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FINAL: Bowling Green (13-22, 4-7 MAC) 6, Ohio (15-19, 4-7 MAC) 2 -- Bowling Green (Warren E. Steller Field)

OHIO STARTERS: Mitch Longo (LF), Manny De Jesus (CF), Rudy Rott (1B), John Adryan (3B), Cody Gaertner (C), Ty Black (2B), Tony Giannini (RF), Spencer Ibarra (DH), Tyler Finkler (SS), Jake Rudnicki (P)

BOWLING GREEN STARTERS: Riley Minorik (2B), Derek Drewes (3B), Matt Smith (LF), Greg Basalyga (1B), R.J. Williams (RF), Kory Brown (CF), Logan Giddings (DH), Nick Glanzman (SS), Justin Mott (C), Zac Carey (P)

THE BASICS
The Ohio baseball team (15-19, 4-7 MAC) suffered a 6-2 setback to Mid-American Conference East Division rival Bowling Green (13-22, 4-7 MAC) on Saturday (April 16) at Warren E. Steller Field.

The win clinched the weekend series for the Falcons. Bowling Green posted a 5-4 win over the Bobcats in the weekend series opener on Friday (April 15).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats lost despite outhitting the Falcons, 11-8.
• Redshirt senior catcher Cody Gaertner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led the Ohio bats with three singles.
• Freshman first baseman Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) finished 2-for-5 with a double.
• Senior center fielder Manny De Jesus (Caguas, Puerto Rico) went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
• Junior right-handed starting pitcher Jake Rudnicki (Toledo, Ohio) took the loss on the mound for the Bobcats, falling to 4-1 on the season. He struck out five over six innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks.
• Redshirt sophomore right-hander Jake Roehn (Sandwich, Ill.) gave up three earned runs on two hits and a walk in one inning of relief. He tallied one strikeout.
• Redshirt sophomore southpaw reliever Gerry Salisbury (Brunswick, Ohio) tossed one scoreless inning, striking out two while giving up one hit.
• Junior first baseman Greg Basalyga homered and double, drew a walk, drove in three runs and scored two more to lead the way for the Falcons.
• Senior left fielder Matt Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Bowling Green.
• Sophomore right-handed starting pitcher Zac Carey allowed two unearned runs on nine hits over five frames. He struck out four.
• Sophomore left-handed reliever Kody Brown earned the pitching win for the Falcons, improving to 1-1 on the year. He struck out one and gave up two hits in three innings of work.
• Junior right-handed reliever Tony Landi tossed one perfect inning of relief for Bowling Green.
• The Falcons struck first in the bottom of the first inning as Smith sent a two-out single back up the middle and scored on a double to right center by Basalyga.
• Bowling Green increased its lead to 2-0 in the second. Redshirt junior shortstop Nick Glanzman hit a two-out single to through the left side, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double down the left field line by sophomore catcher Justin Mott.
• Ohio got on the scoreboard in the top of the third. De Jesus hit a one-out single, then advanced to second on a Bowling Green fielding error and moved up to third on a base hit through the right side by Rott. De Jesus then scored on a single to center by senior third baseman John Adryan (Delran, N.J.).
• The Bobcats tied the game at two-all in the fifth as Adryan reached on an error by the Falcons with one out, moved up to second on a single to center by Gaertner, advanced to second on a fielder's choice that put junior second baseman Ty Black (Waynesville, Ohio) and then scored on an RBI base hit through the left side by sophomore right fielder Tony Giannini (Carmel, Ind.).
• Bowling Green went back in front in the sixth. Basalyga drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by senior center fielder Kory Brown and then scored the go-ahead run one out later on a single to right field by freshman designated hitter Logan Giddings.
• The Falcons tacked on three more insurance runs in the seventh to run the game out of reach.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• The Bobcats recorded at least 10 hits in a game for the 18th time this season.
• Gaertner tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the year and fifth with at least three hits.
• Rott and De Jesus each posted their 13th multi-hit efforts of the season.

UP NEXT
The Bobcats take aim at closing the weekend with a win as they battle the Falcons again on Sunday (April 17) in the series finale. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. ET. Senior right-handed pitcher Connor Sitz (Westerville, Ohio) is scheduled to make the start on the hill for Ohio. Bowling Green is set to send senior left-handed pitcher Andrew Lacinak to the mound for the start.

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