore the Zips 24-7 on the day. Andrew Abrahamowicz and Connar Penrod picked up wins while both Joel Roediger and Peyton Wilson logged saves.

The Falcons and Zips will return to Steller Field on Sunday (April 3) for a 1:05 p.m. first pitch to conclude the series. Bowling Green will enter with the ability to win the series with a win. Owen Recker will take the mound for the start.

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1

The Zips tallied the first run in the top of the first. A fielder's choice followed by back-to-back singles allowed the first run to cross, giving Akron the early 1-0 lead.
The Falcons responded loudly in the bottom half of the inning, scoring eight runs. The rally saw BGSU bat around with eight of the nine batters in the lineup logging a hit. The only batter that didn't log a hit was on a sacrifice bunt.
The eight-run inning was jump started by a two-run home run by Adam Furnas, the first BGSU home run at Steller Field this season. Adam Furnas and Ryan Johnston chipped in doubles, including three RBI on the base knock for Johnston.
A two-out burst in the second inning extended the Bowling Green lead. Tyler Haas reached on a bloop to right field before Nathan Archer ripped a triple to the left-center wall to score Haas, making it 9-1 BGSU.
The Falcons continued to add to their lead in the third inning with a pair of solo home runs. Jack Krause sent one to right before Kyle Gurney hit his to left. Later in the inning, a Justin Fugitt double scored Nathan Rose to push the BGSU advantage to 12-1 after three innings.
Akron answered in the top of the fourth. A walk and wild pitch put a runner on second for the Zips, scoring on a single through the right side to chip away at the deficit at 12-2.
A pinch hitter to begin the fifth inning hit a home run for Akron, making it 12-3.
In the bottom half of the fifth, Nathan Rose crushed his first home run of the season, a two-run jack to left field to extend the lead to 14-3 Falcons.
Another run crossed for the Falcons in the sixth on a fielder's choice to push the score to 15-3.
A bases-loaded fielder's choice in the seventh allowed an Akron run for the 15-4 final.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 1

Adam Furnas: 2-for-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Adam Fallon: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Justin Fugitt: 1-for-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Ryan Johnston: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Tyler Ross: 1-for-1, 1 2B
Nathan Archer: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Jack Krause: 1-for-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Kyle Gurney: 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Nathan Rose: 3-for-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Joel Roediger: SV, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2

The Falcons picked up where they left off in the day's second game. Jack Krause led off with a single and moved to second on a throwing error before scoring on an Adam Fallon single while Fallon moved to second on the throw home, giving BGSU a quick 1-0 lead.
After a scoreless second, Akron scored in the top of the third. Two hit batters followed by a single pushed the first Zip run across for the second game, making it 1-1.
The Falcons quickly reclaimed the lead in the bottom half of the third. With Jack Krause on second, Adam Furnas hit a ball to short that resulted in an error, allowing Krause to score to put BGSU back on top 2-1.
In the fourth the Falcons extended their lead. Tyler Ross singled before Nathan Archer was hit by a pitch to put two on for Krause who ripped a double to right field, scoring both runners to push the score to 4-1.
The Zips saw a tally added to their score in the fifth. A walk put a runner on before a stolen base and throwing error moved the runner to third. A single to left was enough to bring the runner home at 4-2 BGSU.
Kyle Gurney wasted little time getting the run back for the Falcons, beginning the bottom half of the fifth with a solo home run to left field, his second home run of the day.
Nathan Archer hit a single up the middle before stealing second, third, and home as part of a double steal by the Falcons to extend the lead to 5-2.
A two-out single from the Zips scored another run for them, making the score 6-3 Falcons.
Kyle Gurney hit his second home run of the game and third of the day. The three run homer gave the Falcons a 9-3 lead, the eventual final.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 2

Connar Penrod: W, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 K
Peyton Wilson: SV, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K
Jack Krause: 3-for-3, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Kyle Gurney: 2-for-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI

FALCON STAT FACTS

Kyle Gurney not only had a base hit in each game, but a home run in each game. The success at the plate brings Gurney's hitting streak to 12 games. He's also scored in nine consecutive games.
Logging at least one hit and an RBI in each game of the doubleheader, Adam Furnas has now had a hit and an RBI in six consecutive games.
Tyler Ross had a pinch hit single in the first game before having two hits in the second. Ross has had a hit in seven consecutive games.
Jack Krause registered an RBI in each game for the Falcons, totaling three RBI for the Falcons. Krause has an RBI in nine straight games now.
The pair of wins for the Falcons marks the first time this season BGSU has won back-to-back games.

UP NEXT
The Falcons and Zips will conclude the weekend series on Sunday (April 3) on Steller Field. First pitch is currently set for 1:05 p.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Abrahamowicz, Andrew (1-1)

L: Jacob Beall (1-2)

S: Roediger, Joel (1)

Akron

Batting:

HR: Zac Granger 1

RBI: Zac Granger 1 ; Bryant Shellenbarger 1 ; Andrew Horvath 1 ; Justin Barr 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Zac Granger 1 ; Cameron Benson 1 ; Nick Arrivo 1 ; Bryant Shellenbarger 1

HBP: Jackson Haas 1

Bowling Green

Batting:

2B: Fallon, Adam 1 ; Fugitt, Justin 1 ; Johnston, Ryan 1 ; Ross, Tyler 1

3B: Archer, Nathan 1

HR: Krause, Jack 1 ; Gurney, Kyle 1 ; Furnas, Adam 1 ; Rose, Nathan 1

RBI: Krause, Jack 1 ; Fallon, Adam 2 ; Gurney, Kyle 2 ; Furnas, Adam 2 ; Rose, Nathan 2 ; Fugitt, Justin 1 ; Montgomery, Mason 1 ; Archer, Nathan 1 ; Johnston, Ryan 3

SH: Fugitt, Justin 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Krause, Jack 2 ; Fallon, Adam 1 ; Gurney, Kyle 2 ; Peterson, Robbie 1 ; Furnas, Adam 2 ; Rose, Nathan 3 ; Haas, Tyler 2 ; Archer, Nathan 1 ; Johnston, Ryan 1