Falcons Threaten Late, Fall Short Of Matching UMass’ Five-Run Fourth

Friday, April 17

Amherst, Mass.

3:30 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

15-21, 8-11

UMass

10-9, 6-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Bowling Green	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	9	2
Massachusetts	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	X	5	6	0

Anthony Mitta Fielding vs. Central Michigan

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Threaten Late, Fall Short Of Matching UMass’ Five-Run Fourth

April 17, 2026 | Baseball

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By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

AMHERST, Mass. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team nearly completed a comeback in the series opener against UMass on Friday (April 17). The Falcons had runners in scoring position in each of the final three innings, but clutch pitching from the Minutemen restricted BGSU to just one run over those frames. A tally in the eighth for BGSU was supplemented by a three-run fifth inning, but the four total runs weren't enough to overcome the five-run fourth inning from UMass. Bowling Green and Massachusetts will conclude the series on Saturday (April 18) after a schedule change. The two will play a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Anthony Mitta logged the first hit of the day with a single into center field to begin the second inning. A walk to TJ Takats and a single up the middle by Griffin Scheiderer loaded the bases, but the Falcons weren't able to get a run across in the frame.
The first run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth with UMass scoring on a sacrifice fly. The sacrifice fly sparked a five-run inning for the Minutemen, giving them a 5-0 lead through four innings.
The Falcons answered in the top of the fifth. With one out, Scheiderer was hit by a pitch before a Lance Vickers single to right center put runners at the corners. Carter Mottice was able to drop a single into shallow left field, scoring Scheiderer to put BGSU on the board, 5-1.
A fielder's choice off the bat of Andrew DiLodovico again put runners at the corners for the Falcons. Brayden Curlis stepped up with a single through the left side of the infield, scoring Vickers. Mitta kept it going by legging out an infield single to the first baseman, bringing home DiLodovico for a 5-3 score.
Pauly Mancino was hit by a pitch to begin the top of the eighth. A single into left field from Takats put two on for BGSU with both moving up on a Zack Horky sacrifice bunt. A fly out to deep right field from Scheiderer was enough to score Mancino, cutting the deficit down to one, 5-4.

STAT LEADERS

Ethan Papacek: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 2 K
Lance Vickers: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 HBP
Brayden Curlis: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Anthony Mitta: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Griffin Scheiderer: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HBP

FALCON STAT FACTS

Logging the first hit of the day with a single in the second, Anthony Mitta extended his on-base streak to 11 games for the Falcons. Mitta finished with a two-hit game, his fifth multi-hit game over the 11-game span.
Lance Vickers registered his second-straight two-hit game for the Falcons and now has a hit in six of the last seven games. During the stretch he has four multi-hit contests.
Brayden Curlis added a two-hit game of his own, giving him a hit in eight of BGSU's last 10 games. During the 10-game span, Curlis now has five multi-hit games.
TJ Takats logged a hit for the Falcons, giving him a four-game hitting streak. Takats now has five hits, five RBI and four runs scored over the last four games.
Getting the start on the mound, Carrson Sova struck out six Minutemen, his third time this season with five or more strikeouts in a game.
Ethan Papacek came on from the bullpen and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings for the Falcons with a pair of strikeouts. The outing for Papacek matched his season-high for most innings, which he set in his previous appearance against Dayton on Tuesday (April 14).

UP NEXT
The Falcons and Minutemen are now set to conclude the weekend series on Saturday (April 18) with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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