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The 2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team will represent the Bowling Green State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Falcons are led by head coach Kyle Hallock in his fourth season, are a member of the Mid-American Conference , and will play their home games at Steller Field in Bowling Green, Ohio .
On March 16, the Falcons set a program record with 33 runs batted in against Ball State in a 34–8 victory. The 34 runs scored were the most in a MAC game and second-most in program history.[2] Akron 11–6 to advance to 8–0 in MAC play, the best conference start in program history.[3] [4]
On May 12, Bowling Green defeated Eastern Michigan 8–6, which secured their first regular season championship since the 2009 season.[5]
Previous Season [ edit ] The Falcons finished the 2023 season 20–30, including 13–17 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in their conference. The Falcons did not qualify for the conference tournament.[6]
Personnel [ edit ]
2024 Bowling Green Falcons roster[7]
Pitchers
11 – Nate Kress – Freshman
12 – Connar Penrod – Junior
14 – Carson Lumley –
17 – Rigo Ramos – Senior
19 – Perry Miller – Sophomore
20 – Kade Arn – Sophomore
22 – Owen Poole – Freshman
23 – Landon Willeman – Junior
24 – Peyton Wilson – Senior
25 – Nic Good – Junior
26 – Titus Lotz – Freshman
27 – Luke Krouse – Sophomore
29 – Logan Bell – Senior
30 – Jacob Turner – Sophomore
31 – Isaiah Seidel – Senior
32 – Levi Gazarek – Junior
33 – Calvin Mitchell – Sophomore
35 – Brock Amelung – Freshman
Catchers
3 – Garrett Wright – Freshman
34 – Zack Horky – Sophomore
37 – Austin Morman – Freshman
38 – Cooper McKenzie – Sophomore Infielders
1 – Caden Bates – Freshman
4 – David Silva – Senior
10 – TJ Takats – Freshman
13 – Landon Roque – Senior
16 – Alex Laird – Freshman
18 – Tyler Ross – Senior
21 – Sam Seidel – Sophomore
43 – Brady Birchmeier –
Outfielders
7 – Jack Krause – Senior
8 – Nathan Archer – Junior
14 – Gavin Ganun – Junior
40 – Caden Parker – Junior Utility
9 – Leighton Banjoff – Senior
28 – DJ Newman – Sophomore
Coaching Staff [ edit ]
2024 Bowling Green Falcons coaching staff[7]
Name
Position
Kyle Hallock Head coach
Joey Cooper
Assistant Coach
Joey Gamache
Assistant Coach
Matt Rembielak
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball game log (29–18)
February (2–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MAC
1
February 16
at. Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field 8–12
Akens (1–0)
Newman (0–1)None 983
0–1
–
2
February 17
at. Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field
4–5
Sells (1–0)
Penrod (0–1)None 605
0–2
–
3
February 18
at. Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field
7–3
Mitchell (1–0)Beranek (0–1)
None 796
1–2
–
4
February 23
at. Memphis
FedExPark 9–1
Newman (1–1)Warren (0–1)
None 573
2–2
–
5
February 24
at. Memphis
FedExPark
13–14
Sanders (1–0)
Turner (0–1)None 502
2–3
–
6
February 25
at. Memphis
FedExPark
7–13
Robinson (1–0)
Mitchell (1–1)Durham (1)
435
2–4
–
March (10–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MAC
7
March 1
at. #8 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1–11
Causey (2–0)
Newman (1–2)None 4,446
2–5
–
8
March 2
at. #8 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
1–12
Beam (2–0)
Good (0–1)None 5,343
2–6
–
9
March 3
at. #8 Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
6–16
Connell (1–0)
Mitchell (1–2)None 5,385
2–7
–
10
March 8
at. Miami (OH)*
McKie Field at Hayden Park 17–16
Turner (1–1)Galdoni (1–2)
None N/A
3–7
1–0
11
March 9
at. Miami (OH)*
McKie Field at Hayden Park
12–1
Good (1–1)Ross (0–1)
None 107
4–7
2–0
12
March 10
at. Miami (OH)*
McKie Field at Hayden Park
14–1012
Miller (1–0)Byers (0–1)
None 124
5–7
3–0
13
March 13
at. Dayton
Woerner Field 4–14
Newell (1–0)
Arn (0–1)None 243
5–8
–
14
March 15
at. Ball State*
Ball Diamond 5–4
Newman (2–2)Blain (0–1)
Turner (1) 237
6–8
4–0
15
March 16
at. Ball State*
Ball Diamond
34–8
Miller (2–0)Schulfer (1–3)
None 242
7–8
5–0
16
March 17
at. Ball State*
Ball Diamond
15–8
Penrod (1–1)Hartlaub (1–1)
None 241
8–8
6–0
17
March 19
at. Youngstown State
Eastwood Field Canceled, inclement weather [8] 8–8
–
18
March 22
Akron* Steller Field 10–1
Newman (3–2)Tourney (0–4)
None 260
9–8
7–0
19
March 23
Akron*
Steller Field
11–6
Miller (3–0)Kahook (1–1)
None 250
10–8
8–0
20
March 24
Akron*
Steller Field
15–5
Mitchell (2–2)Atkins (0–3)
None 250
11–8
9–0
21
March 26
at. Notre Dame
Frank Eck Stadium Canceled, inclement weather [9] 11–8
–
22
March 28
at. Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field 10–11
Hughes (1–3)
Turner (1–2)None 300
11–9
–
23
March 29
at. Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field
3–10
Schmidt (4–2)
Good (1–2)None 300
11–10
–
24
March 30
at. Xavier
J. Page Hayden Field
8–4
Poole (1–0)Boyle (3–2)
Penrod (1) 237
12–10
–
April (12–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MAC
25
April 2
at. Oakland
Oakland University Baseball Field 17–187
Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 [10]
26
April 5
at. Northern Illinois*
Ralph McKinzie Field
7–4
Penrod (2–1)Stewart (0–2)
None 283
13–10
10–0
27
April 6
at. Northern Illinois*
Ralph McKinzie Field
9–3
Good (2–2)Brouwer (3–4)
None 274
14–10
11–0
28
April 6
at. Northern Illinois*
Ralph McKinzie Field
11–1
Willeman (1–0)Hann (0–1)
None 473
15–10
12–0
29
April 9
at. Ohio State
Bill Davis Stadium 4–6
Brown (3–0)
Turner (1–3)Eckhardt (5)
1,199
15–11
–
30
April 10
Purdue Fort Wayne Steller Field
8–7
Wilson (1–0)Fee (4–1)
None 230
16–11
–
31
April 13
Central Michigan* Steller Field
10–8
Newman (4–2)Mrakitsch (2–5)
Wilson (1) 415
17–11
13–0
32
April 13
Central Michigan*
Steller Field
10–7
Seidel (1–0)Vitas (1–4)
Turner (2) 415
18–11
14–0
33
April 14
Central Michigan*
Steller Field
18–1711
Ramos (1–0)Knorr (0–2)
None 455
19–11
15–0
34
April 16
Youngstown State
Steller Field
12–9
Miller (4–0)Perez (0–1)
Seidel (1) 244
20–11
–
35
April 19
Ohio* Steller Field
14–5
Ramos (2–0)Masters (1–3)
None 332
21–11
16–0
36
April 20
Ohio*
Steller Field
26–5
Good (3–2)Knapschaefer (3–3)
None 526
22–11
17–0
37
April 21
Ohio*
Steller Field
2–4
Weber (4–3)
Wilson (1–1)None 245
22–12
17–1
38
April 23
Dayton
Steller Field
Canceled, inclement weather [11] 22–12
–
39
April 26
at. Kent State*
Schoonover Stadium 5–6
Cariaco (4–1)
Wilson (1–2)None 711
22–13
17–2
40
April 27
at. Kent State*
Schoonover Stadium
10–0
Good (4–2)Miceli (0–4)
None 657
23–13
18–2
41
April 28
at. Kent State*
Schoonover Stadium
2–12
Chalus (5–2)
Willeman (1–1)None 662
23–14
18–3
42
April 30
Toledo* Steller Field
17–9
Krouse (1–0)Shunck (1–4)
None 317
24–14
19–3
May (5–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MAC
25 (2)
May 1
Oakland
Steller Field
18–21
Fekete (4–3)
Wilson (1–3)None 171
24–15
–
43
May 1
Oakland
Steller Field
19–8
Arn (1–1)Smith (1–1)
None 181
25–15
–
44
May 3
Western Michigan* Steller Field
8–3
Good (5–2)Miller (3–5)
Seidel (2) 265
26–15
20–3
45
May 4
Western Michigan*
Steller Field
4–6
Vlcek (4–2)
Willeman (1–2)Thelen (1)
313
26–16
20–4
46
May 5
Western Michigan*
Steller Field
0–11
Shapiro (1–1)
Miller (4–1)None 315
26–17
20–5
47
May 7
at. Michigan State
Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field Canceled, inclement weather [12] 26–17
–
48
May 8
at. Purdue Fort Wayne
Mastodon Field 5–2
Ramos (3–2)Evans (0–1)
None 214
27–17
–
49
May 10
at. Eastern Michigan*
Oestrike Stadium 9–10
Sanfilipo (1–0)
Penrod (2–2)None 449
27–18
20–6
50
May 11
at. Eastern Michigan*
Oestrike Stadium
7–1
Willeman (2–2)Beckner (2–9)
Arn (1) 368
28–18
21–6
51
May 12
at. Eastern Michigan*
Oestrike Stadium
8–6
Miller (5–1)Lindsey (0–5)
Turner (3) 350
29–18
22–6
51
May 16
Toledo*
Steller Field
52
May 17
Toledo*
Fifth Third Field
53
May 18
Toledo*
Steller Field
MAC Tournament
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MAC
54
May 22
TBD
Mercy Health Stadium
Win Loss PostponementBold : Falcons team memberReference:[13]
References [ edit ]
^ "Mid-American Conference baseball standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .^ "Falcons Score 34 Runs, Set Program Record With 33 RBI" . Bowling Green State University Athletics . Retrieved 2024-03-23 .^ "Falcons Achieve Best MAC Start In Program History With Saturday Win Over Akron" . Bowling Green State University Athletics . Retrieved 2024-03-23 .^ "Historic Start For BGSU Baseball Closes With Ninth-Inning Ohio Rally" . Bowling Green State University Athletics . Retrieved 2024-04-29 .^ "Falcons Tally First Outright MAC Title Since 2009, First Series Win In Ypsilanti Since 1999" . Bowling Green State University Athletics . Retrieved 2024-05-13 .^ "2023 Baseball Schedule" . Bowling Green State University Athletics . Retrieved 2024-02-19 .^ a b "2024 Baseball Roster" . Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved March 18, 2024 .^ "Tuesday Baseball Against Youngstown State Canceled" . bgsufalcons.com . Bowling Green Atletics. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024 .^ "Tuesday Baseball At Notre Dame Postponed" . bgsufalcons.com . Bowling Green Atletics. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024 .^ "The umpires of today's game have deemed the game unsafe to continue. The game has been suspended and will be concluded when Oakland visits Bowling Green on May 1 before the regularly scheduled second meeting between the teams.END 6 BGSU 17, Oakland 18 #AyZiggy" . twitter.com . BGSU Baseball. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024 .^ "BGSU-Dayton Baseball Game Wednesday Canceled" . bgsufalcons.com . Bowling Green Atletics. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024 .^ "BGSU-Michigan State Tuesday Baseball Canceled" . bgsufalcons.com . Bowling Green Atletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024 .^ "2024 Baseball Schedule" . bgsufalcons.com . Bowling Green State University . June 6, 2022.
