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Krause's Five RBIs Leads BGSU to Tournament Semifinals

Story Courtesy of Bowling Green Athletic Communications

No. 1 Bowling Green 12, No. 4 Miami 4
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AVON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team claimed a 12-4 final over the Miami (OH) RedHawks on Thursday (May 23) in Bowling Green's first game in this year's MAC Tournament. With the win, the Falcons advance to the MAC Semifinals for the first time since 2013 and will face the winner of Thursday's nightcap between No. 2 Western Michigan and No. 3 Ball State. The game is set for a 6 p.m. start on Friday (May 24) with the winner advancing to the MAC Championship on Saturday (May 25).

For the Falcons a two-run fourth inning pushed BGSU in front before exploding for six runs in the sixth to extend their lead to 8-1 through six innings played. The Falcons and RedHawks both added a pair in the seventh before BGSU tacked on two more in the eighth for a 12-3 advantage. Miami scored once in the ninth for a 12-4 final. Jack Krause led the BGSU effort with two doubles and five-RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Miami hit a solo home run to begin the top of the second, taking a 1-0 lead.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, Caden Parker drew a walk before Garrett Wright was hit by a pitch. Parker stole third to put runners at the corners with one out. With a full count to Tyler Ross, Wright was off on movement from first with Ross executing a hit-and-run to score Parker, tying the game at 1-1.
  • Jack Krause kept the momentum going by ripping a single up the middle past the outstretched glove of the second baseman playing in shallow right field, scoring Wright from second for a 2-1 BGSU advantage.
  • In the sixth inning, Parker drew a walk and Wright was hit by a pitch to start the inning, similar to the fourth. The runners ran a double-steal followed by a Ross walk to load the bases. Krause stepped in and belted a double into the right field corner, scoring both Parker and Wright for a 4-1 BGSU lead and a Miami pitching change.
  • After the change, Leighton Banjoff hit a ball into left field, scoring both Ross and Krause. A fielding error on the play advanced Banjoff to third. Sam Seidel blooped a single into right field, scoring Banjoff for a 7-1 score.
  • Later in the inning, Archer pulled a single into right field, bringing Seidel around to score from second. The run pushed BGSU's lead to 8-1 with another Miami pitching change.
  • Miami answered in the top of the seventh with a pair of runs to trim the score to 8-3.
  • In the bottom half, the Falcons added to their lead. With one out, Ross and Krause both singled followed by a Banjoff walk. Miami made a pitching change, but Seidel drew a walk to push a run home, extending the BGSU lead to 9-3.
  • With the bases still loaded, TJ Takats put a ball in play that scored Krause to bring the tally to 10-3.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, walks to Wright and Ross set up a two-RBI double by Krause into the right center gap for a 12-3 score.
  • Miami added a sacrifice fly in the ninth to cut into the lead 12-4.