2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball |
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MAC regular season champions |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 33–20 (25–6 MAC) |
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Head coach | - Kyle Hallock (4th season)
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Assistant coaches | - Matt Rembielak (4th season)
- Joey Gamache (3rd season)
- Joey Cooper (1st season)
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Home stadium | Steller Field |
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Seasons |
2024 Mid-American Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | PCT | | | W | | L | | T | | PCT |
Bowling Green † | 25 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | .806 | | | 33 | – | 20 | – | 0 | | .623 |
Western Michigan ‡y | 19 | – | 11 | – | 0 | | .633 | | | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | | .604 |
Ball State | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | | .600 | | | 35 | – | 23 | – | 1 | | .602 |
Miami (OH) | 17 | – | 13 | – | 0 | | .567 | | | 27 | – | 27 | – | 0 | | .500 |
Kent State | 16 | – | 13 | – | 0 | | .552 | | | 26 | – | 27 | – | 0 | | .491 |
Toledo | 16 | – | 15 | – | 0 | | .516 | | | 27 | – | 32 | – | 0 | | .458 |
Northern Illinois | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | | .467 | | | 21 | – | 33 | – | 0 | | .389 |
Ohio | 13 | – | 17 | – | 0 | | .433 | | | 18 | – | 32 | – | 0 | | .360 |
Akron | 10 | – | 19 | – | 0 | | .345 | | | 15 | – | 38 | – | 0 | | .283 |
Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 21 | – | 0 | | .300 | | | 14 | – | 38 | – | 0 | | .269 |
Central Michigan | 8 | – | 22 | – | 0 | | .267 | | | 17 | – | 38 | – | 0 | | .309 |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Falcons were led by head coach Kyle Hallock in his fourth season, are a members of the Mid-American Conference, and played 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] On March 23, the Falcons defeated Akron 11–6 to advance to 8–0 in MAC play, the best conference start in program history.[3] The Falcons started MAC play 17–0 which was both a school and MAC record. They also started 10–0 at home which was also a program record.[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
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
Roster
2024 Bowling Green Falcons roster[7] |
| Pitchers - 11 – Nate Kress – Freshman
- 12 – Connar Penrod – Junior
- 14 – Carson Lumley – Freshman
- 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 – Freshman
| | 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
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Coaching Staff
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
2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball game log (33–20) |
Regular season (32–18) |
February (2–4) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record | 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 Record | MAC Record | 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 Record | MAC Record | 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 (8–4) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record | 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 | 3–1 | Seidel (2–0) | Szynski (0–4) | Turner (4) | 306 | 30–18 | 23–6 | 52 | May 17 | Toledo* | | Fifth Third Field | 8–6 | Willeman (3–2) | Johnson (3–3) | Krouse (1) | 2,942 | 31–18 | 24–6 | 53 | May 18 | Toledo* | | Steller Field | 3–2 | Penrod (3–2) | Bergman (3–6) | Turner (5) | 450 | 32–18 | 25–6 | |
Postseason (1–2) |
MAC Tournament (1–2) | # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MACT Record | 54 | May 23 | No. 4 Miami (OH) | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 12–4 | Good (6–2) | Mastrian IV (2–4) | None | N/A | 33–18 | 1–0 | 55 | May 24 | No. 2 Western Michigan | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 0–11 | Vlcek (5–3) | Willeman (3–3) | None | 1,248 | 33–19 | 1–1 | 56 | May 25 | No. 3 Ball State | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 5–10 | Klein (2–0) | Ramos (3–1) | None | N/A | 33–20 | 1–2 | |
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References
- ^ "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.
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