The softball team finished its senior weekend with a split against rival Toledo.
The Falcons lost game one Saturday 3-1 before pitching the shutout 1-0 Sunday.
Game one was an offensive battle as BG had nine hits and Toledo had eight.
The Falcons would get on the board first in the fourth inning with one run off three hits.
Erika Stratton started off the inning with a single to center field and was removed for pinch runner Jessica Gregg. Marisa Shook then singled off a bunt. Shelby Fink was out at first but advanced Gregg to third and Shook to second, allowing a Giordano single to center field to bring Gregg home.
BG would commit just one error throughout the game, but the defense held off and didn’t allow any runs. Errors have lost games for the defense this season, but Toledo wouldn’t need any to take the win.
Toledo had a five hit sixth inning allowing for all three Rocket runs. BG pitcher Jamie Kertes forced to first two batters out but Lindsey Tobias had two RBIs in the inning and a double on two outs. BG would switch out Kertes for Paris Imholz mid-inning but Tobias would also score the Rockets third run on the day.
BG attempted to rally in the sixth and seventh innings, having two hits in each inning but left two runners stranded on base in both. Pitcher Jamie Kertes was credited with the loss of 5.2 innings pitched, allowing six hits and three earned runs.
The senior leadership wouldn’t allow a loss on their final home game Sunday as the team shutout the Rockets 1-0.
BG had just three hits in the game compared to Toledo’s four but would take the advantage in the sixth inning.
The game was a pitchers duel between Imholz and Toledo’s Marla Gooding as each team only had two hits leading into the sixth inning.
Braiden Dillow singled to left field to start the inning and was replaced at first base by Gregg. Hannah Fulk would advance Gregg to second despite being out at first allowing Paige Berger to hit Gregg home on a single to right field.
Imholz (16-6) took the win, the complete game and the shutout of the Rockets to end the day.
BG remains third in the MAC East with a 25-19 (8-10) record and Toledo 14-29 (7-11) remained in fourth in the MAC West.
BG will be on the road midweek for a doubleheader against Western Michigan before finishing the season on the weekend at Northern Illinois.
The Falcons will be losing six seniors at the end of the season. Berger, Fulk, Dick, Jess Odell, Courtney Cox and Andrea Arney. Berger is the current record holder for home runs.
“[Of] my overall time here at BG, I couldn’t ask for anything better,” Berger said. “These past four years have been great, met a lot of great girls, had some strong friendships and great coaches that have really helped us out a lot.”
