CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team wrapped up the weekend series in Carbondale against Southern Illinois on Sunday (March 2). The Falcons and Salukis battled back-and-forth throughout the game, ending 8-6 in SIU's favor. Bowling Green was paced by a three-hit day from DJ Newman, two RBI from Caden Parker and triples from both Sam Seidel and Gavin Ganun. For the season, BGSU drops to 5-5 with one more non-conference game on the schedule before MAC play begins. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the top of the first, Gunner Antillon legged out an infield single. Walks to DJ Newman and Brady Birchmeier loaded the bases, setting up a two-RBI single by Caden Parker with both Antillon and Newman scoring for a quick 2-0 advantage. 
• Back-to-back solo home runs for Southern Illinois in the second inning put the Salukis on the board with a 2-2 tied game.
• Another solo home run for SUI, this time coming in the fourth inning, reignited the scoring. The Salukis added another run later in the inning for a 4-2 advantage through four innings. 
• The Falcons answered in the sixth. Parker began the inning with a single to shallow center and took second on a wild pitch. Sam Seidel laced a triple down the right field line, scoring Parker for a 4-3 tally. 
• Coming in as a pinch hitter, Brock Amelung kept the momentum going. He put a ball in play that scored Seidel, knotting it up at 4-4. 
• Later in the inning, Chase Chopin drew a walk and scored from first on a Garrett Wright double to put the Falcons in front 5-4. 
• In the seventh, singles by Newman and Brady Birchmeier put two on for the Falcons. SIU worked for two outs, but a walk to Alex Laird loaded the bases. Cooper McKenzie put a ball in play that resulted in a fielding error. Each Falcon advanced a bag, including Newman scoring for a 6-4 advantage. 
• The bottom half of the seventh resulted in four runs for Southern Illinois with them moving back in front, 8-6.
• In the ninth inning, Gavin Ganun was called on to pinch hit with one out and drove a triple to right field, but couldn't score to extend the game.  

STAT LEADERS

• DJ Newman: 3-for-4, 1 2B, 2 R, 1 BB
• Caden Parker: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R
• Sam Seidel: 2-for-5, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R
• Garrett Wright: 2-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• Titus Lotz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
• Kade Arn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

• As a team, the Falcons had two triples with one from both Sam Seidel and Gavin Ganun. It marks the first time BGSU has had multiple triples in a game since March 23, 2024 when they had three against Akron. 
• Ganun's triple was the second of his career with his other coming during his BGSU debut as a freshman in 2022 against St. Louis. As for Seidel, it was his first triple of the season after having three last year. 
• With a double in the sixth inning, Garrett Wright extended his on-base streak to a team-best 18 games dating back to last season. 
• In the seventh inning, Brady Birchmeier knocked a single to extend his hitting streak to 10 games with a hit in each of BGSU's games this season. His on-base streak is now up to 12 games as well going back to last season. 
• DJ Newman tallied three hits for the Falcons, one shy of his season-high while marking his fifth multi-hit game of the season. 
• Caden Parker added two hits and two RBI, his third multi-hit game of the season, all coming this weekend, and his third multi-RBI as well. 
• Titus Lotz provided the Falcons with an inning of scoreless relief. Lotz hasn't allowed a run in three of his four appearances this season. 

UP NEXT
Bowling Green is set for a midweek game against Dayton on Wednesday (March 5) for the team's first game within the state of Ohio this season. From there, the Falcons will transition to MAC play with a weekend series on the road against the Ohio Bobcats.

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