Dayton Provokes BGSU Bats In Nine-Run Rout Over The Flyers

Tuesday, March 10

Dayton, Ohio

3 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

4-10

Dayton

12-4

Bowling Green

Dayton

Photo by: Reilly Hall, Kent State Athletics

March 10, 2026 | Baseball

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Curlis’ Three-Hit Day Leads Bowling Green’s Offensive Effort

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

DAYTON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team registered their second win in the last three games, topping the Dayton Flyers Tuesday afternoon (March 10) by a score of 9-5. Dayton jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but the Falcons found their footing and battled back to tie it, 4-4, in the sixth. A four-run seventh inning put Bowling Green in front, rolling into the 9-5 final score. As a team, the Orange and Brown registered 12 hits with all nine players in the starting lineup reaching base at least once. Eight of the nine logged a hit as well as eight of the nine drawing a walk. The Falcons will turn back to conference play for their next contest, opening a three-game series at Miami (OH) on Friday (March 13) with a 3 p.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bowling Green put the first runner of the game on base in the first with Anthony Mitta drawing a two-out walk for the Falcons. Dayton tallied the first runs of the day with a three-run first for a 3-0 lead.
The Falcons tallied their first hit in the top of the third with Lance Vickers dropping a single into shallow left center. With two outs in the inning, Griffin Scheiderer drew a walk with a wild pitch moving both runners. Mitta stepped up and laced a triple off the center field wall, scoring both Vickers and Scheiderer to cut into the lead, 3-2.
Bowling Green kept it rolling in the fourth inning. Carter Mottice led off with a double to left center. Vickers came through again, this time singling to first. The ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove into the outfield, scoring Mottice for a 3-3 tie.
Dayton broke the tie with a run in the bottom of the fifth for a 4-3 advantage.
The Falcons answered in the sixth. Mottice was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a Brayden Curlis bunt. A walk to Vickers put two on with a throwing error on a pick-off pushing Mottice to third. Sam Seidel laid down a bunt to try and score Mottice, but a bang-bang play at home went Dayton's way. Scheiderer stepped in and delivered a single through the left side of the infield to score Vickers and tie the game, 4-4, nonetheless.
In the bottom of the sixth, Dayton worked the bases loaded with one out, but CJ Boudreaux entered from the bullpen and worked out of the jam without damage to keep the tie intact.
In the seventh inning, Zack Horky reached on an infield single, setting up a two-run home run off the bat of Pauly Mancino that landed well beyond the left center wall for a 6-4 Bowling Green lead.
Mottice kept it going by drawing a walk and forcing a pitching change for Dayton. Curlis welcomed the new arm with a double into the left field corner, scoring Mottice from first. Seidel continued the rally with a single through the right side to bring home Curlis, making it an 8-4 BGSU lead at the seventh inning stretch.
Dayton added one in the eighth, moving the score to 8-5.
The Falcons responded in the ninth. Mancino drew a walk and Mottice was hit by a pitch to put two on. Curlis lifted a ball into center, but a stumble from the center fielder resulted in the ball dropping, bringing home Mancino for a 9-5 lead.

STAT LEADERS

Andrew Heffernan: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 K
CJ Boudreaux: W (1-0), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K
Kade Arn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K
Brayden Curlis: 3-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Lance Vickers: 2-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Anthony Mitta: 2-for-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Pauly Mancino: 1-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Carter Mottice: 1-for-2, 1 2B, 2 R, 1 BB
Griffin Scheiderer: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB

FALCON STAT FACTS

Coming on in a clutch situation out of the bullpen, CJ Boudreaux tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball on the way to his first win of the season and the second of his BGSU career.
Kade Arn threw a scoreless ninth inning for the Orange and Brown. While it wasn't a save, Arn did secure the win, striking out two of the three outs in the final frame.
Pauly Mancino sent an absolute blast to left center in the seventh inning for the Falcons, extending his on-base streak to a team-leading 11 games. The home run marked the first of the season for Mancino and the first of his BGSU tenure. This season, Mancino has a hit in 10 of his 13 games played and has scored in seven.
Ripping a two-RBI triple in the third inning, Anthony Mitta tallied his first three-bag knock as a Falcon. Mitta is now the fourth different Falcon this year with a triple, joining Zack Horky, Mancino and Vinny Salvione. Mitta now has a hit in 10 of his last 11 games played.
Brayden Curlis logged a season-high three-hit day for the Falcons while also registering his first multi-RBI game of the season.
Carter Mottice's double to lead off the fourth inning marked his first multiple-base hit of the season. Mottice added two runs scored in the game, his first multi-run game of the season.
Making his first start at shortstop for the Falcons, Griffin Scheiderer tallied his first collegiate RBI in the contest. He later swiped his first stolen base of his collegiate career as well.
Getting his first start of the season, Lance Vickers knocked his first hit as a Falcon, looping a single into shallow left center in the third inning. Vickers finished the day with a pair of hits as well as a pair of runs and an RBI.
Each batter in BGSU's starting lineup reached base in the game. As a team, Bowling Green tallied 12 hits, the first time this season they've out-hit their opponent.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green is set for a three-game series at Miami (OH) this weekend, beginning on Friday (March 13) with a 3 p.m. first pitch. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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