Toledo, Ohio— The Toledo baseball team (7-17, 3-3 MAC) hosts Ohio (14-12, 3-3 MAC) this weekend at Scott Park for a three-game Mid-American Conference series. Friday's contest will begin at 3:05 p.m., while both Saturday and Sunday games are set to start at 1:05 p.m.

All three games this weekend are available to stream live on ESPN3, and Saturday's game will also be broadcast live locally on BCSN. Live stats for this weekend and all home games can be found here and, as always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.

Friday Live Stream | Saturday Live Stream | Sunday Live Stream

Probable Starters
Friday: vs. Ohio, 3:05 p.m. (LHP Gerry Salisbury vs. LHP Michael Jacob)
Saturday: vs. Ohio, 1:05 p.m. (LHP Derek Carr vs. RHP Sam Shutes)
Sunday: vs. Ohio, 1:05 p.m. (LHP Butch Baird vs. TBA)


Last Time Out
The Rockets dropped two out of three at Miami last weekend to bring their conference record to 3-3.

Toledo won on Saturday, 8-4, after trailing, 3-1, entering the sixth inning. UT then scored seven runs in the final four frames to come out on top and even the series. Senior Brad Boss smacked a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to make it 6-4 and give his team the lead for good. Offensively, every starter had a hit on Saturday. Junior Ross Adolph went 2-for-4 with a home run and a two-run triple, driving in three of the Rockets' runs.

The losses on Friday and Sunday both came in the bottom of the ninth inning on walk-off hits. Toledo fell, 8-7, on Friday on a game-winning RBI single and by a score of 7-6 on Sunday on a walk-off double.

Rocket Notes

• Ross Adolph recorded the 10th triple of his career on Saturday at Miami. He leads all active players in the MAC in career triples and he is tied for third on Toledo's all-time list.
• John Servello enters the weekend with a 14-game hitting streak, the longest by a UT freshman in the last 10 seasons and just the fifth hitting streak of at least 14 games in that span. He has reached base in 18 consecutive games.
• The Rockets have suffered five walk-off defeats this season: vs. Iowa (2/16), at Austin Peay (2/25), at Georgia (3/10), and this past Friday and Sunday at Miami.
• Sam Shutes has earned three different weekly awards this season: MAC Player of the Week following his start against Sacred Hear (3/4), and MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week and CollegeSportsMadness.com MAC Player of the Week after his start at Western Michigan (3/24).
• Shutes has made 47 starts in his career, which is tied for fifth among all active Division I starting pitchers.
• The weather has not been kind to Toledo this season. UT has had four games either canceled or postponed due to inclement weather.

Rockets to Play at Comerica Park
Toledo and Madonna Universit­­y will play at Comerica Park, home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, April 11.

First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. with gates opening one hour prior. Tickets for the game, which is open to the public, are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/children and are available now through the UT Athletic Ticket Office. Fans can visit www.utrockets.com, call 419-530-GOLD (4653) or stop by the ticket office at Savage Arena.

Seating will be available as general admission on a first-come, first-served basis for sections 118-137, located behind home plate from dugout to dugout. Parking for the event will be available in lots 1 and 2 located in front of gate A for $6.00­­ per car. The concession stand located in section 132 will be open during the game.

Scouting the Competition
Ohio is 14-12 overall entering the weekend and 3-3 in conference play. Last weekend, the Bobcats took two out of three from Northern Illinois at home. Prior to that, they had dropped two out of three at Bowling Green during the first conference weekend of the season.

Ohio enters the weekend with the lowest ERA in the MAC (4.07) and the highest slugging percentage (.420) and run total (154). Junior Rudy Rott leads the team offensively with a .368 batting average, five home runs, 21 RBIs, and 24 runs. Freshman Aaron Levy has also scored 20 runs for the Bobcats.

On the mound, OU will be starting three lefties this weekend. Seniors Gerry Salisbury and Butch Baird will be starting on Friday and Sunday, respectively, and both own ERAs of 5.03. Sophomore Derek Carr will be making his second start of the year on Saturday.