# 2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team

The 2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Kyle Hallock in his fourth season, were members of the Mid-American Conference, and played their home games at Steller Field in Bowling Green, Ohio.
On March 16, the Falcons set a program record with 33 runs batted in against Ball State in a 34–8 victory. The 34 runs scored were the most in a MAC game and second-most in program history. On March 23, the Falcons defeated Akron 11–6 to advance to 8–0 in MAC play, the best conference start in program history. The Falcons started MAC play 17–0 which was both a school and MAC record. They also started 10–0 at home which was also a program record.
On May 12, Bowling Green defeated Eastern Michigan 8–6, which secured their first regular season championship since the 2009 season.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023 season 20–30, including 13–17 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in their conference. The Falcons did not qualify for the conference tournament.

## Schedule and results

2024 Bowling Green Falcons baseball game log (33–20) :
Regular season (32–18) :
February (2–4) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record |
| 1 | February 16 | at. Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | 8–12 | Akens (1–0) | Newman (0–1) | None | 983 | 0–1 | – |
| 2 | February 17 | at. Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | 4–5 | Sells (1–0) | Penrod (0–1) | None | 605 | 0–2 | – |
| 3 | February 18 | at. Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field | 7–3 | Mitchell (1–0) | Beranek (0–1) | None | 796 | 1–2 | – |
| 4 | February 23 | at. Memphis | FedExPark | 9–1 | Newman (1–1) | Warren (0–1) | None | 573 | 2–2 | – |
| 5 | February 24 | at. Memphis | FedExPark | 13–14 | Sanders (1–0) | Turner (0–1) | None | 502 | 2–3 | – |
| 6 | February 25 | at. Memphis | FedExPark | 7–13 | Robinson (1–0) | Mitchell (1–1) | Durham (1) | 435 | 2–4 | – |
March (10–6) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record |
| 7 | March 1 | at. #8 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 1–11 | Causey (2–0) | Newman (1–2) | None | 4,446 | 2–5 | – |
| 8 | March 2 | at. #8 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 1–12 | Beam (2–0) | Good (0–1) | None | 5,343 | 2–6 | – |
| 9 | March 3 | at. #8 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | 6–16 | Connell (1–0) | Mitchell (1–2) | None | 5,385 | 2–7 | – |
| 10 | March 8 | at. Miami (OH)* | McKie Field at Hayden Park | 17–16 | Turner (1–1) | Galdoni (1–2) | None | N/A | 3–7 | 1–0 |
| 11 | March 9 | at. Miami (OH)* | McKie Field at Hayden Park | 12–1 | Good (1–1) | Ross (0–1) | None | 107 | 4–7 | 2–0 |
| 12 | March 10 | at. Miami (OH)* | McKie Field at Hayden Park | 14–10$^{12}$ | Miller (1–0) | Byers (0–1) | None | 124 | 5–7 | 3–0 |
| 13 | March 13 | at. Dayton | Woerner Field | 4–14 | Newell (1–0) | Arn (0–1) | None | 243 | 5–8 | – |
| 14 | March 15 | at. Ball State* | Ball Diamond | 5–4 | Newman (2–2) | Blain (0–1) | Turner (1) | 237 | 6–8 | 4–0 |
| 15 | March 16 | at. Ball State* | Ball Diamond | 34–8 | Miller (2–0) | Schulfer (1–3) | None | 242 | 7–8 | 5–0 |
| 16 | March 17 | at. Ball State* | Ball Diamond | 15–8 | Penrod (1–1) | Hartlaub (1–1) | None | 241 | 8–8 | 6–0 |
| 17 | March 19 | at. Youngstown State | Eastwood Field | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | 8–8 | – |
| 18 | March 22 | Akron* | Steller Field | 10–1 | Newman (3–2) | Tourney (0–4) | None | 260 | 9–8 | 7–0 |
| 19 | March 23 | Akron* | Steller Field | 11–6 | Miller (3–0) | Kahook (1–1) | None | 250 | 10–8 | 8–0 |
| 20 | March 24 | Akron* | Steller Field | 15–5 | Mitchell (2–2) | Atkins (0–3) | None | 250 | 11–8 | 9–0 |
| 21 | March 26 | at. Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | 11–8 | – |
| 22 | March 28 | at. Xavier | J. Page Hayden Field | 10–11 | Hughes (1–3) | Turner (1–2) | None | 300 | 11–9 | – |
| 23 | March 29 | at. Xavier | J. Page Hayden Field | 3–10 | Schmidt (4–2) | Good (1–2) | None | 300 | 11–10 | – |
| 24 | March 30 | at. Xavier | J. Page Hayden Field | 8–4 | Poole (1–0) | Boyle (3–2) | Penrod (1) | 237 | 12–10 | – |
April (12–4) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record |
| 25 | April 2 | at. Oakland | Oakland University Baseball Field | 17–18$^7$ | | Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 | Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 | Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 | Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 | Postponed, inclement weather. To be resumed May 1 |
| 26 | April 5 | at. Northern Illinois* | Ralph McKinzie Field | 7–4 | Penrod (2–1) | Stewart (0–2) | None | 283 | 13–10 | 10–0 |
| 27 | April 6 | at. Northern Illinois* | Ralph McKinzie Field | 9–3 | Good (2–2) | Brouwer (3–4) | None | 274 | 14–10 | 11–0 |
| 28 | April 6 | at. Northern Illinois* | Ralph McKinzie Field | 11–1 | Willeman (1–0) | Hann (0–1) | None | 473 | 15–10 | 12–0 |
| 29 | April 9 | at. Ohio State | Bill Davis Stadium | 4–6 | Brown (3–0) | Turner (1–3) | Eckhardt (5) | 1,199 | 15–11 | – |
| 30 | April 10 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Steller Field | 8–7 | Wilson (1–0) | Fee (4–1) | None | 230 | 16–11 | – |
| 31 | April 13 | Central Michigan* | Steller Field | 10–8 | Newman (4–2) | Mrakitsch (2–5) | Wilson (1) | 415 | 17–11 | 13–0 |
| 32 | April 13 | Central Michigan* | Steller Field | 10–7 | Seidel (1–0) | Vitas (1–4) | Turner (2) | 415 | 18–11 | 14–0 |
| 33 | April 14 | Central Michigan* | Steller Field | 18–17$^{11}$ | Ramos (1–0) | Knorr (0–2) | None | 455 | 19–11 | 15–0 |
| 34 | April 16 | Youngstown State | Steller Field | 12–9 | Miller (4–0) | Perez (0–1) | Seidel (1) | 244 | 20–11 | – |
| 35 | April 19 | Ohio* | Steller Field | 14–5 | Ramos (2–0) | Masters (1–3) | None | 332 | 21–11 | 16–0 |
| 36 | April 20 | Ohio* | Steller Field | 26–5 | Good (3–2) | Knapschaefer (3–3) | None | 526 | 22–11 | 17–0 |
| 37 | April 21 | Ohio* | Steller Field | 2–4 | Weber (4–3) | Wilson (1–1) | None | 245 | 22–12 | 17–1 |
| 38 | April 23 | Dayton | Steller Field | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | 22–12 | – |
| 39 | April 26 | at. Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium | 5–6 | Cariaco (4–1) | Wilson (1–2) | None | 711 | 22–13 | 17–2 |
| 40 | April 27 | at. Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium | 10–0 | Good (4–2) | Miceli (0–4) | None | 657 | 23–13 | 18–2 |
| 41 | April 28 | at. Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium | 2–12 | Chalus (5–2) | Willeman (1–1) | None | 662 | 23–14 | 18–3 |
| 42 | April 30 | Toledo* | Steller Field | 17–9 | Krouse (1–0) | Shunck (1–4) | None | 317 | 24–14 | 19–3 |
May (8–4) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MAC Record |
| 25 (2) | May 1 | Oakland | Steller Field | 18–21 | Fekete (4–3) | Wilson (1–3) | None | 171 | 24–15 | – |
| 43 | May 1 | Oakland | Steller Field | 19–8 | Arn (1–1) | Smith (1–1) | None | 181 | 25–15 | – |
| 44 | May 3 | Western Michigan* | Steller Field | 8–3 | Good (5–2) | Miller (3–5) | Seidel (2) | 265 | 26–15 | 20–3 |
| 45 | May 4 | Western Michigan* | Steller Field | 4–6 | Vlcek (4–2) | Willeman (1–2) | Thelen (1) | 313 | 26–16 | 20–4 |
| 46 | May 5 | Western Michigan* | Steller Field | 0–11 | Shapiro (1–1) | Miller (4–1) | None | 315 | 26–17 | 20–5 |
| 47 | May 7 | at. Michigan State | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | Canceled, inclement weather | 26–17 | – |
| 48 | May 8 | at. Purdue Fort Wayne | Mastodon Field | 5–2 | Ramos (3–2) | Evans (0–1) | None | 214 | 27–17 | – |
| 49 | May 10 | at. Eastern Michigan* | Oestrike Stadium | 9–10 | Sanfilipo (1–0) | Penrod (2–2) | None | 449 | 27–18 | 20–6 |
| 50 | May 11 | at. Eastern Michigan* | Oestrike Stadium | 7–1 | Willeman (2–2) | Beckner (2–9) | Arn (1) | 368 | 28–18 | 21–6 |
| 51 | May 12 | at. Eastern Michigan* | Oestrike Stadium | 8–6 | Miller (5–1) | Lindsey (0–5) | Turner (3) | 350 | 29–18 | 22–6 |
| 51 | May 16 | Toledo* | Steller Field | 3–1 | Seidel (2–0) | Szynski (0–4) | Turner (4) | 306 | 30–18 | 23–6 |
| 52 | May 17 | Toledo* | Fifth Third Field | 8–6 | Willeman (3–2) | Johnson (3–3) | Krouse (1) | 2,942 | 31–18 | 24–6 |
| 53 | May 18 | Toledo* | Steller Field | 3–2 | Penrod (3–2) | Bergman (3–6) | Turner (5) | 450 | 32–18 | 25–6 |
Postseason (1–2) :
MAC Tournament (1–2) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | MACT Record |
| 54 | May 23 | No. 4 Miami (OH) | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 12–4 | Good (6–2) | Mastrian IV (2–4) | None | N/A | 33–18 | 1–0 |
| 55 | May 24 | No. 2 Western Michigan | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 0–11 | Vlcek (5–3) | Willeman (3–3) | None | 1,248 | 33–19 | 1–1 |
| 56 | May 25 | No. 3 Ball State | 1 | Mercy Health Stadium | 5–10 | Klein (2–0) | Ramos (3–1) | None | N/A | 33–20 | 1–2 |
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