Falcons Fall Short Saturday As Central Michigan Forces Sunday Rubber Match

Saturday, April 11

Bowling Green, Ohio

3 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

14-18, 8-9

Central Michigan

12-18, 6-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Central Mich.	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	5	1
Bowling Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Andrew Heffernan vs. Central Michigan -- April 11, 2026

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Fall Short Saturday As Central Michigan Forces Sunday Rubber Match

April 11, 2026 | Baseball

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Sunday Rubber Match Moving Up To 11 a.m. Due To Wind

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team continued the weekend series against Central Michigan on Saturday (April 11). The Chippewas worked to claim a 5-0 final to even the series and force a rubber match on Sunday (April 12). Lance Vickers led the way at the plate for the Falcons with a double while Ethan Stade tallied eight strikeouts on the mound for the Orange and Brown. The loss moves BGSU to 14-18 on the season while being 8-9 within the Mid-American Conference. Due to wind in Sunday's forecast, the rubber match has been moved up to an 11 a.m. first pitch.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Ethan Stade started the game strong, striking out the side in order in the first inning. He tallied five strikeouts through the first seven batters he faced.
Vinny Salvione singled in the bottom of the second for the first hit of the game by either team.
Central Michigan scored three in the top of the third to make the score 3-0 before adding runs in the sixth and seventh for a 5-0 advantage.

STAT LEADERS

Ethan Stade: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 8 K
Andrew Heffernan: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K
Lance Vickers: 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
Anthony Mitta: 1-for-4
Vinny Salvione: 1-for-4

FALCON STAT FACTS

Ethan Stade struck out eight batters in the start for Bowling Green, giving him eight or more strikeouts in four straight appearances as well as in five of his last six outings.
Lance Vickers roped a double for the Falcons in the fifth inning, marking BGSU's first multi-base hit of the weekend series while also marking the first multi-bag hit of the season for Vickers.
Anthony Mitta tallied a single for the Falcons, extending his hitting streak to a team-leading seven games as well as a hit in 10 of his last 11 contests. Over the seven-game stretch, Mitta has 13 hits, seven RBI, six runs scored, four doubles and a home run.
Andrew DiLodovico was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fifth to extend his on-base streak to a team-leading 15 games.
Alex Laird drew a walk to begin the bottom of the fifth, moving his on-base streak to 11 games for the Falcons.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green and Central Michigan will conclude the weekend series on Sunday (April 12) at Steller Field with an adjusted 11 a.m. first pitch. Following the game, there will be running the bases as well as postgame autographs on the field. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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