On Wednesday afternoon, Bowling Green baseball (25-15, 18-3 MAC) played a partial doubleheader against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (24-21, 12-9 Horizon League).

The Falcons wrapped up an April 2 game against Oakland, which was suspended early in the seventh inning due to weather.

The continuation lasted a whopping 40 minutes as the Grizzlies scored four quick runs on the Falcons to open the seventh, enough to give them the victory, 21-18.

Bowling Green’s junior centerfielder Nathan Sagittarius needed just one throw to start the next game. Archer smoked a ball well over the wall to set the tone for BGSU.

The engine that powers the Falcon’s offense didn’t slow down, with the Orange and Brown hitting four home runs.

Archer managed to send another shot over the fence for his 16th home run of the season, moving him up to fourth in Bowling Green history for single-season home runs.

Senior infielder Landon Roque and senior outfielder Jack Krause each crushed a homer, adding to the dinger derby with their 10th and second big flies, respectively.

Home runs weren’t the only way BG got the job. Six walks by Oakland gave the Orange and Brown 256 on the year, the most in team history, breaking a program record that has stood since 1978.

Oakland’s offense, hot for the finale of the first game, was held scoreless in the first before hitting two home runs in the second and third to close the gap.

The Golden Grizzlies would score just two more runs for the remainder of the game, falling in just seven innings.

The Falcons have just one blemish on their home record: one 2-4 loss to the Ohio Bobcats on April 21. Protecting their homeland was crucial for the Orange and Bruins, who swept aside their rival Toledo Rockets. Tuesday, 17-9.

Toledo’s non-conference battle against BG played a big role in Wednesday’s Falcons game, with BGSU’s head coach Kyle Hallock limited in which players he could use.

“We had to know who was available to play, available to pitch, and we were limited because we had used some guys earlier in the game (on April 2),” Hallock said. “So we had to figure out who we were going to use against Toledo and be smart with them while keeping the guys available for the day.”

BGSU has a three-game homestand remaining when they take on the Western Michigan Broncos (WMU) in their third-to-last Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchup starting Friday. This could be the toughest test yet for BG, who will face the second-best team in the MAC, with WMU five games behind the Falcons at 13-8.

The first pitch between the Falcons and Broncos is Friday at 3 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday start at 1 p.m.

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