Bowling Green State University Athletics
Sunday, March 8
Kent, Ohio
1 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
3-10, 1-2
1
at
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Kent State
11-4, 2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kent St. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | X | 13 | 12 | 0 |
Photo by: Reilly Hall, Kent State Athletics
Falcons Fall To Kent State In Sunday Rubber Match
March 08, 2026 | Baseball
Salvione Tallies Third Home Run Of The Season, Second Of The Series
KENT, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team and the Kent State Golden Flashes played a tight game through the first four innings of Sunday's rubber match, playing with a 1-1 tie. Jackson Miller produced a strong outing in his first career start while Vinny Salvione belted a home run for BGSU. However, an 11-run fifth inning for Kent State changed the course of the game, leading the Golden Flashes to taking the rubber match with a 13-1 final score.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAT LEADERS
FALCON STAT FACTS
UP NEXT
Bowling Green is set for a midweek contest at Dayton on Tuesday (March 10), currently scheduled for a 3 p.m. first pitch. The MAC schedule will resume with a weekend series at Miami (OH) beginning on Friday (March 13). Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kent State tallied the first hit and run of the game with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first. Jackson Miller bounced back quickly for Bowling Green, striking out three straight to end the inning.
- In the second, Kent State put two on via walks and attempted a double steal. However, a grounder to Anthony Mitta at third resulted in Mitta stepping on third and firing to first for an inning-ending double play.
- BGSU broke into the hit column and the run column with one swing in the fourth. Vinny Salvione obliterated a ball to left field, watching it fly over the fence for a 1-1 tie.
- Defensively, the Falcons continued to roll double plays, ending the third and fourth innings with double plays as well, making for four consecutive frames with inning-ending double plays. In total, BGSU ended four of six innings defensively with double plays.
- Kent State reclaimed the lead in the fifth with an 11-run frame, resulting in a 12-1 score. The Golden Flashes added one in the sixth for a 13-1 final.
STAT LEADERS
- Jackson Miller: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K
- Luke Krouse: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K
- Vinny Salvione: 1-for-2, 1 HR, 1 R, 1 RBI
- Anthony Mitta: 1-for-3
FALCON STAT FACTS
- Jackson Miller made the first start of his collegiate career. After allowing a leadoff home run, Miller was near perfect, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts from the second batter on.
- Vinny Salvione knocked his third home run of the season, now leading the team, and his second of the weekend. Salvione registered a triple or a home run in each game against Kent State over the course of the series. He now has a six-game hitting streak and a six-game RBI streak while scoring in five of the six games as well.
- Anthony Mitta registered a single in the seventh, extending his on-base streak to a now team-leading 10 games. Mitta has a base hit in nine of the last 10 games for Bowling Green.
- Coming on as a pinch hitter in the seventh, redshirt freshman Jaxon Brown made his collegiate debut for the Falcons.
UP NEXT
Bowling Green is set for a midweek contest at Dayton on Tuesday (March 10), currently scheduled for a 3 p.m. first pitch. The MAC schedule will resume with a weekend series at Miami (OH) beginning on Friday (March 13). Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons' baseball team on social media
Twitter - @BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_Baseball
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_baseball'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube - 'Falcons Athletics'
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ben Rabatin (2-0)
L: Lotz, Titus (0-2)
Batting:
HR: Salvione, Vinny 1
RBI: Salvione, Vinny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Salvione, Vinny 1
Batting:
2B: Luke Matthews 1
HR: Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 1 ; Alejandro Covas 1
RBI: Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 4 ; Kolton Schaller 1 ; Ripken Reese 2 ; Alejandro Covas 3 ; Brady Marshall 1 ; Nolan Belcher 1 ; Luke Matthews 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 2 ; Kolton Schaller 1 ; Ripken Reese 1 ; Alejandro Covas 2 ; Brady Marshall 1 ; Hunter Klotz 2 ; Nolan Belcher 2 ; Luke Matthews 2
SB: Alejandro Covas 1 ; Brady Marshall 1
HBP: Brady Marshall 1 ; Nolan Belcher 1
Game Leaders
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