Falcons Fall Short In Doubleheader Against #4/5 Georgia Tech

Saturday, February 14

Atlanta, Ga.

1 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

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#4/5 Georgia Tech

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Seidel Continues Strong Start To Season With Three-Hit Day, Two Stolen Bases

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team concluded the opening weekend series against nationally-ranked Georgia Tech with a doubleheader on Saturday (Feb. 14). The Ramblin' Wreck claimed both games with BGSU registering six runs across the two contests. Sam Seidel extended his hot start to the season, going a combined 3-for-5 on the day with a double, two RBI, three walks and two stolen bases. Bowling Green now turns their attention to next week at Western Carolina.

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1

Sam Seidel picked up where he left off Friday night, knocking a single in his first at-bat before swiping second and later third the inning, giving him four stolen bases through the first 10 innings of the season.
In the second inning, Pauly Mancino led off with a single to left before stealing second. The base swipe set up an RBI double to right center off the bat of Zack Horky to bring Mancino home. A fly out moved Horky to third before a Carter Mottice single up the middle scored Horky for a 2-0 BGSU lead.
In the third inning, Vinny Salvione began the frame with a double down the left field line. Seidel followed with a four-pitch walk to put two on and no outs. A flyout moved both runners up, but the Falcons couldn't find a way to get them home.
Georgia Tech registered a three-run home run in the bottom of the third to move in front, 3-2. They added to their lead in the inning, exiting the third with an 11-2 advantage.
The Yellow Jackets stretched their lead in the fourth, moving the score to 16-2. Georgia Tech added on in the sixth, 22-2, in the seventh, 26-2, and in the eighth, 27-2.
In the ninth, Mottice singled for the Falcons followed by Griffin Scheiderer getting hit by a pitch to put two on. Seidel stayed hot with a double to right center, scoring both Mottice and Scheiderer for a 27-4 final.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 1

Sam Seidel: 2-for-2, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
Zack Horky: 2-for-3, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Carter Mottice: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Pauly Mancino: 1-for-4, 1 R
Vinny Salvione: 1-for-3 ,1 2B

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2

Georgia Tech tallied one run in both the first and second innings before a four-run third to build a 6-0 advantage.
The Falcons struck in the fourth with a two-out rally. Pauly Mancino started it off with a single to right center followed by a Brayden Curlis walk to put two on. Andrew DiLodovico singled to third to bring in Mancino before Carter Mottice singled to center to score Curlis for a 6-2 score.
Georgia Tech added three in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh for the 12-2 final in seven innings.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 2

Andrew DiLodovico: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Carter Mottice: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Sam Seidel: 1-for-3
Pauly Mancino: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB
Ty Roder: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K

FALCON STAT FACTS

Sam Seidel tallied a hit in each game for BGSU, giving him at least one in all three games to start the season. Going back to last year, Seidel has the team's longest hitting streak, now at six games spanning the two seasons. Seidel finished the weekend 5-for-8 with a pair of doubles and a home run.
Seidel added two more stolen bases to his season total as well, swiping two in the first game after having two in the season opener Friday night. After not having a player with multiple stolen bases past March 30 of last season, BGSU has now had Seidel do it in two of the first three games this season.
Pauly Mancino joined Seidel in having at least one hit in each game of the weekend series while also scoring in both games of Saturday's doubleheader.
A few more Falcons made their debut in the Orange and Brown Saturday. During the first game, Ethan Stade, Griffin Scheiderer, Andrew DiLodovico, Joey Buchanan, Jackson Miller and Lance Vickers made their first appearances for the Falcons. As for the second game, Andrew Heffernan added his name to the list with the starting nod on the mound.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will continue their season on the road next weekend with a three-game series at Western Carolina. As of now the series is set for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Friday (Feb. 20), a 2 p.m. start on Saturday (Feb. 21) and a 1 p.m. start Sunday (Feb. 22).

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Bowling Green

Batting:

2B: Seidel, Sam 1 ; Salvione, Vinny 1 ; Horky, Zack 2

RBI: Mottice, Carter 1 ; Seidel, Sam 2 ; Horky, Zack 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Mottice, Carter 1 ; Scheiderer, Griffin 1 ; Mancino, Pauly 1 ; Horky, Zack 1

SB: Seidel, Sam 2 ; Mancino, Pauly 1

HBP: Scheiderer, Griffin 1

Georgia Tech

Batting:

2B: Brosius, Parker 1 ; Zuckerman, Ryan 1 ; Baker, Will 1 ; Burress, Drew 1

HR: Hernandez, Alex 1

RBI: Brosius, Parker 4 ; Schmidt, Kent 1 ; Zuckerman, Ryan 1 ; Brown, Cade 1 ; Coupet, Nathanael 2 ; Advincula, Jarren 1 ; Lackey, Vahn 3 ; Rogers, Drew 1 ; Hernandez, Alex 6 ; Daniel, Caleb 1 ; Baker, Will 1 ; Burress, Drew 2 ; Lewis, Coleman 1

SF: Brosius, Parker 1 ; Schmidt, Kent 1 ; Coupet, Nathanael 1 ; Daniel, Caleb 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Dee, Michael 1 ; Schmidt, Kent 3 ; Brown, Cade 1 ; Coupet, Nathanael 1 ; Advincula, Jarren 2 ; Lackey, Vahn 1 ; Kerce, Carson 2 ; Rogers, Drew 2 ; Neises, Tyler 2 ; Hernandez, Alex 3 ; Hartwell, Judson 2 ; Stephenson, Dominic 1 ; Daniel, Caleb 2 ; Baker, Will 1 ; Burress, Drew 2 ; Lewis, Coleman 1