Men’s Baseball (1:00 Class)

Eight years after Bowling Green Normal College was founded in 1910 a baseball program was started. Since then BG has had a long history of success in the sport starting with the team’s first championship in 1921. Current coach Danny Schmitz has been coaching at the University for 21 years and said BGSU baseball is very proud of its past.
“Well … we are very proud of the history that we have in regards to baseball. We’re proud of the University,” he said.

Schmitz said the team even took the opportunity to share in the Centennial Celebration last spring by playing a Centennial game against Kent State University. Kent is also celebrating it’s centennial.

“Kent wore their throwback grays and we wore the throwback white uniforms, so it was really neat. The players really enjoyed wearing the uniforms …It was fun, It really was,” he said.

Bowling Green State University players are proud of their university and still come back to watch games played today, even when they played back in the 70’s or even before. Some players such as Gary Haas, a Hall of Fame winner and Academic All American played in the 70’s and was a part of the 72’ MAC championship team still visits from time to time and fully supports how the current team is doing: “I think Dan is doing a good job, they have won the MAC three years in a row, not this year, but they won the division not the MAC, Dan does a good, a great job. The baseball team has a lot to look forward to in the coming years especially with a great coach and supportive alumni, the sky is the limit.

Members of this group include: Kyle Miklas, Kevin Murphy, and Becky Tener