BGSU Baseball’s Busy Week To Begin Against Michigan Wednesday, Continue With Weekend Battle Of I-75

Wednesday, April 22

Ann Arbor, Mich.

4 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Michigan

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

BGSU Baseball’s Busy Week To Begin Against Michigan Wednesday, Continue With Weekend Battle Of I-75

April 20, 2026 | Baseball

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Saturday Set For Alumni Day, Cast Of Honor Ceremony At Steller Field

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team heads into the week with a full slate with four games on the schedule. The week for Bowling Green will begin on Wednesday (April 22) at Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. with a 4 p.m. first pitch. From there, BGSU will transition back home to Steller Field to host the Battle of I-75 this weekend. The Falcons and Rockets will begin the series on Friday (April 24) with a 6 p.m. first pitch before transitioning to a 3 p.m. start on Saturday (April 25) and a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday (April 26). Stay up-to-date with any schedule changes through the baseball schedule at BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

Current Week Schedule
Wednesday, April 22 at Michigan | 4 p.m. | B1G+
Friday, April 24 vs. Toledo | 6 p.m. | BCSN/ESPN+
Saturday, April 25 vs. Toledo | 3 p.m. | BCSN/ESPN+
Sunday, April 26 vs. Toledo | 1 p.m. | BCSN/ESPN+

At The Games: Battle of I-75
Weekend Parking

Due to a multitude of events happening across the athletic campus, including the BGSU Spring Soccer Challenge that will bring thousands of athletes to campus, alumni and fans are encouraged to arrive early to Steller Field. We are planning for high volumes of traffic throughout the day along with adjusted parking availability.
Those attending baseball are to tell the police officer stationed at the corner of Mercer Road and Stadium Drive that they are going to baseball. From there, they will be directly to the appropriate lot at the Slater Family Ice Arena for baseball parking. Baseball fans must communicate to the officer that they are attending baseball or they will be directed past the baseball parking lot.

Alumni Day

Before Saturday's game against the Rockets, the Falcons will be welcoming back Alumni to Steller Field. Alumni in attendance are asked to report to the third base dugout at 2:15 to be recognized. The on-field recognition will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Cast of Honor

Prior to Saturday's game against Toledo and following the alumni recognition, Bowling Green will be adding five names to the outfield wall, joining the BGSU Cast of Honor. Falcon legends Jon Berti, Orel Hershiser, Roger McDowell, Andy Tracy and Kip Young will be honored pregame with their name and numbers going up in the outfield.

Schmidthorst College of Business: 90 Years

As part of the Schmidthorst College of Business 90 Years celebration, the college will be handing out replica BGSU baseball jerseys at Saturday's game.

Sunday Orange Wave

Sunday's weekend finale against Toledo will be an Orange Wave at Steller Field with BGSU fans asked to wear orange in support of the Falcons.

Battle of I-75 Presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union

The Battle of I-75, presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union, is a head-to-head, points-based competition between Bowling Green and Toledo. The event promotes a friendly rivalry between the two NW Ohio schools.
BGSU currently leads the series 51-40.
Visit bgsufalcons.com/sports/2025/9/26/battle-of-i-75 for more information and updated standings.

Stade Approaching Record Book
After logging 14 strikeouts against UMass over the weekend, Ethan Stade was named the MAC Pitcher of the Week and is now approaching BGSU's top 10 for single-season strikeouts. Stade has logged 8+ strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances, including in each of his last five. Over his last seven outings, Stade is averaging 9.0 strikeouts per appearance and for the year he's averaging 14.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Stade is now not only leading the MAC in the stat, but ranked seventh in the nation. As for total strikeouts, Stade is leading the MAC with 69, ranked 47th in the nation and just nine away from BGSU's top 10 all-time.

Scouting Michigan
The Wolverines are coming off a four-game winning streak, beating Toledo last Tuesday (April 14), 6-4, before sweeping Northwestern this past weekend. Before facing the Falcons on Wednesday, Michigan will head to Oxford to face Miami (OH) on Tuesday (April 21) with a 4:30 p.m. start time. Entering the week, Michigan has a record of 5-0 against the MAC, beating Western Michigan, 3-2, on March 10, Toledo, 5-2, on March 25, Eastern Michigan, 15-4, on April 6, and Central Michigan, 6-4, on April 7 in addition to last week's win over Toledo.

Series History Against The Wolverines

Bowling Green and Michigan will be meeting for the 65th time in program history with the series leaning to the Wolverines, 48-15-1.
The last meeting between the two was last season on April 22 with Michigan claiming a 9-2 final.
BGSU's last win in the series was on April 22, 2014 with a 7-4 win in Ann Arbor.

Scouting Toledo
Toledo enters the week with a 17-22 record on the season while being 13-8 within the MAC after taking one of three from Miami (OH) this past weekend. The Sunday win over the RedHawks snapped a five-game skid for the Rockets. The last MAC series win for Toledo came with a sweep over Eastern Michigan the first weekend in April. Before facing the Falcons this weekend, Toledo will play a home-and-home against Youngstown State, hosting the Penguins on Tuesday (April 21) before traveling there on Wednesday (April 22).

Series History Against The Rockets

Bowling Green and Toledo have met 243 times previously in program history with the all-time series standing with BGSU, 140-103.
When hosting Toledo at Steller Field, the Falcons have won the last four meetings, beginning on May 8, 2022 and spanning across a series sweep in 2024.
BGSU and Toledo will play a fourth game on May 12 at Fifth Third Field that will be non-conference.

What To Watch For

Andrew DiLodovico and Griffin Scheiderer are both nearing the top 10 for the program's single-season hit-by-pitch list, both with eight and needing 10 to enter the list.
Sam Seidel is already in the top 10 all-time for career stolen bases (50) and hit-by-pitches (24) and is just three walks away from joining the top 10 for career walks drawn as well.

Power Conference Opponents
Earlier this season, the Falcons knocked off Ohio State in Columbus with a 9-3 win on April 7. The win marked the first for Bowling Green against a Power Conference opponent since topping nationally-ranked Louisville, 9-6, on Feb. 25, 2023. BGSU still has two Big Ten opponents scheduled with Michigan on April 22 and Michigan State on May 5. The last time Bowling Green tallied multiple wins over a Power Conference opponent in the same season was 2009, topping Michigan State, 16-3, on March 17 and Michigan, 8-3, on March 31.

Mitta Making His Way On Base
Anthony Mitta has been a force at the plate this season for Bowling Green. He's currently in the midst of a team-best 13-game on-base streak. During that span, Mitta is batting .479 with 23 hits, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored. He's added four doubles and three home runs for a .750 slugging percentage. Mitta has continued the stat line with nine walks, pushing his on-base percentage to a .561 mark. Additionally, Mitta has gone hitless in consecutive games this season just once, coming in the team's second and third games of the year. Since then, he's tallied a hit in 27 of the last 31 games, including 10 multi-hit games this year and five three-hit games in the month of April alone.

Striking Out The Competition
So far this season, BGSU has posted 18 different pitching outings with 5+ strikeouts. Ethan Stade leads the way with six followed by three from Jacob Turner and Carrson Sova. Nate Kress and Jackson Miller have both produced two with the list rounding out with one from Kade Arn and Ty Roder. As a team, the Falcons are averaging 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings with 354 on the year. On the current pace with 54 games on the schedule, Bowling Green will total 503 strikeouts this year, which would obliterate the program record, set last year, at 431. BGSU has set a new team strikeout record each of the last two seasons, registering 403 in 2024. Prior to 2024, the record had been set at 368 since 1999.

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