University of Toledo
BUFFALO
Toledo Falls in Series Finale at Buffalo, 11-3
4/9/2006 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
Final Stats
BUFFALO, OH - Toledo dropped an 11-3 decision at Buffalo on Sunday afternoon in its Mid-American Conference series finale at Audubon Field. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 14-12 overall and 5-4 in the MAC.
Sophomore Levi Curry (2-3) was tagged with the loss and allowed eight runs on 10 hits in only 3.2 innings of action. Curry did not help his own cause with a season-high four walks.
Toledo looked good in its first at-bat and scored two runs on the strength of three hits. Junior Joel Visser led off with a single and came around to score the game's initial run on a triple by sophomore Jake Swint. Junior Jason Watson followed with a sacrifice fly to plate Swint and give the visitors a two-run cushion.
The Bulls cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first on a solo home run by Brad Agustin. The home team then broke the game open with four runs in the second frame and three each in the fourth and fifth to end the afternoon for Curry and make the score 11-2.
The Rockets were only able to tally one more run in the eighth inning on a RBI single by sophomore Scott Boley to make the final 11-3.
UT did get a solid relieving performance from junior Matt Meinberg, who tossed the final 3.1 scoreless frames and surrendered only two hits.
UB pounded out 16 hits against three Rocket pitchers, as Carl Aquila, James Kingsley, Eric Mruczek and Agustin led the way with three hits apiece.
Sean Williams (3-3) was credited with the victory and allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.
The Rockets return to action on Tuesday, April 11 when they host Wayne State. The first pitch from Scott Park is slated for 3:00 p.m.
