Falcons Rally Late Against RedHawks But Fall Short In Friday’s Final

Friday, March 13

Oxford, Ohio

7:15 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

4-11, 1-3

Miami (OH)

12-4, 4-0

Bowling Green

Miami (Ohio)

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Falcons Rally Late Against RedHawks But Fall Short In Friday’s Final

March 13, 2026 | Baseball

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Sova Strikes Out Seven In Relief Appearance

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

OXFORD, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team began the weekend series against Miami (OH) Friday night (March 13) after a couple of wind delays. The RedHawks jumped out early, growing their lead to 8-0, including a five-run fifth. The Falcons attempted a comeback, scoring three in the eighth and two in the ninth, but the effort fell short in the 8-5 final score. Offensively, Bowling Green was paced by a three-run home run from Vinny Salvione. As for the mound, Carrson Sova locked down Miami in the later innings, giving up just one run over 3.2 innings of work while striking out seven.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Miami (OH) tallied the first runs of the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead.
Carter Mottice got the BGSU offense started with a single to left center to begin the third, the first Falcon hit of the day.
Miami added to their tally in the fifth inning with five runs to stretch their lead to 7-0. The RedHawks added one in the seventh for an 8-0 score.
The Falcons got on the board in the eighth inning. Griffin Scheiderer singled to right center with Sam Seidel later drawing his second walk of the game to put two on for BGSU. Vinny Salvione stepped in and took a payoff pitch to deep left for a three-run home run and an 8-3 score, prompting a RedHawk pitching change.
In the ninth, Andrew DiLodovico singled to left. With two outs, Zack Horky tripled off the center field wall, scoring DiLodovico. A wild pitch in the next at-bat brought Horky home, cutting the score to 8-5.

STAT LEADERS

Jacob Turner: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 K
Carrson Sova: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 7 K
Vinny Salvione: 1-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Zack Horky: 1-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Andrew DiLodovico: 1-for-4, 1 R
Griffin Scheiderer: 1-for-4, 1 R
Anthony Mitta: 1-for-4

FALCON STAT FACTS

Vinny Salvione's eighth inning home run marked his team-leading fourth of the season and the first three-run home run of the year for BGSU. Salvione also extended his hitting streak to a now team-leading seven games.
Carrson Sova came on in relief for the Falcons, tossing 3.2 innings. Sova struck out a season-high seven batters, the third time in his BGSU career with 7+ strikeouts in a game, but the first of three as a reliever.
In the ninth inning, Zack Horky hit his second triple of the season and the fourth of his career, leading the team for the season and tied on the active roster for career triples.
Anthony Mitta tallied a hit in the game for the Falcons, giving him a hit in 11 of the last 12 games for the Orange and Brown.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green and Miami (OH) will continue the series with 1 p.m. starts on both Saturday (March 14) and Sunday (March 15) in Oxford. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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