YPSILANTI, Mich. (Interstat) — The Eastern Michigan Eagles host the Bowling Green Falcons in a Mid-American Conference baseball game Saturday at Oestrike Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for the afternoon/evening, with a forecast of 50 degrees and cloudy skies.

Eastern Michigan (14-29) enters the contest after a 6-1 victory over Bowling Green on Friday. The Eagles have won two of their last three games.

Bowling Green (14-25) has lost four straight and seven of its last eight. The Falcons are looking to snap a three-game skid in the head-to-head series.

Players to watch

Eastern Michigan right-hander John Carmichael is expected to take the mound after earning the win Friday. In that game, he pitched 8⅔ innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts. Over his last three appearances, Carmichael has 16 strikeouts in 15⅔ innings.

Bowling Green’s Ethan Papacek has been effective in relief. In Friday’s loss, he tossed three scoreless innings, allowing no hits with one strikeout. Over his last four outings, Papacek has thrown 10 innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs with seven strikeouts.

Recent history

Friday’s game was the most recent between the two teams. Ty Stecko drove in two runs for Eastern Michigan, while Ethan Stade took the loss for Bowling Green despite striking out six in 4⅔ innings.

Simulation

The game simulator projects a 3-2 Eastern Michigan victory.

Up next

The teams conclude the series Sunday at Oestrike Stadium before each team plays nonconference games Tuesday.