BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team completed the weekend sweep over Eastern Michigan, registering an 8-4 victory on Sunday (April 27) at Steller Field. A four-run first inning catapulted the Falcons in front, stretching their lead to as large as 7-1 before securing the 8-4 final. Landon Willeman started the game for BGSU, giving up just one run in 4.2 innings of work before handing the ball over to Ty Roder who finished out the game from there. As a team, the Falcons saw every player in the lineup log a hit, totaling 14 as a team, all singles. Bowling Green now moves to 28-14 on the year while being 16-8 within the MAC. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons struck first in the game. Gunner Antillon sent a single up the middle on the first EMU pitch of the day. Garrett Wright followed with a shallow single to left center, putting runners at the corners. Gavin Ganun was able to flare an inside pitch to the opposite field, singling to right field to score Antillon for a 1-0 lead.
• Zack Horky kept the rally going with a single into center, bringing home Wright. Caden Parker followed suit with a single to right, scoring Ganun for a 3-0 advantage.
• With two outs in the second inning, Wright singled through the left side before taking both second and third on the same wild pitch, hustling around the bases. Ganun made it count, legging out an infield single that scored Wright for a 4-0 BGSU lead. 
• The Falcons extended their lead in the fourth inning. Wright reached on an error before singles from Ganun and TJ Takats loaded the bases. A two-out walk to Parker pushed home Wright for a 5-0 score.
• Eastern Michigan tallied a run in the top of the fifth to get on the board with a 5-1 score.
• In the sixth inning, Takats singled through the right side, stole second and took third on a throwing error. Parker drew a walk to put runners at the corners. Brayden Curlis was able to poke a single through the right side of the infield, scoring Takats for a 6-1 BGSU lead.
• Carter Mottice walked to load the bases, prompting an EMU pitching change. A passed ball in the next at bat was enough for Parker to score, stretching the Bowling Green lead to 7-1.
• In the seventh, EMU had two runs cross home for a 7-3 tally. 
• Bowling Green added insurance in the eighth. Parker drew a two-out walk, took second on a throwing error on a failed pick off and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. A single into center for Curlis brought home Parker for an 8-3 lead.
• Eastern Michigan challenged with a run in the ninth, but BGSU halted the comeback effort with an 8-4 final.

STAT LEADERS

• Ty Roder: W (3-1), 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 K
• Landon Willeman: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K
• Gavin Ganun: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
• Garrett Wright: 2-for-4, 1 HBP, 3 R
• Caden Parker: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 SB
• Brayden Curlis: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB
• TJ Takats: 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 SB
• Zack Horky: 1-for-5, 1 RBI

FALCON STAT FACTS

• With the win, the Falcons swept Eastern Michigan for the first time since 1973. 
• As a team, Bowling Green registered 14 hits over the course of the game, all being singles. This is the second time this season BGSU has posted 10+ hits in a game without a single, previously having 17 hits/singles, against Presbyterian on Feb. 22. 
• Garrett Wright singled in his first at-bat to continue his on-base streak, now at 30 games. Wright is the first Falcon this year with a 30-game on-base streak and the third over the last two seasons.
• Wright scored three times in the game for the Falcons, extending his runs scored streak to nine games. Over the nine-game stretch, he's crossed home 16 times. For the year, he's scored 52 times for BGSU, one shy of entering the program's top 10 for single-season runs scored. 
• Wright was also hit by a pitch again in the game, bringing his season total to 23 and his career total to 44. Wright is one of just five players in the nation to be hit 44 or more times over the last two seasons. 
• Caden Parker knocked a first inning single to extend his on-base streak, reaching 26 games for BGSU, the second longest active streak on the team.
• Gunner Antillon knocked a single, improving his hitting streak to eight games for BGSU. During the eight-game stretch, Antillon has 19 hits, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored.
• Zack Horky logged a single and an RBI for the Falcons, extending two streaks. He now has a five-game hitting streak as well as a five-games RBI streak. Over his last five games, Horky has 11 hits and seven RBI. 
• Gavin Ganun recorded a three-hit day for the Falcons, leading the team while adding a pair of RBI. Ganun now has 10 multi-hit games this year as well as five three-hit games. He's also registered multiple RBI in eight games. 
• Ty Roder tossed a season-high 4.1 innings for the Falcons after going four innings in his last outing, which had also set a season-high at the time. Roder picked up the win for the Falcons, his third of the season. 
• Brayden Curlis tallied two hits and two RBI for the Falcons, marking his second game with both multiple hits and multiple RBI in the same contest. He now has five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games. 
• Carter Mottice extended his hot start to his collegiate career. Since debuting on April 9, Mottice has reached base in 10 of his 12 games played while totaling 13 hits, 11 runs scored, six RBI and four doubles while also drawing eight walks. 
• Alex Laird laid down a bunt single for BGSU in the game, continuing his hitting streak, now at six games for the Orange and Brown. 
• TJ Takats posted his second consecutive two-hit game while scoring for his third time in the series. Takats has knocked a hit in 10 of the last 11 games while reaching base in all 11 and scoring nine times over the span. 
• Landon Willeman got the start for the Falcons, going 4.2 innings while allowing just one run. He came an out short of qualifying for the win while striking out three batters in the process. 
• The sweep marks the first home conference sweep of the season for BGSU and the first conference sweep overall since taking three on the road from Central Michigan on March 28-30. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons will be back at home on Tuesday (April 29) to host the Findlay Oilers in a 3 p.m. first pitch at Steller Field. From there, BGSU will transition to the Battle of I-75, beginning on Friday (May 2) at Fifth Third Field, the home of the Toledo Mud Hens, with a 7 p.m. first pitch. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as the BGSU_Baseball Twitter/X page. 

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