Columbus, OH – Toledo was edged by Ohio State, 9-8, at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium on Wednesday, March 30.  UT used a three-run inning in the ninth to take the lead, but OSU hit a walk-off double to win.  With the loss, the Rockets fall to 4-21-1 and 0-2-1 against the Buckeyes this season.
 
Offensively, Toledo was led by sophomore 1B Dalton Bollinger, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles, one of which tied OSU in the ninth.  Sophomore OF AJ Montoya ripped his third home run in as many games and his fifth of the season while driving in two RBI. Senior CF/P John Martillotta, senior DH/RF Ryan Callahan and sophomore 3B Brad Boss also drove in one run each for the Rockets.
 
Freshman LHP Michael Jacob picked up the loss for the Rockets after coming into the game in the ninth. Jacob threw 0.2 innings and allowed two earned runs to cross the plate. Junior RHP Jordan Kesson started his first collegiate game for the Midnight Blue & Gold and allowed three earned runs and struck out one. Sophomore LHP Alex Wagner, junior RHP Josh Cales, junior RHP Steven Duby, freshman RHP Parker Ruffer and senior RHP John Martillotta also pitched for Toledo.
 
Yianni Pavlopoulos earned the win for OSU after allowing three earned runs to score in the eighth. 
 
Toledo opened the game with a bang as Montoya hit a two-run home run to give UT a 2-0 lead. Callahan ripped a double to right center field to extend the lead to three and Boss would bring him home for a 4-0 UT advantage.
 
Nick Sergakis answered back in the bottom-half of the frame for Ohio State with a two-RBI double to left center to cut the UT lead. Jalen Washington brought home Sergakis on a sacrifice fly to make the game 4-3.
 
Bollinger ripped a RBI double in the second to left-center field to score senior SS Deion Tansel to extend the UT advantage to 5-3. Tansel swiped second to get into scoring position.
 
OSU matched Toledo with a run of its own as Zach Nennig ripped a solo home run over the left field fence and brought the lead back to 5-4.
 
The Buckeyes grabbed a 6-5 lead in the fifth when Jacob Bosiokovic and Nick Sergakis both hit solo home runs. 
 
OSU scored a run in the eighth with a sacrifice fly from Ronnie Dawson to score Troy Montgomery to give the Buckeyes an 7-5 lead.
 
Toledo fought back in the ninth when Bollinger doubled down the right field line to score Tansel and freshman RF Ross Adolph. UT took the lead, 8-7, on a single to center field from senior P/CF John Martillotta to score Bollinger on a bang-bang play at home.
 
Ohio State won the game, 9-8, on a two-RBI walk-off double from Troy Montgomery in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Toledo will be back in action on Friday, April 1 to begin a three-game series with Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green at 3:05 p.m.
 
NOTABLES
Toledo falls to 7-30-1 all-time against Ohio State
Third-straight game with a home run from AJ Montoya
Second three-hit game from John Martillotta
First multi-RBI game for Dalton Bollinger
 
PITCHING
Kesson line: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 SO
Wagner line: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
Cales line: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO
Duby line: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
Ruffer line: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
Martillotta line: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Jacob line (loss): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO