FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team picked up a midweek win on Tuesday (April 15) registering a 15-5 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on the road. The Mastodons scored in the first inning, but the Falcons went on to score nine unanswered runs from the third through sixth innings, leading to the win. In total, the Orange and Brown recorded 14 hits and drew nine walks on the way to the win. BGSU moves to 24-11 on the season with a three-game home series set for this weekend against the MAC-leading Ball State Cardinals.

For Bowling Green, Gunner Antillon led the way with four hits, including his first home run of the season, two doubles and four RBI. Garrett Wright followed with three hits, including two doubles of his own. In total, 10 different Falcons reached base, eight logged a hit and eight scored on the way to the win. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the bottom of the first, Purdue Fort Wayne connected on a solo home run for a 1-0 lead.
• With two outs in the top of the first, Gunner Antillon logged the first BGSU hit of the game, ripping a double to left center. 
• In the third inning, the Falcons joined the scoring. Carter Mottice and TJ Takats both walked to put two on for BGSU before Garrett Wright was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Brady Birchmeier was also plunked, forcing home Mottice for the first Falcon run with a 1-1 score.
• After a pitching change for the Mastodons, Gavin Ganun and Zack Horky drew back-to-back bases loaded walks to push home Takats and Wright for a 3-1 BGSU advantage. 
• The rally continued with the first Bowling Green hit of the inning, coming from an Antillon single to left to score Birchmeier, keeping the bases loaded. Brayden Curlis followed with a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home Ganun for a 5-1 lead.
• The Falcons added on in the fourth. Takats singled and Wright doubled to put two runners in scoring position. A pinch-hit sacrifice fly by Caden Parker was enough to score Takats followed by a Ganun single to score Wright for a 7-1 score and PFW pitching change. 
• After the change on the mound, the Falcons kept the rally going. Horky singled to left center, scoring Ganun after he stole second and took third on a throwing error.
• In the sixth inning, Horky was hit by a pitch with two outs and took second on a throwing error. Antillon made the error count, connecting on his second double of the day to score Horky for a 9-1 lead.
• The Mastodons answered with a run in the sixth, cutting the score to 9-2. 
• The Falcons response came in the top of the seventh. Takats walked, took second on a wild pitch and third on a throwing error, setting up an RBI single for Wright, pushing the score to 10-2.
• With two outs in the eighth, the Falcons rallied again. Curlis doubled before a Mottice single put runners at the corners. Alex Laird was able to single up the middle, scoring both Curlis and Mottice for a 12-2 tally.
• The back-and-forth continued into the bottom of the eighth with Purdue Fort Wayne scoring three for a 12-5 score.
• In the ninth, Wright led off with a double down the left field line, taking third on a wild pitch before a walk to Ganun put runners at the corners. Horky hit into a fielder's choice, but it was enough to plate Wright for a 13-5 score. 
• In the next at-bat, Antillon blasted his fourth hit of the day, a two-run home run to right, bringing Horky home with him for a 15-5 advantage. 

STAT LEADERS

• Gunner Antillon: 4-for-6, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
• Garrett Wright: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 3 R, 1 HBP
• Brayden Curlis: 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP
• Alex Laird: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
• Zack Horky: 1-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP
• TJ Takats: 1-for-3, 3 R, 3 BB
• Gavin Ganun: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SB
• Carter Mottice: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB
• CJ Boudreaux: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K
• Ty Roder: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER
• Kade Arn: W (1-0), 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER
• Logan Bell: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

• With the win, the Falcons have now swept the season series against Purdue Fort Wayne and have a record of 18-5 against the Mastodons all-time. 
• Gunner Antillon led the BGSU offensive approach with a season-high four hits in the game. Antillon launched his first home run of the year and added his first game this year with multiple doubles, tallying two. Antillon's stat line filled out with four RBI and a run scored, moving his RBI total for the year from eight to 12.
• Garrett Wright was hit by a pitch in the third inning, extending his on-base streak to 23 games for the Falcons. It also marked Wright's 18th time this season being hit, moving closer to matching his program record 21 from last season. 
• Wright finished the game with three hits, including a pair of doubles to mark his third game this season with multiple doubles. Wright also scored three times, his 12th times this year with multiple runs scored. 
• Caden Parker drew a walk for Bowling Green, pushing his on-base streak to 25 games, the longest streak by a Falcon this season.
• Alex Laird recorded his second multi-hit game of the season while adding his first multi-RBI game of his collegiate career. 
• Zack Horky pushed his on-base streak to six games while logging three RBI to match his season-high with three. Horky also scored twice, his fourth time scoring multiple times in a game this season. 
• TJ Takats matched his season-high for runs scored in a game with three, his fifth time this year scoring three times in a game. Takats walked three times as well, a new season-high. For the season, Takats has a team-high 25 walks drawn, six more than the next player on the team. 
• Carter Mottice registered a hit for the Falcons, giving him a hit in four of his first five collegiate games. He's now reached in all five games as well while scoring seven times over the five-game span. 
• Kade Arn picked up the win for the Falcons. The win is Arn's first of the season and second of his BGSU career. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons will be back home later this week, hosting the first-place Ball State Cardinals at Steller Field. BGSU and BSU are scheduled for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Thursday (April 17) to start the series before 1 p.m. starts on Friday and Saturday (April 18-19). 

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