Falcons Record Fourth Straight Win With 11-4 Victory Over Presbyterian

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Gunner Antillon began the game with a full count single through the right side of the infield before stealing second to move into scoring position. DJ Newman brought Antillon home with a single into shallow left center for the first run of the game.
• TJ Takats kept the rally going with a single. A double steal from Newman and Takats put both in second position, standing on second and third with one out. Brady Birchmeier delivered a single up the middle, scoring both Newman and Takats for a 3-0 BGSU lead.
• Sam Seidel continued the first inning rally with another single up the middle. Zack Horky stepped in and brought home both Birchmeier and Seidel to push the lead to 5-0 before the BGSU defense took the field. 
• Presbyterian answered with a run in the bottom half for a 5-1 score.
• After a scoreless second, Newman began the third inning with a single. Another single, this time off the bat of Takats, put runners at the corners. The single train continued with one from Birchmeier, scoring Newman to prompt a pitching change with no outs in the third and a 6-1 BGSU lead.
• The Blue Hose added one in the fourth and another in the fifth to cut the lead down to 6-3.
• The Falcons answered in the sixth. Horky was hit by a pitch to start the inning. A single for Antillon put two on, setting up an RBI single up the middle for Garrett Wright. 
• Newman drew a walk to load the bases, setting up a Takats sacrifice fly to center, scoring Antillon for an 8-3 advantage. 
• The Falcons added another in the seventh. Alex Laird reached on a fielder’s choice, took second on a passed ball and scored on an Antillon base hit to push the lead to 9-3.
• Moving to the eighth, Takats walked and Seidel singled to put runners at the corners. McKenzie put a ball into shallow right field to score both Seidel and Takats for an 11-3 tally. 
• Presbyterian tallied a run in the bottom of the eighth for an 11-4 score. 

STAT LEADERS

• Nic Good: W (1-1), 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K
• Carrson Sova: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER
• Nate Kress: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K
• Perry Miller: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
• Sam Seidel: 4-for-5, 2 R
• Gunner Antillon: 3-for-6, 2 R, 1 SB
• Brady Birchmeier: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
• Zack Horky: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 HBP
• TJ Takats: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
• DJ Newman: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
• Cooper McKenzie: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB

FALCON STAT FACTS

• Nic Good recorded his first win of the season and the 10th of his collegiate career, the most on the active Bowling Green roster. 
• Brady Birchmeier recorded a two-hit, three-RBI game to push his hitting streak to a team-best five. Birchmeier now has a team-high nine RBI on the season. 
• Sam Seidel posted a career-high four hits in the game for the Falcons and scored twice, his first time this season scoring for BGSU. 
• Moving into the leadoff spot in the order, Gunner Antillon registered a three-hit day, his second of the season. He also scored twice, his first time this year with multiple runs scored. 
• DJ Newman tallied two hits for the Falcons, his third game this year with multiple hits and his fourth straight with at least one hit.
• Zack Horky made his first start since Feb. 24, 2024 and posted a two-hit day as well as two RBI and a run scored. The multi-hit game was his first since May 20, 2022 when he had two hits against Northern Illinois. 
• TJ Takats matched his season-high for hits in a game with a pair and scored twice, now with a team-high seven runs scored through five games. 
• Garrett Wright stretched his on-base streak to 13 games going back to last season, knocking a hit in the game. 
• Perry Miller made his first appearance of the season for the Falcons, tossing a scoreless ninth inning with no runners allowed and a strikeout. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to Spartanburg, S.C. on Sunday (Feb. 23) for a 1 p.m. start against USC Upstate to conclude the weekend. Bowling Green is then scheduled for a Tuesday (Feb. 25) game against Butler on the road. 

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