Toledo Visits UNC-Wilmington for Midweek Contests

Wednesday, March 6

Wilmington, N.C.

4:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

UNC Wilmington

Freshman Darryn Davis is leading the Rockets in hitting with a .438 average entering this week's series at UNC-Wilmington.

3/4/2019 12:48:00 PM | Baseball

Game Notes (PDF)

Wilmington, N.C.— The Toledo baseball team's spring break trip rolls along this week with a two-game series at UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday and Wednesday. First pitch for both games is at 4:00 p.m.

Links for live streams and live stats can be found below. As always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.

Probable Starters
Tuesday: Live Stream | Live Stats | RHP Landen Roupp vs. LHP Axel Bueter
Wednesday: Live Stream | Live Stats | LHP Zarion Sharpe vs. TBA

Last Time Out
Toledo dropped two out of three at Davidson this past weekend, splitting a Saturday doubleheader before falling in the finale on Sunday.

The Rockets won game one of the twin bill, 13-5, pounding out 19 hits to defeat the Wildcats. Senior pitcher Michael Jacob was sensational, throwing seven shutout innings with a career-high 13 strikeouts, and sophomore outfielder John Servello went 4-for-5 with a career-high six RBIs, including a grand slam.

UT dropped game two of the doubleheader, 11-5, and lost a close game on Sunday by a score of 3-2. Trailing 2-1, freshman Ryan Thompson smacked his first career home run in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2. But Davidson retaliated with a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to pull away with a one-run win and take the series.

Rocket Notes

John Servello's six-RBI performance against Davidson was the first for a Toledo player since Ben Hammer's six RBIs at Northern Illinois on April 18, 2009.
The Rockets lead all MAC teams with a .283 team batting average.
Brad Boss and Darryn Davis have reached base in every game so far this season.
Michael Jacob's 13 K's against Davidson were the most by a MAC pitcher this season.

Scouting the Competition
UNC-Wilmington is 6-6 entering Tuesday's game, having recently won two out of three against Valparaiso. The Seahawks are hitting .247 and are averaging 5.3 runs per game in the early going. Doug Angeli (.389 batting average, .511 on-base percentage), Cole Weiss (.326 batting average, 13 RBIs), and Greg Jones (15 walks, eight stolen bases, .491 on-base percentage) are the team's leaders at the plate. The pitching staff owns a 3.59 ERA and 108 strikeouts. Roupp, Tuesday's starter, has struck out 17 in just 8.2 innings of work.