Ann Arbor, Mich.— The Toledo baseball team dropped its midweek contest against the Michigan Wolverines on Wednesday by a score of 8-2.
Sophomore
John Servello and freshman
Darryn Davis both tallied three hits on the afternoon, while senior
Riley Campbell added two and also drove in a run. The Rockets threw nine pitchers on Wednesday, with starter
Doug Smith going the longest at 1.2 innings.
Toledo will host Miami this weekend for a three-game Mid-American Conference series at Scott Park.
How it Happened
- Michigan scored the first run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the second. The leadoff hitter of the inning reached on a base hit and later scored on the run-scoring hit through the left side to put UT behind, 1-0.
- Davis drove in a run in the top of the third to tie the game at 1-1. After a successful sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third, Davis tied the game with a productive RBI groundout.
- The Wolverines retook the lead in the bottom of the third with a leadoff home run to left field.
- Michigan plated three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-1 advantage. A wild pitch, sacrifice fly, and RBI single did the damage in that inning for UM.
- Three more runs came in to score in the bottom of the fifth, putting Toledo behind 8-1. All three runs that inning were scored with two outs.
- Campbell drove in a run in the top of the sixth to make the score 8-2. Davis singled to lead off the inning, advanced to second on a passed ball, then came around to score on Campbell's base hit up the middle.