University of Toledo
CLEVELAND STATE
Toledo Sweeps Doubleheader at Cleveland State
4/28/2004 12:00:00 PM | Softball
April 28, 2004
Toledo (19-29) registered its second straight doubleheader sweep this afternoon with 4-3 (8 inn.) and 2-0 victories over Cleveland State (23-23) at Viking Field. The Rockets slugged three homers in the twinbill and set a new team record for most home runs (18) in a season, surpassing the 1990 squad's mark of 16.
Toledo opened the scoring in the first game when freshman LF Tracy Lehman blasted a two-run homer to right-center in the top of the second. The Rockets extended the lead to 3-0 via freshman CF Erica Singer's longball in the fourth that established the home run record.
Junior Kim Pettitt held the the Vikings hitless until a bunt single in the fifth inning. The Vikings then broke through in the sixth on an error, two hits and two walks. CSU sent the game into extra innings when junior 3B Anna Hubert delivered a bases-loaded sacrifice fly with one out in the seventh.
Toledo pushed the winning run across on a Singer sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth after loading the bases on an infield single and two errors.
Pettitt went the distance, allowing five hits and one earned run, to improve to 7-17 on the year.
In the nightcap, the Rockets broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third inning when sophomore RF Audrina Marler led off with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a double by sophomore 1B Kristin DuVall. Singer then led off the next inning with her second solo home run of the day and team-best sixth of the season to put Toledo up 2-0.
Freshman Stephanie Moore handcuffed the Vikings all game, allowing just five hits to move to 11-10 and register her first shutout of the season.
The Rockets' two victories improved their road record to 9-8 and also gave UT it second four-game winning streak of the season.
Toledo returns to action this weekend with a three-game series at Northern Illinois on Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2. The Rockets then return home to wrap up their regular season on Saturday and Sunday, May 8-9 with doubleheaders vs. Buffalo and Eastern Michigan at Scott Park.
