April 23, 2010
Final Stats
ATHENS, Ohio-Shortstop Jon Berti and second baseman Logan Meisler combined to drive in 11 runs as visiting Bowling Green thumped Ohio 21-5 Friday evening in the first of a three-game series at Bob Wren Stadium.
BGSU improved to 16-18-1 and 7-6 in the Mid-American Conference, while Ohio dropped to 11-24 and 6-7 in the league.
Berti collected four hits and scored three runs, while Meisler knocked in five and scored twice. Third baseman Derek Spencer, right fielder Mark Galvin got three hits and scored three times. First baseman Tyler Elkins scored three times as well.
Ohio was led by left fielder Robert Maddox III, who went 2-3 with two RBIs. First baseman Jerod Yakubik extended his hitting streak of 17 games with his 2-for-4 performance, while designated hitter Seth Streich and right fielder Adam Gecewich added two hits as well.
BGSU starter Brennan Smith (3-4) got the win with a workmanlike effort, tossing 126 pitches in six and one-third innings. He allowed just one earned run on seven hits with nine strikeouts and three walks. Ohio starter Bryce Butt (2-7) suffered the loss, yielding six earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts and four walks in three and one-third innings.
Ohio found itself in a 9-0 hole when it plated its first two runs of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Third baseman Brian Barnes scored an unearned run when he came around from second as Elkins scooped up a ground ball by Yakubik and threw it into left field as he was attempting to throw out Ohio center fielder Gauntlett Eldemire advancing to second. Maddox scored Eldemire, who went to third on the previous play, with a sacrifice fly to center for the second run.
The Bobcats tacked on another run in the bottom of the seventh when catcher Kris McDonough’s bases-loaded ground ball scored Yakubik.
The big inning for the Falcons came in the top of the ninth when they sent 12 men across the plate to take a commanding lead.
Ohio’s last two runs scored when Maddox laced a single to center, scoring pinch runner Doug Holmes and pinch hitter Kory Burkhart drove in pinch runner Matt Keller with another single to center.
BGSU left six men on base, while Ohio stranded 12.
Saturday’s game, originally scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, has been moved up to 1 p.m. due to inclement weather in the forecast later in the afternoon.
