Phenomenal Pitching Paces Falcons To 7-1 Victory Over Samford

Friday, February 27

Birmingham, Ala.

5 p.m. EST

Bowling Green State University

2-6

Samford

3-6

Bowling Green

Samford

February 27, 2026 | Baseball

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BGSU Bats Break Loose For Five Extra-Base Hits, 11-Hit Day

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team picked up a 7-1 win to begin the weekend series against the Samford Bulldogs. The Falcons started the day off strong with a single by Sam Seidel on the first pitch of the day immediately followed by a Vinny Salvione home run in the next at-bat, setting the tone. Totaling 11 hits as a team, the BGSU bats produced five extra-base hits, including a home run by Seidel as well. As for the mound, Jacob Turner began with a six-strikeout, five-inning start to pick up the win. The bullpen trio of Titus Lotz, Ty Roder and Kade Arn took over from there to secure the victory for Bowling Green.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sam Seidel led off the game by taking the first pitch of the day into right field for a single. A wild pitch allowed Seidel to take second. Vinny Salvione kept the strong start going with a full-count blast to left field, his first home run of the year to put BGSU on top, 2-0, before the first out was recorded.
The BGSU defense showed out in the game with Brady Birchmeier beginning multiple double plays with one in the bottom of the first and another in the third.
In the top of the fifth, Seidel missed a home run by inches, lodging a ground-run double into the top of the outfield wall padding on the fly.
Moving to the seventh, Carter Mottice laid down a bunt single. Pauly Mancino followed with a high fly ball down the right field line, dropping in play after the fielder lost it in the lights. Mancino was able to reach third for a triple with Mottice scoring for a 3-0 lead.
In the next at-bat, Seidel improved on his ground-rule double from the fifth by a few feet, launching a two-run home run to right field, continuing his outstanding day at the plate and increasing the BGSU lead to 5-0.
In the bottom of the seventh, Ty Roder entered from the bullpen with the bases loaded and no outs. He worked out of the jam, striking out the next three batters, all swinging, to exit the inning with the 5-0 lead still intact.
Kade Arn worked through a similar situation in the eighth. Coming on with two on and one out, Arn needed just a few pitches to work an inning-ending double play for a 5-0 tally entering the ninth.
The Falcons put together a two-out rally in the final frame. Anthony Mitta got it started with a bloop single to right center. Andrew DiLodovico followed in the same fashion for runners at the corners. A double to the right center warning track from Birchmeier brought both home, extending the BGSU advantage to 7-0.
Samford tallied an unearned run in the ninth, but the Falcons claimed the 7-1 final score.

STAT LEADERS

Jacob Turner: W (1-1), 5.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R/ER, 6 K
Titus Lotz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Ty Roder: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 3 K
Kade Arn: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K
Sam Seidel: 3-for-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Brady Birchmeier: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Andrew DiLodovico: 2-for-5, 1 R
Pauly Mancino: 1-for-4, 1 3B, 1 R, 1 RBI
Vinny Salvione: 1-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Carter Mottice: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB
Anthony Mitta: 1-for-5, 1 R

FALCON STAT FACTS

As an offense, the Falcons tallied a season-high seven runs, including the first multi-home run game for BGSU, seeing long balls from both Sam Seidel and Vinny Salvione. Seidel added a single and a double, coming a triple shy of the cycle.
Jacob Turner tallied six strikeouts for the Falcons, the most by a BGSU pitcher this season and the first game by a Falcon with five or more strikeouts since now assistant coach Landon Willeman sent down five NIU Huskies on May 17, 2025. Turner picked up the win, marking the seventh of his BGSU career, leading the active roster.
Kade Arn came on to close out the game for the Falcons on the mound, working through an inning and two-thirds to secure the team's win. Arn was joined by Titus Lotz and Ty Roder out of the bullpen, all three pitching outings with no earned runs.
Andrew DiLodovico tallied his second multi-hit game of the season for the Falcons. DiLodovico is now 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate to begin his collegiate career.
Anthony Mitta tallied a hit in the ninth inning for the Falcons, extending his team-leading hitting streak to five games. Pauly Mancino followed suit with a triple in the game, now with a team-leading seven-game on-base streak to go along with a three-game hitting streak.
The game marked the first meeting all-time against Samford for Bowling Green with the win, obviously, marking the first as well. BGSU has now defeated 224 unique opponents in program history.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green and Samford will continue their series on Saturday (Feb. 28) with a 12 p.m. EST first pitch, concluding the month of February. The series will conclude on Sunday (March 1) to open March with a 12 p.m. EST start as well. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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