MUNCIE, Ind. — The Bowling Green State University baseball team was on fire at the plate Saturday, picking up a 34-8 victory over Ball State. The 34 runs for the Falcons are the most in a Mid-American Conference game for BGSU in program history and the second-most BGSU runs in a game ever.

Bowling Green also set the program record for RBIs in a game with 33 and advanced to 5-0 in the MAC for the first time since 2000. They are the only remaining undefeated team in MAC play.

The Falcons jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a run in each of the first two innings, but a three-run second put Ball State in front 3-2. The Falcons struck for three in the top of the third, but Ball State tallied four in the bottom half for a 7-5 Ball State lead entering the fourth. The Falcons added two in the fourth to tie it, then two more in the fifth to take the lead at 9-7.

BGSU erupted for eight runs in the sixth inning before adding 14 in the eighth.

In the game, Nathan Archer and Sam Seidel both broke the program record for at-bats in a game, each with eight. Both Archer and Seidel each hit two home runs, while Garrett Wright added another for five BGSU long balls on the day.

First Published March 16, 2024, 11:57 p.m.