Toledo, Ohio — The Toledo baseball team hosts its first home games of the season this weekend, welcoming Mid-American Conference foe Western Michigan to Scott Park.
 
The series will begin on Friday with a 3:05 p.m. contest, which will be followed by a 1:05 p.m. game on Saturday, and will conclude with a Sunday afternoon game at 1:05 p.m.

Links for live streams and live stats can be found below. All three games this weekend will be available on ESPN3. As always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.
 
Probable Starters
Friday:  Live Stats | Live Stream | LHP Chris Modrzynski vs. LHP Michael Jacob
Saturday:  Live Stats | Live Stream | RHP Brady Miller vs. RHP Doug Smith
Sunday: Live Stats | Live Stream | TBA vs. RHP Layne Schnitz-Paxton

Last Time Out
Toledo lost at Ohio State on Wednesday night, 9-4. After OSU scored two quick runs in the first, the Rockets tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the second. The Buckeyes rattled off seven unanswered runs though to take a commanding lead that Toledo was unable to overcome.

Senior Brad Boss, freshmen Frank Ciacchi and Mark Mohnickey all recorded two hits at the plate, marking the first multi-hit effort for the two rookies. Ciacchi also walked once and scored twice.
 
Rocket Notes

• Toledo has won the season series with Western Michigan in three of the past four seasons. UT took two out of three in Kalamazoo last year.
• Five of the nine spots in the lineup on Wednesday were occupied by freshmen: Frank Ciacchi served as the designated hitter, Mark Mohnickey was behind the plate, Ryan Thompson played first base, Thomas Eitniear was at shortstop, and Darryn Davis occupied left field. Freshman Jamie Myers started on the mound and fellow rookies Kyle Jones and Aric McAtee also pitched.
• John Servello has reached base in 18 straight games, tying Brad Boss for the longest on-base streak of the season.
• Opposing hitters are batting just .197 against Layne Schnitz-Paxton. He is 2-0 in his last four starts with a 1.78 ERA.

Scouting the Competition
Western Michigan is 6-17 coming into this weekend, having lost seven straight contests. WMU opened up MAC play last weekend by being swept at Ball State, and has also dropped mid-week contests at Michigan and Michigan State during its losing streak. Blake Dunn is the team's top hitter, leading the team with a .406 batting average and .472 on-base percentage. His four home runs are tied for the most on the team with Jesse Forestell, who leads the Broncos with 20 RBIs. Chris Modrzynski, Friday's projected starter, is 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 28.2 innings pitched, while Saturday's starter Brady Miller owns a 6.46 ERA in 15.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .328 against Western Michigan this season.