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AJ Montoya
Senior AJ Montoya tallied two hits and drove in a run in Toledo's 4-2 loss to Kent State.
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Winner Kent State KENTST 27-12
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Toledo TOLEDO 14-25
Winner
Kent State KENTST
27-12
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Final
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Toledo TOLEDO
14-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kent State KENTST 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Toledo TOLEDO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0

W: SKOLNICKI, Jared (3-1) L: Shutes, Sam (7-2) S: MATHEWS, John (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rockets Clipped by Golden Flashes, 4-2

Toledo, Ohio— The Toledo baseball team fell to Kent State on Saturday, 4-2.

The Rockets took an early lead with two runs in the bottom of the first, but that would be the only offense of the afternoon for the Midnight Blue and Gold. The Golden Flashes tied the game in the fourth and took the lead in the fifth on their way to winning game two of the series.

At the plate, Seniors Dalton Bollinger and AJ Montoya, as well as sophomore Michael Ryan, all tallied two hits. Bollinger and Montoya drove in both Toledo runs.

Senior Sam Shutes threw seven innings on Saturday, allowing three runs. It marked the fourth time this season Shutes has lasted at least seven innings in a start. Junior Nate Haugh pitched the final two innings, allowing one run.

The series with first-place Kent State concludes on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. at Scott Park.

How it Happened
  • Toledo took its first lead of the weekend in the bottom of the first and both runs came with two outs. Junior Ross Adolph singled up the middle then stole second base, and scored on Bollinger's double down the line in left field.
  • Montoya singled in Bollinger and put the Rockets up 2-0. The Rockets' first baseman scored easily from second when the throw from the outfield was well off the mark.
  • Kent State didn't wait long to chip into Toledo's lead. An RBI ground out made the score 2-1 in the top of the second.
  • The Golden Flashes tied it up at 2-2 with an RBI double in the top of the fourth.
  • With two outs in the top of the fifth, Kent State drove in the go-ahead run on an infield single. Freshman Trace Hatfield made a terrific diving effort to keep a ground ball from going to the outfield, but KSU's Nick Kanavas, one of the fastest players on the team, still scored easily from second base.
  • Kent State scored an insurance run in the eighth to make the score 4-2. UT was lucky just one run came in to score in an inning that featured three walks and two wild pitches.
  • Ryan's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth gave Toledo one last chance, but the Rockets were unable to capitalize.
 
 
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