The Bowling Green State University baseball program picked up a 14-2 victory in the home opener at Steller Field over the Ohio Bobcats Friday to begin the weekend series.

The Falcons scored at least one run in each inning from the second through the sixth, including an eight-run bottom of the fourth. Adam Furnas, Nathan Archer and Jared Johnson paced the Falcons at the plate. Furnas and Archer logged a team-high three hits, including Archer being a home run shy of the cycle, while Johnson tallied three RBI to top the stat sheet.

The win moves the Falcons to 1-0 at home this season while registering the team’s first win within the Mid-American Conference this season. The Falcons and Bobcats will resume the series today for a doubleheader. The first game, set to go seven innings, is scheduled for a 12:05 p.m. first pitch. Tyler Hays will toe the rubber for Bowling Green, making his season debut.

Ohio opened the scoring in the top of the second. Spencer Harbert laced a ball to center field that carried over the fence thanks to a wind straight out to center field, granting the Bobcats the early 1-0 lead.

Furnas began the bottom of the second with a leadoff single. A sacrifice bunt moved Furnas up to second before coming around to score on a Justin Fugitt single to center.

Archer started the bottom of the third with a double down the left field line. After moving to third on a wild pitch, Archer was brought in to score on an Adam Fallon double to left.

Furnas logged an RBI later in the third with a single to left, bringing in Fallon. Furnas was thrown out trying to for second, but the Falcons were able to exit the third with a 3-1 lead.

The Falcons offense unleashed in the bottom of the fourth, tallying eight runs. The first came from Nathan Rose reaching on an error, advancing on a wild pitch and scoring on a Johnson single.

Ryan Johnston drew a walk to put two on for the Falcons before an Archer triple tallied two more runs for BGSU. Archer scored during the next at-bat, a ground out by Jack Krause, to make it 7-1 Falcons.

The next two Falcons in the batter’s box were hit by pitches before Furnas ripped a single up the middle to score Fallon.

After a pitching change, Rose singled to left center, scoring Kyle Gurney.

Justin Fugitt drew a walk in the next at-bat, setting up a two-RBI single to right center for Johnson, pushing the score to 11-1 after four.

Bowling Green added another run in the bottom of the fifth. Krause started the inning by being hit by a pitch. He then scored from first on a double over the right fielder’s head by Gurney. Later in the inning, Rose traded places with Gurney at second with a double to left center, making it 13-1 Falcons.

BG added another run in the sixth inning. Gurney came to the plate with the bases loaded and hit into a fielder’s choice, allowing Johnston to cross the plate.

Ohio added a run in the top of the seventh with a two-out single to score one, making the final score 14-2 Bowling Green.