Toledo, Ohio - The Toledo softball team (6-8) is set for its second weekend of action in the Sunshine State as the team competes in the USF-Clearwater Parks and Recreation Showcase in Tampa, Fla. March 8-10. Toledo will face competition from Army, St. John's, Colgate, Saint Joseph's and Penn State. Live streaming of UT's games will not be available.
 
USF Showcase
Tampa, Fla. - March 8-10
Toledo Game Times:
Fri. vs Army - 12:30 p.m. Live stats
Fri. vs St John's - 5:30 p.m. Live stats
Sat. vs Colgate - 2:30 p.m. Live stats
Sat. vs Saint Joseph's - 5:00 p.m. Live stats
Sun. vs Penn State - 9:00 a.m. Live stats
 
Last Time Out
Toledo is coming off the UCF Invitational where the Rockets went 2-3, taking two wins over Dartmouth while going toe-to-toe with defending national champion Florida State and holding UCF to one hit until the eighth inning. The Rockets opened with an 8-0 loss to Louisiana Tech, fell 2-1 to UCF, won 5-4 over Dartmouth, fell 5-4 to FSU, then won 4-3 in a rematch against Dartmouth.
 
Toledo was led in the circle by sophomore pitcher Erin Hunt who was a dominant force all weekend. Through 17 innings of work (two starts, one relief), Hunt tossed 17 strikeouts, bagged a 4-3 win over Ivy League runner-up selection Dartmouth, helped Toledo go down to the wire with No. 1 FSU, and almost shut out UCF.
 
In UT's game against the Seminoles, Toledo became one of only five teams this season to score at least four runs against the defending national champs and held FSU to its smallest margin of victory up to that point in the year. 
 
In UT's game against UCF, Hunt didn't give up a single run until the eighth inning when, with two outs on the board, an error allowed the Knights to bring one in to tie the game and set up a walkoff single. Up to that point, the Rockets were riding a one-hit potential shutout and were set to win after scoring a run in the top of the eighth.
 
Hunt's tournament-closing win against Dartmouth featured the Division II transfer throwing 10 strikeouts through 140 pitches to move her to 4-3 on the year.
 
Scouting Toledo

• Hunt now has the fourth-lowest opposing batting average (.199), the third-most Ks (49), and the third-most CKs (17) in the Mid-American Conference. Sophomore pitcher Maggie McGurk has the second lowest ERA (1.58) in the conference.
• Sophomore SS Kylie Norwood is tied for the seventh  in the MAC with a .378 batting average, is tied for fourth in hits, and tied for fifth with 12 RBIs.
• Senior Megan Choate has the sixth-best OBP in the MAC. Senior 3B Katie Cozy is tied for third in the MAC with five doubles, and Choate is right behind her with four.
• Freshman Brianna Robeson is tied for fourth in the MAC with four stolen bases.
• As a unit, the Rockets have a .237/.340/.343 slash line with 51 runs, 80 hits, 16 doubles, one triple, 48 RBIs, six homers, and are rocking a .957 fielding percentage.

Scouting Army
All-time record vs UT: 0-1
2018 record and RPI: 26-28, 212
2019 record: 5-10
Top pitcher(s): Jolie Duong (4-5), 3.93 ERA, 57 IP, 23 SO, 19 BB, .269 b/avg
Top batter: Grace Mattimore 10-for-24 (.417), 5 runs, 3 doubles, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .917 SLG%, .548 OBP
Hitters over .300: Four
 
Scouting St. John's
All-time record vs UT: 3-0
2018 record and RPI: 24-26, 145
2019 record: 6-7
Top pitcher(s): Madison Morris (5-3), 4.25 ERA, 48.2 IP, 52 SO, 15 BB, .215 b/avg
Top batter: Marissa Rizzi 16-for-36 (.444), 12 runs, 2 doubles, 5 HR, 9 RBI, .917 SLG%, .512 OBP
Hitters over .300: Three
 
Scouting Colgate
All-time record vs UT: First time UT and Colgate have played
2018 record and RPI: 11-32, 250
2019 record: 6-5
Top pitcher(s): Jessica Hay (3-2), 2.92 ERA, 26.1 IP, 7 SO, 23 BB, .227 b/avg
Top batter: Jordan Miller 19-for-35 (.543), 7 runs, 5 doubles, 3 HR,  14 RBI, .943 SLG%, .590 OBP
Hitters over .300: Six
 
Scouting Saint Joseph's
All-time record vs UT: 5-0
2018 record and RPI: 24-25, 180
2019 record: 6-2
Top pitcher(s): Ashley Ventura (4-2), 2.50 ERA, 33.2 IP, 25 SO, 14 BB, .233 b/avg
Top batters: Sarah Ostaszewski 12-for-28 (.429), 5 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 RBI, .607 SLG%, .433 OBP
Hitters over .300: Four
 
Scouting Penn State
All-time record vs UT: 3-0
2018 record and RPI: 9-41, 226
2019 record: 7-11
Top pitcher(s): Bailey Parshall (3-6), 2.24 ERA, 56.1 IP, 79 SO, 17 BB, .189 b/avg 
Top batter: Melina Livingston 14-for-40 (.350), 7 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .500 SLG%, .857 OBP
Hitters over .300: Two