From chopped to champs: Timeline for BGSU's baseball program since 2020

Bowling Green Falcons Leighton Banjoff, right, rounds third base after hitting a grand slam against the Toledo Rockets in a Mid-American Conference baseball game on April 30 in Bowling GreenBOWLING GREEN — From shutting down the program in 2020 to Mid-American Conference champions, Bowling Green State University’s baseball team has had a wild ride the last four years.

The Falcons secured their first outright MAC regular season title since 2009 with an 8-6 victory at Eastern Michigan on Sunday. BGSU (29-18, 21-6 MAC) started a remarkable 17-0 in league play this season.

If not for alumni-backed fundraising efforts to bring the program back, the Falcons wouldn’t be celebrating their current…