BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University baseball team and Head Coach Kyle Hallock announced the addition of 11 players to the team's 2025 roster. The Falcons will welcome four right-handed pitchers, three outfielders, three infielders and a catcher to the program with the incoming group. 

"I would like to start off by thanking Coach Rembielak, Coach Gamache and Coach Cooper for their hard work in putting together an outstanding class. The 2024 recruiting class is a solid group of young men from both the college and prep levels," said head coach Kyle Hallock. "Each one of them provides the versatility we need to keep our program playing at the top of our conference. This next wave of Falcons, like the previous classes, hail from great families, are leaders on their former teams and will be a nice addition to the Falcon Family."

Gunner Antillon - INF, R/R (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Rancho Cucamonga / Cal Baptist)
A 5-foot-9 infielder, Gunner Antillon will come to the Falcons as a senior after stops at Cal Baptist, New Mexico State and Riverside City College. For the Lancers in 2024, Antillon appeared in 41 games with 28 starts. He smacked six doubles and a triple while scoring 13 times and swiping a pair of bases. As for his two seasons with New Mexico State, Antillon started all 42 games he appeared in, posting a career slash line of .344/.452/.539, smashing four home runs, three triples and 12 doubles. He added 28 RBI and 42 runs scored for the Aggies. 

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Gunner is an experienced middle infielder that has the ability to play all three infield spots very well. He's faced the highest level of competition that college baseball has to offer by performing well in the Cape Cod League. We look forward to his impact on our program."

CJ Boudreaux - RHP, R/R (Oregon, Ohio / Oregon Clay)
A 6-foot-1 right-handed pitcher from Oregon, Ohio, CJ Boudreaux will join the Falcons from nearby Clay High School. Boudreaux was named the TRAC Pitcher of the Year and All-League First Team at the conclusion of the 2022 season after recording a 6-1 record with a 0.92 ERA over 45.2 innings while striking out 62. In 2023 he struck out 27 in 21.1 innings pitched. Boudreaux is related to Brandon Presley who played baseball for Florida Southwestern State and the Helena Brewers as well as Nate Childress and Logan Whitson who both played football at Toledo. 

Boudreaux on choosing BGSU:
"I loved the BGSU campus and everyone around it. Coach Hallock was very welcoming and helpful."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"CJ has been one of the best arms in our backyard for a couple seasons. He has the ability to mix three pitches for strikes with a clean arm action that projects to throw harder. He will continue to get better in our system and help us win during these next four years."

Jaxon Brown - C, S/R (Lexington, Ohio / Lexington)
A 6-foot-4 backstop from Lexington, Ohio, Jaxon Brown will come to the Orange and Brown from the Lexington Minutemen. A switch-hitter at the dish, Brown was named Second Team All-District and Second Team All-Conference in 2023 in addition to being named the team's Defensive Player of the Year. Brown's cousin, Jacob Brown, played soccer for Cedarville and his cousin Stephen Brown played soccer at Huntington University. His grandfather, Donald Brown, played volleyball at Ohio State from 1964-67. 

Brown on choosing BGSU:
"Everything feels right. The school programs are amazing. The coaches and athletic facilities are great and the campus feels like home."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Jaxon has a tall, lanky frame that switch hits as a catcher. He's a very projectable player that has a good catch and release from behind the plate. He moves well on the offensive side to where he's beginning to drive the ball out of the park and will build on that here at BGSU."

Chase Chopin - OF, R/L (Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder)
A left-handed 5-foot-10 outfielder batting from the right side, Chase Chopin will join the Falcons from Marysville, Ohio. With the Pioneers, Chopin was named Second-Team All-Conference as a utility player, posting a .260 batting average along with a 0.69 ERA while leading his team to a 17-8 overall standing. As for the year before, the Pioneers finished 26-2 with a perfect 16-0 conference record. Chopin also played for Launch Baseball over the summer, belting a .373 batting average. 

Chopin on choosing BGSU:
"Bowling Green has great academic and athletic programs with a great campus."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Chase comes from a winning program and fits our mold of being a speed-oriented outfielder. He squares up balls and moves it around the diamond and we believe he will develop more power on the offensive side during his time at Steller Field."

Brayden Curlis - INF, R/R (Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Elder)
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Brayden Curlis will arrive to the Falcons from Cincinnati Elder. A 6-foot infielder, Curlis led his team to a 23-9 record this past season and advanced to the regional finals. Curlis captained the 2024 Panther team and is a relative of former Ohio State Buckeye and minor leaguer with the Cincinnati Reds organization, Connor Curlis. Curlis is also the son of former Falcons Chad Curlis and Beth [Wechsler] Curlis. Chad played baseball and Beth played soccer, both for BGSU from 1998-2001 .

Curlis on choosing BGSU:
"Bowling Green is the perfect size school. I like the coaches and it's the perfect distance from home."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Brayden is a really good baseball player. He has good tools and can make plays on the left and right side of the infield. On the hitting side, he finds the barrel consistently and comes from parents who competed here at BGSU as athletes."

Carter Gast - OF, R/R (Olmsted Falls, Ohio / Olmsted Falls / Cuyahoga CC)
Carter Gast comes to the Falcons after a year with Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). For the Triceratops, Gast appeared in 35 games while slashing an impressive .410/.516/.640. Gast hit a pair of home runs while adding five triples, seven doubles and six stolen bases. He tallied 33 runs scored and drove in 19 RBI while drawing 20 walks and striking out just 10 times. 

Coach Hallock's Take:
Carter is a physically gifted outfielder with the ability to square baseballs up for average and power. His first two years of college baseball have been very successful at the junior college level. We are excited for him to be the next member of his family to attend BGSU.

Carter Mottice - OF, L/L (Canal Fulton, Ohio / Massillon Jackson)
Carter Mottice will be welcomed to Bowling Green as a 5-foot-10 left-handed outfielder from Canal Fulton, Ohio. Playing for the Jackson Polar Bears, Motticewas named First Team All-League in 2023 after being named Honorable Mention All-League in 2022. In 2023, he led his team to a 21-8 finish and both league and sectional championships. Mottice is the youngest of five brothers with all playing collegiately. His oldest brother played at Cincinnati with the other three playing at Malone.

Mottice on choosing BGSU:
"I really liked the campus, the baseball program and the coaches."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Carter also comes from a winning program and a baseball family in which his four older brothers played college baseball. He's rangy in the outfield and has smooth offensive actions to go with an all-around package that will be very good for our program."

Garrett Sloan - INF, R/R (Goodyear, Ariz. / Estrella Foothills / New Mexico State)
Garrett Sloan will join the Falcons after two years with New Mexico State, being redshirted in 2023 and appearing in one game in 2024. Prior to his time with New Mexico State, Sloan went to Estrella Foothills High School. In 2021, he participated in the Area Code Games for the Cincinnati Reds before becoming the 2022 Conference Offensive Player of the Year. As a senior in high school he hit .554 with six home runs, 10 doubles, 10 triples and 49 RBI, earning a First Team All-State selection. 

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Garrett is an athletic and physical, left side of the infield type of player. He has the ability to drive the ball from the right side of the plate. He's enthusiastic and eager to come to BGSU to contribute to our program. He's going to help us this year and the years to come."

Micah Smith - RHP, R/R (Flat Rock, Mich. / New Boston Huron)
Coming to Bowling Green from Flat Rock, Mich., Micah Smith is a 6-foot-2 right-handed pitcher. In three varsity seasons, Smith has aided the New Boston Huron Chiefs to three league titles, earning Huron League Second Team honors in 2021 and First Team honors in both 2022 and 2023. Smith and the Chiefs were named District Champions in 2021 and 2023 and made the Final Four in 2021. Smith's brother, Isaac, currently plays football at Indiana Wesleyan University. His father, Chad, played football at Albion College and his mother, Alison, played softball at Clearwater Christian. 

Smith on choosing BGSU:
"I like the business and baseball programs."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Micah is a big-time competitor. with a solid fastball and breaking ball combo. He pitches with emotion and has some athletic gifts that allow him to produce at a high level. Another multi-sport athlete, he will only get better once he spends his full amount of time on baseball."

Carrson Sova - RHP, R/R (Liberty Township, Ohio / Bishop Fenwick)
Standing 6-foot-8 from Liberty Township, Ohio, Carrson Sova will be a right-handed pitcher for the Falcons. Moving from the Bishop Fenwick Falcons to the Bowling Green Falcons, Sova was named All-League Second Team in 2023 and All-League First Team in 2022. In 2022, he posted a 1.14 ERA, striking out 43 over 43.0 innings. He followed it up in 2023 with 56 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched. 

Sova on choosing BGSU:
"BGSU is a great fit for me. The college of business is one of the best in the Midwest and it is important for me to have a great education."

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Carrson has a tall and very projectable frame. He fills up the strike zone with his full arsenal and works quickly on the mound. He's just scratching the surface of what he can become because he's a multi-sport athlete that will fully develop once he focuses on baseball."

Ty Roder - RHP, R/R (Waterville, Ohio / Wayne / Wright State)
Ty Roder will come to the Falcons with two years of eligibility remaining after beginning his collegiate career with Wright State. A 6-foot-3 right-hander, Roder tossed 25 innings in 2024 across seven starts and six relief appearances. He struck out 15 and contributed to a shutout against Toledo on April 3. As for the 2023 campaign, Roder appeared in 20 games with three starts, going 2-1 with 23 strikeouts over 27.1 innings. He logged 12 scoreless outings and posted a 2-0 record along with a 1.59 ERA over his last 10 appearances of the season, spanning 17.1 innings. 

Coach Hallock's Take:
"Ty is a power arm from the right side with all of the tools to be a great pitcher. He has won at this level and knows what it takes to get the job done on the mound. Being a local product, we are excited to bring him back home to the 419 and turn him loose next spring."

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