Final

Bowling Green vs NIU

NIU beat Bowling Green 12–8 in NCAA Division I baseball on Sun, Mar 29, 2026.

Ralph McKinzie Field · DeKalb, IL

Bowling Green
8
NIU
12

Line score

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Lineups

Bowling GreenNIU
DHAndrew DiLodovico
2BSam Seidel
CLance Vickers
1BAnthony Mitta
PJackson Miller
CFCarter Mottice
LFTJ Takats
RFZack Horky
SSGriffin Scheiderer
3BBrayden Curlis

Scoring plays

Top 8
Griffin Scheiderer scored; Zack Horky scored on a wild pitch.
Bot 7
Ivan Dahlberg singled through the right side, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Gavin Baldwin advanced to third; Caden Robertson scored; Cole Smith scored.
Bot 7
Charlie Parcell grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 KSB); Vinny Spotofora scored.
Bot 7
Vinny Spotofora advanced to third; Wyatt Wawro scored on a wild pitch.
Bot 7
Vinny Spotofora singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Wyatt Wawro advanced to second; Marcus Romero scored.
Top 7
Andrew DiLodovico grounded out to ss, RBI (0-1 K); TJ Takats scored.
Bot 6
Gavin Baldwin homered down the lf line, RBI (1-0 B).
Bot 5
Nolan Sandee doubled to left field, RBI (1-2 KBF); Vinny Spotofora scored.
Bot 4
Caden Robertson grounded out to 3b, RBI (0-1 K); Nolan Sandee scored.
Top 3
Brayden Curlis singled down the lf line, RBI (1-1 KB); Andrew DiLodovico advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; TJ Takats scored.
Top 3
TJ Takats singled to shortstop, RBI (1-2 BFFF); Sam Seidel scored.
Top 3
Sam Seidel doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Carter Mottice scored.
Top 3
Carter Mottice doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-0); Griffin Scheiderer scored.
Top 3
Griffin Scheiderer tripled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Zack Horky scored, unearned.
Bot 2
Charlie Parcell singled to right field, advanced to second on a throwing error by 1b, 2 RBI (2-1 BFB); Wyatt Wawro scored; Marcus Romero scored.
Bot 1
Gavin Baldwin grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-2 KBF); Caden Robertson scored, unearned.
Bot 1
Caden Robertson singled to left field, advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by lf, RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Cole Smith scored.