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Ruffer
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Toledo TOLEDO 8-29-1
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Winner Michigan MICH 26-9
Toledo TOLEDO
8-29-1
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Final
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Michigan MICH
26-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Michigan MICH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 9 3

W: Benedetti, Carmen (1-1) L: Wagner, Alex (0-2) S: Lamb, Jackson (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toledo Edged by No. 18 Michigan, 2-1

Ann Arbor, MI – Toledo was edged in a close contest with No. 18 Michigan (26-9), 2-1, at Ray Fisher Stadium. No runs were scored until the sixth inning, and Michigan gained the lead in the eighth inning. With the loss, the Rockets fall to 8-29-1.
 
"I was proud of the way our guys bounced back after the loss yesterday," head coach Cory Mee said. "We created some opportunities, which is a good sign, but now we need to come back and get that clutch hit. We played a clean game against a top-25 opponent."
 
Freshman RHP Parker Ruffer tossed a career-high 4.0 innings in his second start of his career. Ruffer struck out one batter and scattered three hits during the outing. Sophomore LHP Alex Wagner was tagged with the loss after throwing 3.1 frames and allowing two earned runs to cross the plate while fanning four batters. Freshman LHP Michael Jacob also threw in relief, and did not allow a runner to reach base in 0.2 inning.
 
"We got really good pitching performances from Parker and Alex," Mee said. "Their outings gave us a chance to win the game."
 
Junior Corey Tipton reached base three times with a single and two walks. Junior LF Jake Krupar, senior SS Deion Tansel, sophomore 1B Dalton Bollinger, senior DH John Martillotta also picked up one hit in the game. Krupar led the game off with a double.
 
After five quiet innings, Toledo grabbed the lead in the sixth when Michigan committed an error trying to turn two. The error on the throw to first allowed Tansel to score from third.
 
Michigan tied the game in seventh with a sacrifice fly from Matt Ramsey to score Ako Thomas. Thomas reached base with a lead-off triple.
 
UM gained the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Harrison Wensen hit a solo home run over the left field wall to give the Wolverines a 2-1 lead.
 
Toledo will continue Mid-American Conference play on Friday, April 22 at 3:05 p.m. at Central Michigan.
 
PITCHING
Ruffer: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 3 BB
Wagner (L, 2): 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
Jacob: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
 
NOTABLES
Toledo falls to 13-38-1 all-time to Michigan
Career-high in innings for Parker Ruffer (4.0)
 
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