Friday, May 4
DeKalb, Ill.
3:00 p.m. (CT)
University of Toledo
at
Northern Illinois
Ross Adolph and the rest of the Rockets are set for a weekend showdown with Northern Illinois.
Toledo Visits Northern Illinois This Weekend
5/3/2018 10:30:00 AM | Baseball
Toledo, Ohio— The Toledo baseball team hits the road for a three-game series this weekend at Northern Illinois.
Friday's game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday's game will begin at 1:00 p.m., and Sunday's series finale is slated for a Noon start. All game times are local. Live stats for this weekend can be found here and live streams will be available here. As always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.
Probable Starters (will be updated as they are announced)
Friday: vs. NIU, 3:00 p.m. (RHP Tanner Foster vs. RHP Joey Prechtel)
Saturday: vs. NIU, 1:00 p.m. (RHP Michael Lasiewicz vs. RHP Sam Shutes)
Sunday: vs. NIU, 12:00 p.m. (RHP William Anderson vs. TBA)
Last Time Out
The Rockets were swept by MAC-leading Kent State at home last weekend.
The games on Friday (3-1) and Saturday (4-2) were two-run affairs, but the Golden Flashes won on Sunday by a score of 13-3. UT allowed a first inning, three-run home run on Friday that proved to be the difference and, despite scoring first on Saturday, could not hold on to the lead. Kent State scored a run in seven of nine innings in Sunday's game to complete the sweep.
Rocket Notes
Northern Illinois sits at 16-29 entering this weekend with a 5-13 mark in conference play. Most recently, the Huskies fell to Illinois State, 7-6, in a rain-shortened affair Wednesday afternoon. NIU has won one MAC series this season, surprising Miami by winning two out of three games a couple weeks ago. Last weekend, the Huskies were swept at Ball State.
Northern Illinois has had a rough season at the plate, ranking last in the MAC in batting average (.231), slugging percentage (.309), and on-base percentage (.323) by wide margins. The pitching staff owns a 5.04 ERA and opponents are hitting .289 off of NIU pitchers, both figures ranking among the bottom three in the conference.
Friday's game is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday's game will begin at 1:00 p.m., and Sunday's series finale is slated for a Noon start. All game times are local. Live stats for this weekend can be found here and live streams will be available here. As always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.
Probable Starters (will be updated as they are announced)
Friday: vs. NIU, 3:00 p.m. (RHP Tanner Foster vs. RHP Joey Prechtel)
Saturday: vs. NIU, 1:00 p.m. (RHP Michael Lasiewicz vs. RHP Sam Shutes)
Sunday: vs. NIU, 12:00 p.m. (RHP William Anderson vs. TBA)
Last Time Out
The Rockets were swept by MAC-leading Kent State at home last weekend.
The games on Friday (3-1) and Saturday (4-2) were two-run affairs, but the Golden Flashes won on Sunday by a score of 13-3. UT allowed a first inning, three-run home run on Friday that proved to be the difference and, despite scoring first on Saturday, could not hold on to the lead. Kent State scored a run in seven of nine innings in Sunday's game to complete the sweep.
Rocket Notes
- This weekend will be the first true road series for the Rockets since their trip to Miami at the end of March. Toledo's planned weekend at Central Michigan (4/13-15) was altered due to rain, so one game was played at Scott Park while the other two were played at Grand Park in Westfield, Ind.
- Since taking over as the starting shortstop, Chris Meyers is hitting .309.
- Ross Adolph now sits in a tie for second place all-time at Toledo in career triples (13). He is four away from tying Ron Warga (1996-99) for most in school history.
- Adolph is one of two players to rank inside the top five in the MAC in both on-base and slugging percentages (Ross Haffey, Miami).
- Head coach Cory Mee is 28-19 against Northern Illinois, his highest win total against any MAC opponent.
Northern Illinois sits at 16-29 entering this weekend with a 5-13 mark in conference play. Most recently, the Huskies fell to Illinois State, 7-6, in a rain-shortened affair Wednesday afternoon. NIU has won one MAC series this season, surprising Miami by winning two out of three games a couple weeks ago. Last weekend, the Huskies were swept at Ball State.
Northern Illinois has had a rough season at the plate, ranking last in the MAC in batting average (.231), slugging percentage (.309), and on-base percentage (.323) by wide margins. The pitching staff owns a 5.04 ERA and opponents are hitting .289 off of NIU pitchers, both figures ranking among the bottom three in the conference.
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