Thursday, May 19
Toledo, OH
3:05 p.m.
University of Toledo
vs
Eastern Michigan
Toledo Wraps Up Regular Season vs. Eastern Michigan
5/18/2016 10:05:00 PM | Baseball
TOLEDO, OH – Toledo (15-36-1, 10-11 MAC) will wrap up the regular season against Mid-American Conference West Division foe Eastern Michigan (20-31, 10-11 MAC) on Thursday-Saturday, May 19-21 at Scott Park. Thursday's and Friday's first pitch is slated for 3:05 p.m., while Saturday's contest will begin at 1:05 p.m.
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Head coach Cory Mee expects junior LHP Steven Calhoun (4-8, 5.72 ERA) to start for the Rockets on Thursday. Senior LHP Ross Achter (6-6, 3.32 ERA), who leads the team in wins with six, is expected to toe the rubber on Friday. Junior RHP Sam Shutes (1-4, 4.53 ERA) will close the regular season on Saturday. LHP Michael Marsinek (2-4, 3.09 ERA), RHP Augie Gallardo (3-3, 4.21 ERA) and LHP Tyler Butzin (2-4, 3.09 ERA) will start for EMU.
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The Rockets are 57-91 all-time vs. EMU, while Mee is 19-20 against the Eagles. Last year, UT took two-of-three over Eastern Michigan, taking home a 7-1 victory on May 14, 2015 and a 11-4 win on May 15, 2015.
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UT is battling for position in the upcoming MAC tournament. The top eight teams as determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division, will participate in the post-season, double-elimination tournament, which is slated to start at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH on May 25-29. The Rockets are currently tied with Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Central Michigan in the MAC standings. Toledo can finish as high as fourth in the conference.
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The Midnight Blue & Gold is also looking to continue its fantastic play in the league as of late. UT has taken six-of-seven over league foes. UT took down Ball State twice by the score of 10-7 last weekend, and swept Northern Illinois on May 6-8. During the last two MAC weekends, freshman OF Ross Adolph is leading the charge, hitting .409 (9-for-22) with five RBI and two runs scored. On the mound, Achter has two victories with a miniscule 2.03 ERA over 13.1 innings. Achter has fanned seven batters in his last two outings and allowed just three earned runs.
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In conference play, three Rockets are hitting over .300. Senior SS Deion Tansel leads the way with a .338 batting average, and has knocked in 10 RBI with a team-high 27 hits. Martillotta is hitting .307 with a team-best 17 RBI and Adolph is hitting .304 with 24 hits. Achter and Shutes have been fantastic in starts for UT. Achter a team-low 2.83 ERA over 41.1 innings tossed and Shutes has a 2.97 ERA over 30.1 frames.
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Following the weekends action, Toledo will look to take the conference crown at the MAC Tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 25.
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Head coach Cory Mee expects junior LHP Steven Calhoun (4-8, 5.72 ERA) to start for the Rockets on Thursday. Senior LHP Ross Achter (6-6, 3.32 ERA), who leads the team in wins with six, is expected to toe the rubber on Friday. Junior RHP Sam Shutes (1-4, 4.53 ERA) will close the regular season on Saturday. LHP Michael Marsinek (2-4, 3.09 ERA), RHP Augie Gallardo (3-3, 4.21 ERA) and LHP Tyler Butzin (2-4, 3.09 ERA) will start for EMU.
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The Rockets are 57-91 all-time vs. EMU, while Mee is 19-20 against the Eagles. Last year, UT took two-of-three over Eastern Michigan, taking home a 7-1 victory on May 14, 2015 and a 11-4 win on May 15, 2015.
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UT is battling for position in the upcoming MAC tournament. The top eight teams as determined by conference winning percentage, regardless of division, will participate in the post-season, double-elimination tournament, which is slated to start at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, OH on May 25-29. The Rockets are currently tied with Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Central Michigan in the MAC standings. Toledo can finish as high as fourth in the conference.
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The Midnight Blue & Gold is also looking to continue its fantastic play in the league as of late. UT has taken six-of-seven over league foes. UT took down Ball State twice by the score of 10-7 last weekend, and swept Northern Illinois on May 6-8. During the last two MAC weekends, freshman OF Ross Adolph is leading the charge, hitting .409 (9-for-22) with five RBI and two runs scored. On the mound, Achter has two victories with a miniscule 2.03 ERA over 13.1 innings. Achter has fanned seven batters in his last two outings and allowed just three earned runs.
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In conference play, three Rockets are hitting over .300. Senior SS Deion Tansel leads the way with a .338 batting average, and has knocked in 10 RBI with a team-high 27 hits. Martillotta is hitting .307 with a team-best 17 RBI and Adolph is hitting .304 with 24 hits. Achter and Shutes have been fantastic in starts for UT. Achter a team-low 2.83 ERA over 41.1 innings tossed and Shutes has a 2.97 ERA over 30.1 frames.
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Following the weekends action, Toledo will look to take the conference crown at the MAC Tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 25.
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