Kent State defeated Bowling Green State University 13-1 in a Mid-American Conference baseball game on Sunday in Kent, Ohio. The teams were tied 1-1 through four innings before Kent State scored 11 runs in the fifth inning to take control of the game.
Bowling Green’s Jackson Miller made his first collegiate start and allowed just three hits and one run with three strikeouts over four innings. He recovered from giving up a leadoff home run by striking out the next three batters in the first inning.
Vinny Salvione hit his third home run of the season for Bowling Green, tying the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning. Salvione has now homered or tripled in each game of the series against Kent State, extending both his hitting streak and RBI streak to six games.
Anthony Mitta extended his on-base streak to ten games with a single in the seventh inning. Jaxon Brown made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter for Bowling Green during that same inning.
Bowling Green turned four double plays on defense, ending four of six innings with twin killings.
The Falcons will play their next game at Dayton on Tuesday, March 10, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. They will resume conference play at Miami (OH) beginning Friday, March 13. Updates to scheduling will be available on BGSUFalcons.com and via team social media accounts.
“Jackson Miller made the first start of his collegiate career. After allowing a leadoff home run, Miller was near perfect, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts from the second batter on.”
“Vinny Salvione knocked his third home run of the season, now leading the team, and his second of the weekend. Salvione registered a triple or a home run in each game against Kent State over the course of the series. He now has a six-game hitting streak and a six-game RBI streak while scoring in five of the six games as well.”
“Anthony Mitta registered a single in the seventh, extending his on-base streak to a now team-leading 10 games. Mitta has a base hit in nine of the last 10 games for Bowling Green.”
“Coming on as a pinch hitter in the seventh, redshirt freshman Jaxon Brown made his collegiate debut for the Falcons.”
