2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team

The 2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represents Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...

in the NCAA Division I baseball

College baseball

College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...

season

2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season began on February 20, 2009, and culminated with the 2009 College World Series, which was won by the LSU Tigers.-Preseason:Coming off an impressive 49–19 season, the LSU Tigers earned a preseason #1 ranking...

. The 2009 team will be the 91st team (88th varsity team) fielded at Bowling Green and will be coached by Danny Schmitz in his 19th season as Bowling Green's manager. The team will play their home games at Warren E. Steller Field

Warren E. Steller Field

Warren E. Steller Field is a baseball field at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where the Bowling Green Falcons baseball team plays. The field is named after Warren E. Steller, a former BGSU instructor and former coach of the Bowling Green's football and baseball teams. ...

on the Bowling Green campus in Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...

.

The Falcons look to improve on a productive 2008 campaign which saw Bowling Green rally late in the season to grab a share of the MAC East Division and Regular Season Conference titles.

Preseason

Shortstop Ryan Shay was recognized as one of the top seven shortstops in the country by Ping!Baseball. Ping!Baseball named Shay to its Preseason All-Ping! team, making the "For your consideration..." category under the third team.

Bowling Green was picked to finish third in the East Division, behind nationally ranked Kent State and Ohio. Senior Kevin Leady (RHP) will be redshirted for the 2009 season after undergoing in November 2008.

Coaches

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|Danny Schmitz
|Head Coach
|1991
|Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles

The Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University. Altogether, they have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports The Eastern Michigan...

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

The Bowling Green Falcons baseball team are the baseball team that represents Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently plays in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference in NCAA Division I since 1953. The Falcons have played in two NCAA...

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

(1998)
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Regular season

The Falcons began the season on a six-game losing streak, being swept in a three-game weekend series at Western Carolina

Western Carolina Catamounts

The Western Carolina Catamounts are the athletic teams of Western Carolina University. The Catamounts compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Southern Conference. Western fields sixteen varsity sports teams. The Catamount football team competes in Division I Football...

and at nationally ranked (#26) Louisville

Louisville Cardinals

The Louisville Cardinals are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as traditional powers in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and dance team...

. The Falcons followed the two series with their annual Florida trip during spring break, competing in the 2009 RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven

Winter Haven, Florida

Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...

and Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...

from March 7–14. The Falcons would win their first game of the season in the tournament opener, defeating Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and classified as Division I-AAA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

8–3. The Falcons would fare well during the tournament, posting a record of 5–3.

The Falcons had their home opener on March 17, defeating Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans

The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white...

in a slugfest, 16–13. Bowling Green opened conference play on March 20, hosting a three-game series with Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

The Western Michigan Broncos are a NCAA Division I FBS team representing Western Michigan University. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, cross-country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field,...

. The Falcons won the first game 5–2, but dropped the last two 13–12 in 10 innings and 8–4. Bowling Green continued conference play with a three-game road trip to DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....

to play Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

The Northern Illinois Huskies are the athletic teams that represent Northern Illinois University. The Huskies are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Mid-American Conference...

. The Falcons dropped the first game 6–4, before shutting out the Huskies in the second game 8–0. The third game of the series was cancelled, due to excessive snow and frigid temperatures.

On March 31, Danny Schmitz became the first Falcons baseball head coach and fifth coach in MAC history to win 500 games, as Bowling Green defeated Michigan

Michigan Wolverines baseball

The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference...

8–3 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

.

The Falcons had three games cancelled in 2009. The first was supposed to be a mid-week game between the Falcons and Dayton

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....

in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

on March 3, but the game was cancelled due to the weather being too cold to play. The second cancellation of the season occurred on March 18, as the Falcons were supposed to compete against Cleveland State

Cleveland State Vikings

The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. They have been a member of the NCAA Division I since 1972. They were previously...

in Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....

, but the game was cancelled two days before, due to inadequate field conditions. The third cancellation came on March 29 on what was to be the rubber game of a three-game series between Bowling Green and MAC opponent, Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

. The game was cancelled due to snow showers and frigid temperatures.

The Falcons finished the regular season with a 28-20 record and a 19-9 mark in conference play, good enough for the Falcons to clinch their second straight MAC Regular Season championship (7th overall) and the first overall seed in the 2009 MAC Baseball Tournament at V.A. Memorial Stadium

V.A. Memorial Stadium

V.A. Memorial Stadium is a baseball stadium located on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Hospital campus 3 miles north of Chillicothe, Ohio. It is officially designated as building 244. The stadium is the home field of the Chillicothe Paints, a collegiate wooden bat baseball team in the...

in Chilicothe, Ohio. Despite being the top seed in the tournament, the Falcons were upset by 8th-seed Central Michigan 6–2, followed by a 17–4 blowout from 5th-seed Miami (Ohio) to be eliminated after only playing two games in the tournament.

Schedule and results

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The 2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represents Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

in the NCAA Division I baseball

College baseball

season

2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

Warren E. Steller Field

on the Bowling Green campus in Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio

.

The Falcons look to improve on a productive 2008 campaign which saw Bowling Green rally late in the season to grab a share of the MAC East Division and Regular Season Conference titles.

Preseason

Coaches

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

(1998)
|}

Regular season

The Falcons began the season on a six-game losing streak, being swept in a three-game weekend series at Western Carolina

Western Carolina Catamounts

and at nationally ranked (#26) Louisville

Louisville Cardinals

. The Falcons followed the two series with their annual Florida trip during spring break, competing in the 2009 RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven

Winter Haven, Florida

and Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

from March 7–14. The Falcons would win their first game of the season in the tournament opener, defeating Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

8–3. The Falcons would fare well during the tournament, posting a record of 5–3.

The Falcons had their home opener on March 17, defeating Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans

in a slugfest, 16–13. Bowling Green opened conference play on March 20, hosting a three-game series with Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

. The Falcons won the first game 5–2, but dropped the last two 13–12 in 10 innings and 8–4. Bowling Green continued conference play with a three-game road trip to DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb, Illinois

to play Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

Michigan Wolverines baseball

8–3 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

.

The Falcons had three games cancelled in 2009. The first was supposed to be a mid-week game between the Falcons and Dayton

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....

in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Cleveland State Vikings

in Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....

Northern Illinois Huskies

V.A. Memorial Stadium

Schedule and results

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Regular Season

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Date
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Win
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Loss
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| 1 || February 20 || @ W. Carolina

Western Carolina Catamounts

|| 8-16 || Hennon Stadium

Hennon Stadium

Ronnie G. Childress Field at Hennon Stadium is the home of the Western Carolina Catamounts baseball team in Cullowhee, North Carolina.-Dimensions:...

|| Ozar (1-0) || Wooten (0-1) || || 487 || 0-1 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 2 || February 21 || @ W. Carolina || 1-4 || Hennon Stadium || Masters (1-0) || Malewitz (0-1) || Ottone (1) || 319 || 0-2 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 3 || February 22 || @ W. Carolina || 5-14 || Hennon Stadium || Martin (1-0) || Smith (0-1) || || 357 || 0-3 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 4 || February 27 || @ #26 Louisville

Louisville Cardinals

|| 5-16 || Jim Patterson Stadium

Jim Patterson Stadium

Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. It hosted the 2007 NCAA Super Regionals, where the Cardinals defeated Oklahoma State two games to one to advance to the College World Series in...

|| Self (1-0) || Gerdeman (0-1) || || 362 || 0-4 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 5 || February 28 || @ #26 Louisville || 5-8 || Jim Patterson Stadium || Logsdon (1-0) || Baird (0-1) || Royse (1) || 216 || 0-5 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 6 || March 1 || @ #26 Louisville || 2-9 || Jim Patterson Stadium || Kiekhefer (1-0) || Smith (0-2) || || 196 || 0-6 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| – || March 3 || @ Dayton

Dayton Flyers

The Dayton Flyers are the University of Dayton's intercollegiate athletic teams, which are based in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers' home arena is the University of Dayton Arena. The name is a reference and homage to Daytonians Orville and Wilbur Wright who pioneered heavier than air flight...

|| colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Cold)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 7 || March 7 || vs. Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

† || 11-3 || Chain of Lakes Park

Chain of Lakes Park

Chain of Lakes Park is a baseball field located in Winter Haven, Florida. The stadium was built in 1966 and holds 7,000 people. It was the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox from 1966 to 1992, after which the Red Sox relocated operations to City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Florida.In...

|| Smith (1-2) || Ciallella (0-2) || || — || 1-6 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 8 || March 8 || vs. E. Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...

† || 8-4 || Chain of Lakes Park || O'Brien (1-0) || Terry (0-1) || Wooten (1) || 334 || 2-6 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 9 || March 9 || vs. Bucknell

Bucknell University

Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...

† || 7-10 || Chain of Lakes Park || Hart (1-0) || Dwornik (0-1) || Cillo (1) || 200 || 2-7 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 10 || March 10 || vs. Connecticut

Connecticut Huskies

The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...

† || 6-21 || Chain of Lakes Park || Barnes (1-0) || Hangbers (0-1) || || 150 || 2-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 11 || March 12 || vs. Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University is a Roman Catholic university located in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University was the first Catholic university in...

† || 1-0 || Chain of Lakes Park || Smith (2-2) || Barthel (0-1) || Wooten (2) || — || 3-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 12 || March 13 || vs. N. Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers

The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 15 varsity teams in 11 sports:...

‡ || 3-0 || Henly Stadium || Malewitz (1-1) || Ott (0-2) || || — || 4-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 13 || March 14 || vs. Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers are the athletic teams for the Bloomington campus of Indiana University . Athletic teams sponsored by IU Bloomington include cross country, track, baseball, golf, tennis, rowing, volleyball, soccer, football and basketball...

† || 7-15 || Chain of Lakes Park || Arnett (3-1) || Hawk (0-1) || Leininger (1) || 304 || 4-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 14 || March 14 || vs. Bradley

Bradley Braves

The Bradley Braves are the intercollegiate athletics teams of Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois.Bradley is best known for its college basketball success. Bradley has been to eight NCAA tournaments, including two national championship games, three Elite 8's, and four Sweet 16's...

† || 11-10 (10) || Chain of Lakes Park || Duncan (1-0) || Bircher (0-1) || || 100 || 5-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 15 || March 17 || Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans

|| 16-13 || Warren E. Steller Field

Warren E. Steller Field

|| Atkinson (1-0) || Miller (0-1) || || 110 || 6-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || March 18 || @ Cleveland State

Cleveland State Vikings

|| colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Field conditions)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 16 || March 20 || W. Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

* || 5-2 || Warren E. Steller Field || Smith (3-2) || Morrison (2-3) || Hawk (1) || 115 || 7-9 || 1-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 17 || March 21 || W. Michigan * || 12-13 (10) || Warren E. Steller Field || Mowry (1-0) || Duncan (1-1) || || 225 || 7-10 || 1-1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 18 || March 22 || W. Michigan * || 4-8 || Warren E. Steller Field || Heckaman (1-2) || Gerdeman (0-2) || Mosher (2) || 175 || 7-11 || 1-2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 19 || March 24 || Findlay

University of Findlay

The University of Findlay is a private university located in the city of Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. Findlay offers more...

|| 10-5 || Warren E. Steller Field || Wooten (1-1) || Schramm (0-1) || Barrett (1) || 105 || 8-11 || 1-2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 20 || March 25 || Cleveland State || 10-6 || Warren E. Steller Field || O'Brien (2-0) || Sambula (0-2) || Hangbbers (1) || 75 || 9-11 || 1-2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 21 || March 27 || @ N. Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

* || 4-6 || Ralph McKinzie Field || Lukanen (3-3) || Smith (3-3) || Zelasko (2) || 135 || 9-12 || 1-3
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 22 || March 28 || @ N. Illinois * || 8-0 || Ralph McKinzie Field || Malewitz (2-1) || Badgley (2-2) || || 75 || 10-12 || 2-3
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || March 29 || @ N. Illinois * || colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Snow/Cold)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 23 || March 31 || @ Michigan

Michigan Wolverines baseball

|| 8-3 || Ray Fisher Stadium

Ray Fisher Stadium

Ray Fisher Stadium is a baseball stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home field of the University of Michigan Wolverines college baseball team. The stadium holds 4,000 people and opened in 1923. Ray Fisher Stadium received extensive renovations and was reopened as part of the University's...

|| Hangbers (1-1) || Sinnery (1-2) || Hawk (2) || 732 || 11-12 || 2-3
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 24 || April 3 || @ C. Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas

The Central Michigan Chippewas are the sixteen men's and women's athletics teams of Central Michigan University. CMU was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950-1970. The school's athletics programs are affiliated with the NCAA and compete in the Mid-American...

* || 14-10 || Theunissen Stadium || Smith (4-3) || Teno (2-4) || || 162 || 12-12 || 3-3
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 25 || April 4 || @ C. Michigan * || 4-5 || Theunissen Stadium || Cooper (5-2) || Hangbers (1-2) || || – || 12-13 || 3-4
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 26 || April 4 || @ C. Michigan * || 11-4 || Theunissen Stadium || Dwornik (1-1) || Howard (1-1) || || 570 || 13-13 || 4-4
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 7 || E. Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles

* || colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Field conditions)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 27 || April 8 || E. Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles

* || 7-27 || Warren E. Steller Field || Glover (2-3) || Gerdeman (0-3) || || 75 || 13-14 || 4-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 10 || Ball State

Ball State Cardinals

Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana...

* || colspan=8|Postponed (Rain) Rescheduled for April 11
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 28 || April 11 || Ball State * || 3-2 || Warren E. Steller Field || Smith (5-3) || Mueller (0-2) || Hawk (3) || – || 14-14 || 5-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 29 || April 11 || Ball State * || 7-6 || Warren E. Steller Field || Wooten (2-1) || Coombs (2-3) || || 275 || 15-14 || 6-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 30 || April 12 || Ball State * || 9-7 (10) || Warren E. Steller Field || Wooten (3-1) || Coombs (2-4) || || 175 || 16-14 || 7-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 15 || @ Oakland

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Oakland University Golden Grizzlies consist of 16 sports teams competing in The Summit League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

|| colspan=8|Game cancelled (Rain)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 31 || April 17 || @ #24 Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I...

* || 9-2 || Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium

Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium

Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium is a baseball venue located on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is home to the Kent State Golden Flashes baseball team, a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Mid-American Conference...

|| Smith (6-3) || Stillings (5-1) || || 234 || 17-14 || 8-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 32 || April 18 || @ #24 Kent State * || 9-12 (10) || Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium || Chafin (4-0) || Wooten (3-2) || || 315 || 17-15 || 8-6
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 33 || April 18 || @ #24 Kent State * || 4-9 || Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium || Ross (2-0) || Hangbers (1-3) || || 220 || 17-16 || 8-7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 21 || @ Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes baseball

The Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team are the college baseball team of The Ohio State University. The program, founded in 1881, was the first athletic team in Ohio State history. Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus, Ohio has been the home field of the program since 1997. The team has won a National...

|| colspan=8|Game cancelled (Rain)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 34 || April 22 || @ Toledo

Toledo Rockets

The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's...

* || 15-9 || Scott Park Field || Atkinson (2-0) || France (0-2) || || 243 || 18-16 || 9-7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 35 || April 24 || Miami (Ohio)

Miami RedHawks

Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...

* || 18-15 || Warren E. Steller Field || Dwornik (2-1) || Jankowski (4-1) || || 210 || 19-16 || 10-7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 36 || April 25 || Miami (Ohio) * || 15-10 || Warren E. Steller Field || Malewitz (3-1) || Melling (4-1) || Wooten (3) || 315 || 20-16 || 11-7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 37 || April 26 || Miami (Ohio) * || 12-14 || Warren E. Steller Field || Hollis (3-0) || Baird (0-2) || || 300 || 20-17 || 11-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 28 || Toledo * || colspan=8|Game cancelled (Rain)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 38 || April 29 || @ Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...

|| 6-11 || Frank Eck Stadium

Frank Eck Stadium

Frank Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. It hosts the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1994....

|| Sabatino (2-0) || Atkinson (2-1) || Miller (2) || – || 20-18 || 11-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 39 || May 1 || Ohio

Ohio Bobcats

Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...

* || 12-9 || Warren E. Steller Field || Smith (7-3) || Rigo (5-3) || Dwornik (1) || 165 || 21-18 || 12-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 40 || May 2 || Ohio * || 13-7 || Warren E. Steller Field || Malewitz (4-1) || Ingham (6-2) || || 410 || 22-18 || 13-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 41 || May 3 || Ohio * || 9-7 || Warren E. Steller Field || Dwornik (3-1) || Butt (3-6) || Hangbers (2) || 475 || 23-18 || 14-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 42 || May 8 || @ Buffalo

Buffalo Bulls

The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics. The Bulls currently play in Division I , and are a member of the Mid-American Conference for all sports except women's rowing who is in the Cononial Athletic Assocition . They have been a...

* || 21-6 || Amherst Audubon Field || Smith (8-3) || Miville-Deschenes (4-5) || Wooten (4) || 117 || 24-18 || 15-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 43 || May 9 || @ Buffalo * || 13-3 || Amherst Audubon Field || Malewitz (5-1) || Stangroom (3-3) || || 115 || 25-18 || 16-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 44 || May 10 || @ Buffalo * || 15-7 || Amherst Audubon Field || Dwornik (4-1) || Anderson (4-6) || || 100 || 26-18 || 17-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 45 || May 12 || Oakland || 17-20 (11) || Warren E. Steller Field || Teague (1-4) || O'Brien (2-1) || || 100 || 26-19 || 17-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 46 || May 14 || Akron

Akron Zips

One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname...

* || 14-9 || Warren E. Steller Field || Wooten (4-2) || Brown (2-5) || || 125 || 27-19 || 18-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 47 || May 15 || Akron * || 4-15 || Warren E. Steller Field || Loftin (2-2) || Malewitz (5-2) || || 210 || 27-20 || 18-9
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 48 || May 16 || Akron * || 17-9 || Warren E. Steller Field || Hawk (1-1) || Farmer (2-7) || Wooten (5) || 255 || 28-20 || 19-9
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† - At RussMatt Invitational (Winter Haven, Florida

Winter Haven, Florida

)
‡ - At RussMatt Invitational (Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

)
* - MAC conference game

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The 2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represents Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

in the NCAA Division I baseball

College baseball

season

2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

Warren E. Steller Field

on the Bowling Green campus in Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio

.

The Falcons look to improve on a productive 2008 campaign which saw Bowling Green rally late in the season to grab a share of the MAC East Division and Regular Season Conference titles.

Preseason

Coaches

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

Bowling Green Falcons baseball

(1998)
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Regular season

The Falcons began the season on a six-game losing streak, being swept in a three-game weekend series at Western Carolina

Western Carolina Catamounts

and at nationally ranked (#26) Louisville

Louisville Cardinals

. The Falcons followed the two series with their annual Florida trip during spring break, competing in the 2009 RussMatt Invitational in Winter Haven

Winter Haven, Florida

and Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

from March 7–14. The Falcons would win their first game of the season in the tournament opener, defeating Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

8–3. The Falcons would fare well during the tournament, posting a record of 5–3.

The Falcons had their home opener on March 17, defeating Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans

in a slugfest, 16–13. Bowling Green opened conference play on March 20, hosting a three-game series with Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

. The Falcons won the first game 5–2, but dropped the last two 13–12 in 10 innings and 8–4. Bowling Green continued conference play with a three-game road trip to DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb, Illinois

to play Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies

Michigan Wolverines baseball

8–3 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

.

The Falcons had three games cancelled in 2009. The first was supposed to be a mid-week game between the Falcons and Dayton

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference....

in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Cleveland State Vikings

in Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....

Northern Illinois Huskies

V.A. Memorial Stadium

Schedule and results

{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
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! colspan=2 style="background:#FF7300" | 2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball Game Log
|- valign="top"
|

Regular Season

Western Carolina Catamounts

|| 8-16 || Hennon Stadium

Hennon Stadium

Ronnie G. Childress Field at Hennon Stadium is the home of the Western Carolina Catamounts baseball team in Cullowhee, North Carolina.-Dimensions:...

Louisville Cardinals

|| 5-16 || Jim Patterson Stadium

Jim Patterson Stadium

Dayton Flyers

|| colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Cold)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 7 || March 7 || vs. Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

† || 11-3 || Chain of Lakes Park

Chain of Lakes Park

|| Smith (1-2) || Ciallella (0-2) || || — || 1-6 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 8 || March 8 || vs. E. Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University

† || 8-4 || Chain of Lakes Park || O'Brien (1-0) || Terry (0-1) || Wooten (1) || 334 || 2-6 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 9 || March 9 || vs. Bucknell

Bucknell University

† || 7-10 || Chain of Lakes Park || Hart (1-0) || Dwornik (0-1) || Cillo (1) || 200 || 2-7 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 10 || March 10 || vs. Connecticut

Connecticut Huskies

† || 6-21 || Chain of Lakes Park || Barnes (1-0) || Hangbers (0-1) || || 150 || 2-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 11 || March 12 || vs. Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart University

† || 1-0 || Chain of Lakes Park || Smith (2-2) || Barthel (0-1) || Wooten (2) || — || 3-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 12 || March 13 || vs. N. Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers

‡ || 3-0 || Henly Stadium || Malewitz (1-1) || Ott (0-2) || || — || 4-8 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 13 || March 14 || vs. Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers

† || 7-15 || Chain of Lakes Park || Arnett (3-1) || Hawk (0-1) || Leininger (1) || 304 || 4-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 14 || March 14 || vs. Bradley

Bradley Braves

† || 11-10 (10) || Chain of Lakes Park || Duncan (1-0) || Bircher (0-1) || || 100 || 5-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 15 || March 17 || Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans

|| 16-13 || Warren E. Steller Field

Warren E. Steller Field

|| Atkinson (1-0) || Miller (0-1) || || 110 || 6-9 || 0-0
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || March 18 || @ Cleveland State

Cleveland State Vikings

|| colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Field conditions)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 16 || March 20 || W. Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos

University of Findlay

Northern Illinois Huskies

Michigan Wolverines baseball

|| 8-3 || Ray Fisher Stadium

Ray Fisher Stadium

|| Hangbers (1-1) || Sinnery (1-2) || Hawk (2) || 732 || 11-12 || 2-3
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 24 || April 3 || @ C. Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas

Eastern Michigan Eagles

* || colspan="8"| Game Cancelled (Field conditions)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 27 || April 8 || E. Michigan

Eastern Michigan Eagles

* || 7-27 || Warren E. Steller Field || Glover (2-3) || Gerdeman (0-3) || || 75 || 13-14 || 4-5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#dcdcdc"
| - || April 10 || Ball State

Ball State Cardinals

Ball State University's athletic teams are called the Cardinals. The Cardinals are part of the NCAA Mid-American Conference and located in Muncie, Indiana...

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Oakland University Golden Grizzlies consist of 16 sports teams competing in The Summit League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

|| colspan=8|Game cancelled (Rain)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 31 || April 17 || @ #24 Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes

* || 9-2 || Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium

Olga Mural Field at Schoonover Stadium

Ohio State Buckeyes baseball

|| colspan=8|Game cancelled (Rain)
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 34 || April 22 || @ Toledo

Toledo Rockets

* || 15-9 || Scott Park Field || Atkinson (2-0) || France (0-2) || || 243 || 18-16 || 9-7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 35 || April 24 || Miami (Ohio)

Miami RedHawks

Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, features 18 different varsity level sports teams for men and women, all of which are known as the Miami RedHawks...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

|| 6-11 || Frank Eck Stadium

Frank Eck Stadium

Frank Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. It hosts the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1994....

|| Sabatino (2-0) || Atkinson (2-1) || Miller (2) || – || 20-18 || 11-8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 39 || May 1 || Ohio

Ohio Bobcats

Buffalo Bulls

Akron Zips

Winter Haven, Florida

)
‡ - At RussMatt Invitational (Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

)
* - MAC conference game

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MAC Tournament

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Date
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Opponent
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="13%" | Site/Stadium
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Win
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%" | Loss
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Save
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Attendance
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Overall Record
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | MAC Tour. Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 49 || May 20 || vs. (8) Central Michigan || 2-6 || V.A. Memorial Stadium

V.A. Memorial Stadium

|| Teno (4-8) || Smith (8-4) || || 1170 || 28-21 || 0-1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 50 || May 21 || vs. (5) Miami (Ohio) || 4-17 || V.A. Memorial Stadium || Melling (6-3) || Malewitz (5-3) || || || 28-22 || 0-2
|}
Mid-American Conference Tournament played at Chilicothe, Ohio
|}

Standings

{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="font-size:90%; line-height:90%;"
| align="center" colspan="9" style="background:#D8FFEB;" | Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...

|-
! !! colspan="4" | Conf !! colspan="4" | Overall
|-
! Team !! W !! L !! T !! Pct !! W !! L !! T !! Pct
|-
| align="center" colspan="9" style="background:#EAFFF4;" | East
|- style="background:#DDFFDD;"
| Bowling Green || 18 || 8 || || .692 || 27 || 22 || || .551
|-
| Ohio || 18 || 9 || || .667 || 26 || 24 || || .520
|-
| Kent State || 17 || 9 || || .654 || 40 || 15 || || .727
|-
| Miami (OH) || 15 || 12 || || .556 || 30 || 25 || || .545
|-
| Akron || 12 || 15 || || .444 || 18 || 33 || || .353
|-
| Buffalo || 6 || 20 || || .231 || 19 || 35 || || .352
|}

Season Awards

All-Mid-American Conference selections

{| border="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" |
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="20%"| Player
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="30%"| Team
|-align="center"
| Matt Malewitz (SP) || First Team
|-align="center"
| Logan Meisler (2B) || First Team
|-align="center"
| Ryan Shay (SS) || First Team
|-align="center"
| Brennan Smith (SP) || First Team
|-align="center"
| Tyler Elkins (C) || Second Team
|-align="center"
| Derek Spencer (3B) || Second Team
|}

Weekly Awards

{| border="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" |
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="50%"
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="20%"| Player
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="30%"| Award/Honor
|-align="center"
| Matt Malewitz (LHP) || MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week
(March 9–15)
|-align="center"
| Derek Spencer (3B) || MAC East Division Player of the Week
(April 20–26)
|-align="center"
| Brennan Smith (RHP) || MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week
(April 27 - May 3)
|-align="center"
| Ryan Schlater (C) || MAC East Division Player of the Week
(May 11–17)
|}

Bowling Green Falcons in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft

The following members of the 2009 Bowling Green Falcons baseball team were drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft

2009 Major League Baseball Draft

The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in New York City.The drafting order is as follows:-First-round selections:Key-Supplemental first-round selections:From Baseball America...

.

{| border="0" width="100%"
| valign="top" |
{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="76%"
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="20%"| Player
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="12%"| Position
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="12%"| Round
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="12%"| Overall
!bgcolor="#FF7300" width="20%"| MLB Team
|- align="center"
| Derek Spencer || Third Base || 45th || 1,352 || Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...

External links

Bowling Green Falcons official site

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