Heffernan tosses no-hit bid as Bowling Green edges Eastern Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. (Interstat) — Andrew Heffernan threw eight innings of no-hit baseball to lead Bowling Green to a 2-1 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at Oestrike Stadium. The Falcons improved to 15-25, while the Eagles dropped to 14-30 in Mid-American Conference play.

Heffernan struck out four and did not allow a hit or a run before exiting. Ty Roder pitched a perfect ninth with three strikeouts for the save. Bowling Green took an early lead in the first when Andrew DiLodovico doubled to left field for an RBI. The Falcons added an insurance run in the ninth on Carter Mottice’s RBI single.

Eastern Michigan scored its only run in the seventh on a throwing error. Cal Rutherford took the loss, allowing two hits and one earned run in 4 1/3 innings. John Hale had one of the Eagles’ three hits. Sam Seidel added a single for the Falcons.