Friday, March 22
Toledo, Ohio
3:00 P.M.
University of Toledo
vs
Kent State
Sophomore Kylie Norwood and the Rockets host Kent State this weekend for the 2019 home opener.
Photo by: Will Edmonds
Rockets Ready for Opening Day Against Golden Flashes
3/21/2019 11:19:00 AM | Softball
Toledo, Ohio - The Toledo softball team (8-15) welcomes Kent State (7-15) to Scott Park for opening weekend and the first conference series of the 2019 season. UT and KSU play a 3:00 p.m. opener on Friday followed by a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, and all of the action can be seen live on ESPN3.
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Toledo vs. Kent State
Scott Park | March 22-23
Friday: Live Stats | Watch
Saturday Game 1: Live Stats | Watch
Saturday Game 2: Live Stats | Watch
Toledo Game Notes
Ticket Info
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Last Time Out
Toledo is coming off Indiana's Hoosier Classic where the team split a two-game series against Saint Francis (W, 11-0; L, 9-7) but fell to Indiana (9-6) and Northwestern (11-2). Day one of the tournament saw sophomore pitcher Erin Hunt record her fifth win of the year while senior Kaitlyn Bergman and sophomore Bekah Yenrick both homered against the Red Flash. Day two featured a strong offensive outing from freshman Aubrey Reed who recorded two hits, scored one run, brought in another, and got on for a walk in four at-bats.
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Last Time Against Kent State
The Rockets went 2-1 on the road against the Golden Flashes in 2018, falling 7-6 in game one but rallying for 11-3 and 6-3 victories to take the series. UT's runs that weekend came from Kylie Norwood, Bailey Curry, Katie Cozy, Ebony Garza, Bekah Yenrick, Megan Choate and Kaitlyn Bergman. Toledo recorded five homers as well thanks to Garza (1), Cozy (2), Choate (1) and Curry (1).
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Scouting the Rockets
All-time record vs KSU: 35-48
2018 record and RPI: 35-23, 120
2019 record: 8-15, 190
Top pitcher(s): Erin Hunt (5-5), 3.05 ERA, 62.0 IP, 50 H, 34 R, 27 ER, 36 BB, 75 SO, .217 Opp. b/avg
Top batter: Kylie Norwood (30-for-79, .380), 16 R, 30 H, 6 2B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 45 TB, 4 BB, .570 SLG%, .405 OBP
Batters over .300: Three
Team Slash Line: .246/.352/.357
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Scouting the Golden Flashes
All-time record vs UT: 48-35
2018 record and RPI: 29-23, 160
2019 record and RPI: 6-14, 83
Top pitcher(s): Andrea Scali (7-6), 4.20 ERA, 63.1 IP, 51 H, 42 R, 38 ER, 29 BB, 93 SO, .218 Opp. b/avg
Top batter: Bailey Brownfield (19-for-59, .322), 1 R, 6 2B, 9 RBIs, 25 TB, 1 BB, .424 SLG%, .328 OBP
Batters over .300: Six
Team Slash Line: .252/.320/.333
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Toledo vs. Kent State
Scott Park | March 22-23
Friday: Live Stats | Watch
Saturday Game 1: Live Stats | Watch
Saturday Game 2: Live Stats | Watch
Toledo Game Notes
Ticket Info
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Last Time Out
Toledo is coming off Indiana's Hoosier Classic where the team split a two-game series against Saint Francis (W, 11-0; L, 9-7) but fell to Indiana (9-6) and Northwestern (11-2). Day one of the tournament saw sophomore pitcher Erin Hunt record her fifth win of the year while senior Kaitlyn Bergman and sophomore Bekah Yenrick both homered against the Red Flash. Day two featured a strong offensive outing from freshman Aubrey Reed who recorded two hits, scored one run, brought in another, and got on for a walk in four at-bats.
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Last Time Against Kent State
The Rockets went 2-1 on the road against the Golden Flashes in 2018, falling 7-6 in game one but rallying for 11-3 and 6-3 victories to take the series. UT's runs that weekend came from Kylie Norwood, Bailey Curry, Katie Cozy, Ebony Garza, Bekah Yenrick, Megan Choate and Kaitlyn Bergman. Toledo recorded five homers as well thanks to Garza (1), Cozy (2), Choate (1) and Curry (1).
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Scouting the Rockets
- Senior Megan Choate is ninth in the nation in walks and averages 0.87 per game. Choate's strolled down the baseline 20 times this season.
- Sophomore Raelyn Nyren leads the conference in HBP. The utility player has been drilled eight times through 17 games.
- Sophomore Kylie Norwood is sixth in the conference in batting average (.380), fifth in the conference in hits with 30, 10th in runs (16), fifth in RBIs (18), and ninth in doubles (6).
- Norwood is also currently rolling with a seven-game hitting streak and has reached base in her last 11Â games.Â
All-time record vs KSU: 35-48
2018 record and RPI: 35-23, 120
2019 record: 8-15, 190
Top pitcher(s): Erin Hunt (5-5), 3.05 ERA, 62.0 IP, 50 H, 34 R, 27 ER, 36 BB, 75 SO, .217 Opp. b/avg
Top batter: Kylie Norwood (30-for-79, .380), 16 R, 30 H, 6 2B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 45 TB, 4 BB, .570 SLG%, .405 OBP
Batters over .300: Three
Team Slash Line: .246/.352/.357
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Scouting the Golden Flashes
- Redshirt freshman pitcher Andrea Scali is tenth in the nation for strikeouts per seven innings, averaging 10.3 per outing.
- KSU's biggest victories so far this season came from a series win over No. 21 Baylor. Kent State won 1-0 in game one and followed up with a 6-5 eight-inning shootout. The Golden Flashes, MAC champions two seasons ago, also took two convincing wins over Penn State early in the season (11-0 (5), 9-2).
All-time record vs UT: 48-35
2018 record and RPI: 29-23, 160
2019 record and RPI: 6-14, 83
Top pitcher(s): Andrea Scali (7-6), 4.20 ERA, 63.1 IP, 51 H, 42 R, 38 ER, 29 BB, 93 SO, .218 Opp. b/avg
Top batter: Bailey Brownfield (19-for-59, .322), 1 R, 6 2B, 9 RBIs, 25 TB, 1 BB, .424 SLG%, .328 OBP
Batters over .300: Six
Team Slash Line: .252/.320/.333
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