Pitcher-Dominated Doubleheader Falls Way Of Minutemen Over Falcons

Saturday, April 18

Amherst, Mass.

12 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

15-22, 15-22

UMass

11-19, 7-13

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

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

Pitcher-Dominated Doubleheader Falls Way Of Minutemen Over Falcons

April 18, 2026 | Baseball

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Stade Strikes Out Career-High 14 In First Game Of Twin Bill

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

AMHERST, Mass. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team concluded a tight weekend series against the UMass Minutemen on Saturday (April 18) with a doubleheader. The two teams traded punches throughout the day with UMass needing a walk-off to come away with both games. All three games of the series were decided by just one run. As for Saturday's doubleheader, pitching dominated. Ethan Stade struck out 14 in the first game for the Orange and Brown, the most by a Falcon in at least 25 seasons. As for the season game, Andrew Heffernan and Jackson Miller combined for 10 shutout innings on the mound for BGSU.

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1

Ethan Stade got the day started with a one-two-three bottom of the first, striking out the side for the Orange and Brown.
The Falcons tallied the first run in the top of the second. Brayden Curlis dropped a single in front of the center field and advanced to second on a fielding error during the play. Anthony Mitta followed with a single into left field, scoring Curlis from second with Mitta taking second himself on an errant throw in from the outfield.
A passed ball during the next at-bat moved Mitta up to third before a TJ Takats single into right field scored Mitta. Later in the inning, Takats stole second and moved up to third with an error on the throw down. Carter Mottice kept the single-parade rolling, knocking one to the opposite field to bring home Takats for a 3-0 lead.
In the fourth, Pauly Mancino began the inning by reaching on an infield single before stealing second. A single through the right side of the infield by Griffin Scheiderer scored Mancino to push the advantage to 4-0.
Stade continued a strong start, sending down the first 12 Minutemen he faced, including 10 on strikes, through the first four innings.
A two-run home run for UMass in the bottom of the fifth put them on the board with a 4-2 score.
The Falcons answered in the seventh. Curlis singled into right before a Mitta single through the right side put runners at the corners. A sacrifice fly into left field from Takats was enough to score Curlis and extend the BGSU lead to 5-2.
The Minutemen added another two-run home run in the eighth inning to cut the lead down to 5-4. A two-run ninth for UMass pushed them in front for a 6-5 final score.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 1

Ethan Stade: 7.0+ IP, 2 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 14 K
Anthony Mitta: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 SB
Brayden Curlis: 2-for-5, 2 R
TJ Takats: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
Pauly Mancino: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Carter Mottice: 1-for-4, 1 R
Griffin Scheiderer: 1-for-4, 1 R

HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2

Anthony Mitta tallied the first BGSU hit of the game with a single in the top of the second.
The Falcons threatened in the third with runners on second and third with one out, but UMass worked out of the jam to keep the game scoreless.
The Minutemen produced a similar scenario in the fifth, putting runners at second and third with two outs, but an Andrew Heffernan strikeout ended the frame with the score still at zeroes.
Bowling Green worked two runners into scoring position again in the top of the seventh with two outs, but UMass found a way out of the jam.
Both teams moved a runner into scoring position in the eighth as well, but the pitching prevailed once more, including a Jackson Miller strikeout, to keep it scoreless going into the ninth.
The efforts at the plate continued into the ninth. A walk to Mitta, an error on a TJ Takats knock and a Griffin Scheiderer single loaded the bases with two outs, but UMass escaped without allowing a run.
In the 11th inning, Pauly Mancino drew a one-out walk and stole second. UMass worked for an out, but a two-out Scheiderer single into left field was enough to bring home Mancino for a 1-0 lead.
UMass fought back with a pair of runs in the bottom half for the 2-1 final.

STAT LEADERS, GAME 2

Andrew Heffernan: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jackson Miller: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Pauly Mancino: 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 SB
Griffin Scheiderer: 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Andrew DiLodovico: 1-for-4, 1 2B
Anthony Mitta: 1-for-3, 2 BB

FALCON STAT FACTS

In the first game of the day, Ethan Stade pitched more than seven innings of action, striking out a career-high 14. Stade held a perfect game through the first four innings, logging 10 strikeouts over the first 12 batters he faced. His 14 Ks are the most by a Falcon in at least 25 seasons with game-by-game individual stats dating back to 2001. He came shy of the program, and MAC, record set at 20 by Bob Bahna on April 29, 1961. Stade now has eight or more strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances, including each of his last five.
Anthony Mitta logged at least one hit in each game for the Falcons, extending his on-base streak to a now team-leading 13 games. Mitta also finished the first game with three hits, his fifth three-hit game of the season, all coming in the month of April.
Pauly Mancino came around to score in both games for the Falcons. He's now touched home in six-straight games for the Orange and Brown. He also tallied his second three-hit game over the six-game stretch as well.
Coming on in relief in game two, Jackson Miller tossed four scoreless innings while registering five strikeouts for his second game this season with five or more Ks.
The second game of the day went 11 innings, the longest game for the Falcons since Feb. 15, 2025 when they beat Middle Tennessee State, 12-9, on the road.

UP NEXT
Bowling Green will finish up their road trip on Wednesday (April 22) with a 4 p.m. first pitch against Michigan in Ann Arbor. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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