Purdue Fort Wayne
4-17
Bowling Green
5-12
Sailors and Johnson Hit Home Runs in 8-6 Loss at BGSU
3/21/2023 6:21:00 PM | Baseball
Sailors hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to tie the game at four. Sailors' home run was his first collegiate long ball. It scored Cade Nelis and Jarrett Bickel.
The 'Dons opened the game with a 1-0 lead following a single run in the first inning. Jacob Walker scored on a Ben Higgins sacrifice fly. Johnson's two-run home run was hit in the seventh inning to make it an 8-6 BGSU lead.
The big innings for the Falcons came in the third and sixth innings. A three spot each frame helped the Falcons grab a lead. They hit three home runs in the game.
Connar Penrod earned the win. Kevin Fee received the loss. Owen Recker picked up the save.
Nelis finished with two hits and two walks for the 'Dons.
BGSU improves to 5-12. The 'Dons fall to 4-17. Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Northern Kentucky on Friday in a 3 p.m. start for the 2023 home opener.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Penrod,Connar (4-0)
L: Fee, Kevin (1-1)
S: Recker,Owen (2)
Batting:
HR: Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Sailors, Brooks 1
RBI: Higgins, Ben 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 2 ; Sailors, Brooks 3
SF: Higgins, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Nelis, Cade 1 ; Bickel, Jarrett 1 ; Sailors, Brooks 1
SB: Nelis, Cade 1
HBP: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 1
Batting:
2B: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Gurney,Kyle 1 ; Ganun,Gavin 1
3B: Rose,Nathan 1
HR: Gurney,Kyle 1 ; Toma,Anthony 1 ; Ganun,Gavin 1
RBI: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Gurney,Kyle 2 ; Rose,Nathan 2 ; Toma,Anthony 2 ; Ganun,Gavin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Gurney,Kyle 2 ; Archer,Nathan 1 ; Ross,Tyler 1 ; Toma,Anthony 1 ; Ganun,Gavin 2
SB: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Gurney,Kyle 1
CS: Seidel, Sam 1
