BGSU baseball (11-17, 7-8) prepares for two midweek non-conference matchups.
First, the Falcons will head south to Columbus to face the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-13, 7-5) Tuesday at 6 p.m. Then, BGSU returns to Steller Field to face the Lourdes Gray Wolves (11-19, 5-9) Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Falcon Media Sports Network’s Tyler Kavalecz and Noah Seeley will have the call on Tuesday on WBGU 88.1 FM, with Vaughn Ullom and Sam Bork broadcasting the Wednesday game on Falcon Radio. Both radio broadcasts can be streamed on bgfalconmedia.com.
Matchup History
The Scarlett and Gray lead the Orange and Brown in the all-time series between the two teams, 32-19-5. While in Columbus, Bowling Green trails Ohio State by a record of 25-9-1.
The Buckeyes are dominant over Bowling Green, with the last Falcons victory coming by a 7-5 win at Ohio State on April 15, 1987.
The Gray Wolves meet the Falcons for the first and last time in program history.
Scouting the Falcons
Bowling Green is coming off their first series win of the season, sweeping Akron at Steller Field.
BGSU’s offense has struggled this season, ranking last in the MAC in batting average (.241), on-base percentage (OBP) (.337) and slugging percentage (.377).
Scouting Ohio State
Ohio State has caught fire recently, sweeping their past two Big Ten series.
The Buckeyes have won seven games in a row and 11 of their past 12 contests.
OSU has split their season series against MAC opponents this season. Ohio State fell 8-5 to Kent State on March 10 before defeating Toledo 10-5 on March 31.
Scouting Lourdes
The Gray Wolves are eight games below .500 and have struggled in their final season.
Lourdes does play better on the road, holding a 9-13 mark in away games compared to a 2-8 mark at home.
Falcon Four Players to Watch
Laird is coming off arguably his best performance of his BGSU career where he tallied a program and MAC record seven stolen bases in a game.
Laird is a player that may not be at the top of the order, yet has the ability to make a game-changing impact.
Four hits and a walk is what Seidel contributed to the Orange and Brown’s sweep over Akron.
Seidel has been the most consistent hitter for Bowling Green this season.
Henry Kaczmar – Ohio State
With a .344 batting average, Kaczmar leads the Buckeyes in multiple hitting categories including doubles (14), hits (43) and total bases (72).
He’s the cornerstone of a strong Ohio State roster.
Alex Dupree – Lourdes
With a .373 batting average, as well as six home runs and 58 RBI this season, Dupree is the one to look out for on the Gray Wolves.
