Charlotte, NC – Toledo baseball continues its 2016 season at Conference USA member Charlotte. The Rockets will face the 49ers on Friday, Feb. 26 at 3:00 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27 at 12:00 p.m. for a true doubleheader, and Sunday at 1:00 p.m at Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium.
 
Head coach Cory Mee expects junior LHP Steven Calhoun (0-1, 7.71 ERA) to take the mound on Friday in the opener.  Senior LHP Ross Achter (0-1, 6.00) and junior RHP Sam Shutes (0-0, 7.71) will toe the rubber on Saturday, while senior RHP Kyle Slack (0-0, 27.00) expects to finish off the weekend for the Rockets.
 
Last weekend, UT opened the spring campaign at the Historic Dodgertown Classic.  Toledo lost to Ohio State, 7-1, Pittsburgh, 7-2 and Niagara, 4-3. UT tied Ohio State, 5-5, on the final day due to time travel restrictions to wrap up the classic.
 
Offensively, senior DH Dan Zuchowski led the way for the Rockets last weekend, going 7-for-16 with a double and one RBI. On the mound, sophomore RHP Alex Wagner threw 5.2 scoreless innings and struck out six against Ohio State. Junior RHP Steven Duby also tossed 3.2 frames of two-hit baseball to blank Niagara. 
 
Charlotte also opened its season last weekend with a series with William & Mary. The 49ers defeated the Tribe, 7-3, on opening day before falling 5-1 and 0-11. Charlotte was picked to finish 10^th in C-USA in the Preseason Coaches Poll. The 49ers finished 19-29 last season and 11-19 in the league.
 
Toledo will be back in action next weekend at ACC Member Duke for a three-game series which will be held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Game one: Friday, Feb. 26 – 3:00 p.m.
LHP Steven Calhoun vs. LHP Sean Geoghegan
Game two: Saturday, Feb. 27 – Noon
LHP Ross Achter vs. LHP J.D. Prochaska
Game three: Saturday, Feb. 27 – 3:00 p.m.
RHP Sam Shutes vs. TBD
Game four: Sunday, Feb. 28 – 1:00 p.m.
RHP Kyle Slack vs. TBD