TOLEDO, OH – Toledo softball (13-31, 6-11 MAC) will host Bowling Green (18-28, 6-11 MAC) in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, April 27 at Scott Park. The first game is slated to begin at 2:00 p.m.
     Senior OF Jessica Lemieux remains one of Toledo's top offensive threats this season. The Banks, OR native holds a .366 batting average with 49 hits through UT's 44 games. Lemieux has scored a team-high 28 runs and recorded 74 total bases. The senior leads the team in stolen bases (27), doubles (10), triples (3), and slugging percentage (.552).
    Junior 2B Chandler Rice holds a .307 batting average. She has tallied a team-high 21 RBI and five home runs, while also recording 39 hits and scoring 18 runs.
    In the circle, senior Marla Gooding leads the Rockets with a 3.87 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 157.1 innings pitched. Gooding has made 33 appearances, hurling for 16 complete games and winning 11. Freshman RHP Heather Webb (2-10) has passed Gooding with 61 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched. Webb recorded her first victory in Toledo's five-inning shutout against Eastern Michigan (April 5).
     Junior Chandler Rice was selected as the MAC West Player of the Week (April 11) for her performance in Toledo's doubleheaders vs. EMU and Ohio. Rice posted a .545 batting average (6-for-11), while recording, one double, one triple, two homeruns and 15 total bases. She scored five runs, tallied five RBI and swiped three bags.
    Seniors Marla Gooding and Jessica Lemieux were selected as the MAC West Division Pitcher and Player of the week (April 25), respectively, for their performances against IPFW and Western Michigan.  
    Lemieux started all five games as the lead-off hitter. She posted an impressive .611 (11-for-18) through its five games and recorded two doubles, two triples, scored seven runs and one RBI. She swiped five bags this past week, which brings her total to 27 on the season. In Toledo's series with the Broncos, the senior posted a .545 average (6-for-11) and went 3-4 in stolen bases. After this week, Lemieux is on a six game hitting streak and a seven game reached base streak.
    Gooding appeared on the rubber during all five contests and made three starts during the week. The senior picked up four wins in a big week for the Rockets in the MAC Standings. Gooding took down the MAC West leader WMU three times with a 0.40 ERA. The Tigard, OR native threw 26.2 innings during the week and allowed just two earned runs while fanning eight batters. Gooding also had a minuscule 0.8250 WHIP while scattering 21 hits over the five outings.
     Bowling Green enters the midweek twinbill with an 18-28 overall record and a 6-11 record in the MAC. The Falcons are coming off of a series split with Akron. BG dropped game one, 5-0, but rebounded with 9-5, 5-3 victories in game two and three, respectively. The Falcons are hitting .266 as a team and their pitching staff has posted a 4.58 ERA.
    Senior P/UT Braiden Dillow is leading the BG offense with a .361 batting average and an impressive .419 average through conference games. Senior Marisa Shook has recorded team-highs 11 doubles and eight home runs.
    Freshman P Kiley Sosby currently holds a 3.94 ERA after 101.1 innings pitched. Sosby has recorded 91 strikeouts and one shutout.
     The Falcons lead the all-time series with the Rockets, 65-36. Last season, Toledo dropped both contests with BG, 7-3, 4-0.
     The Midnight Blue & Gold will host Northern Illinois for a three-game series this weekend April 29-30. Friday's single contest will begin at 3:00 p.m. and Saturday's doubleheader will start at 1:00 p.m. Saturday will also be alumnae day for past Rocket softball players.
    Past UT players are welcome to participate in batting practice on the field at 10:30 prior to the Rockets' doubleheader vs. Northern Illinois. In between games, the alumnae will be recognized on the field. Following game two, the alumnae are invited to enjoy a catered-in dinner with the current players and staff in the Toledo baseball and softball hitting facility at Scott Park.
 
For any softball alumnae who are interested in attending, please email Danielle.Zymkowitz@utoledo.edu for more information.