Falcons Take Down Ohio State For First Time Since 2011 Behind 9-3 Victory

Tuesday, April 7

Columbus, Ohio

6 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

12-17

Ohio State

17-14

Bowling Green

Ohio State

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

Falcons Take Down Ohio State For First Time Since 2011 Behind 9-3 Victory

April 07, 2026 | Baseball

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Bowling Green Now 4-0 In April, Best April Start Since 2006

By: by Kyle Edmond, BGSU Athletics

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University baseball team came away with a 9-3 victory over Ohio State in Columbus Tuesday night (April 7), the team's first win over the Buckeyes since 2011. The Falcons got off to a hot start with six runs in the first inning, building the lead as large as 8-1. After the fourth inning, pitching took over as the Falcons didn't allow a hit from the fifth inning on to secure the victory. The win moves the Falcons to 4-0 in the month of April, the team's best start in the month since beginning April in 2006 with a 5-0 record.

On the mound, Luke Krouse pitched four strong innings in the start before handing the ball off the bullpen. From there, Ty Roder and Titus Lotz combined to not allow a hit the rest of the game while totaling nine strikeouts over the final five innings. At the plate, it was Sam Seidel leading the way with a three-hit, four-run day, including a solo shot in the ninth to seal the deal. Not only is the win the first for the Falcons over OSU since 2011, but it's the first over a Power Conference opponent since 2023.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the first at-bat of the game, Carter Mottice drilled a 2-0 pitch into deep right center, sliding into third for a leadoff triple. Sam Seidel immediately brought Mottice home, pulling a single through the right side of the infield in the next at-bat for a quick 1-0 BGSU lead.
A walk to Andrew DiLodovico was followed by Lance Vickers bunting and reaching on an error to load the bases. Anthony Mitta was able to draw a walk to push home Seidel, keeping the bases loaded in the process. The rally continued with Vinny Salvione poking a single through the left side of the infield to score both DiLodovico and Vickers to push the score to 4-0 before the first out of the game was recorded.
Ohio State managed to record an out, but the Falcons kept the runs coming. A single from Alex Laird again loaded the bases. A pickoff attempt to third rolled deep into foul territory as an error, allowing both Mitta and Salvione to score for a 6-0 lead after the top of the first.
To begin the second inning, Seidel reached on an error, taking second in the process. DiLodovico made the OSU mistake count with a single through the right side, scoring Seidel for a 7-0 lead.
Ohio State got on the board with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the third, cutting the score to 7-1.
The Falcons answered in the top of the fourth. Seidel roped a double to right center before stealing third to set up a sacrifice fly off the bat of DiLodovico, scoring Seidel for the third time in the game for an 8-1 score.
The Buckeyes added a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth for an 8-3 score.
After scoreless frames in the fifth through eighth innings, Sam Seidel put a tally on the board with a solo home run to right field, making it a 9-3 tally.

STAT LEADERS

Luke Krouse: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 4 K
Ty Roder: W (1-1), 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 6 K
Titus Lotz: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 3 K
Sam Seidel: 3-for-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Vinny Salvione: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
Anthony Mitta: 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
Carter Mottice: 1-for-5, 1 3B, 1 R
Andrew DiLodovico: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB

FALCON STAT FACTS

The win for the Falcons marks the first over Ohio State since April 20, 2011 and the first over a Power Conference opponent since beating No. 5 Louisville on Feb. 25, 2023.
Bowling Green is now in the midst of a four-game winning streak with a 4-0 record in the month of April. The 4-0 April record is the best start to the month since the Falcons went 5-0 to begin the month of April in 2006.
As a team, Bowling Green scored six runs in the first inning, the most for BGSU in the first frame since logging six on April 18, 2025 against Ball State.
Sam Seidel had a career game, matching his career-high for runs scored with four, the previous time being as a freshman in 2023 on March 22 against Youngstown State. He added a team-high three hits in the game as well, his fifth three-hit game of the season, including his fourth home run.
Coming on in relief, Ty Roder was electric on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings of hitless baseball while striking out a career-high six. Roder is now the sixth different Falcon to log five or more strikeouts in a game this season. He picked up the win in the decision, his first of the season and fourth of his BGSU career.
Titus Lotz added another strong outing to his season, hurling 1.1 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Lotz now has four-straight scoreless appearances, totaling five innings of work with just two hits and two walks while striking out 10.
With a triple to begin the game, Carter Mottice extended his on-base streak to nine games for the Falcons, second on the team. The triple was the first of Mottice's career, making him the eighth different Falcon with a triple this season.
Andrew DiLodovico drew a walk in his first at-bat to extend his on-base streak to a team-leading 13 games. DiLodovico also has a hit in four of the last five games and a run scored in three of the last four.
In the second inning, Anthony Mitta singled through the right side of the infield to give him a four-game hitting streak. During the four games, he has six hits, six RBI, three runs scored, three doubles and a home run.

UP NEXT
BGSU will return home Wednesday (April 8) for a 6 p.m. first pitch against Lourdes at Steller Field. Any schedule changes will be announced on BGSUFalcons.com as well as Twitter/X (@BGSU_Baseball).

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