MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. –The Toledo softball team (11-12) split a pair of games on Thursday, giving a dominant performance against Merrimack in the first game of the day, an 11-1 victory in five innings at The Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Fla. The Rockets then put up a fight against Big-10 member Indiana before falling, 3-0.

After today's second game, the Rockets received the sad news that their 2020 season was over. The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday evening that all spring sports seasons had been canceled due to concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus.

"It's an absolute shame for our seniors," said head coach Joe Abraham. "However, we have a worldwide crisis, so our games must be kept in perspective. We got to finish off the season playing at Tennessee's beautiful stadium and on Madeira Beach in sunny and 75. That's not a bad way to go out."

Game One
It was a team effort all around against Merrimack, as nine different Rockets scored. Junior Dayna Denner (three RBIs) and senior Morgan Paaverud (two RBIs) each hit a home run in the win, while sophomore Raquel Emery added two RBIs, and Bri Robeson and Leah Munson brought in one run each. Junior Erin Hunt earned her ninth win in the circle for the Midnight Blue and Gold, striking out four and allowing one hit.

How it happened

• Denner opened up the scoring early, knocking a one-run single to the left side to bring Robeson home in the bottom of the first.
• The Rockets added four more runs in the bottom of the second as Rebekah Yenrick scored on a wild pitch. Robeson's ground out to first later in the inning brought Anna Dixon home, and Denner hit a two-run homer two batters later to give Toledo the 5-0 lead early.
• Merrimack made a pitching change in the bottom of the fourth and Paaverud greeted the new pitcher with a home run to put the Rockets up 6-0.
• Munson took advantage of a bad throw on her steal to third and then came home to give the Rockets the 7-0 lead over the Warriors later that inning.
• Merrimack cut into the Rockets' lead in the top of the fourth as Danielle Carmody hit a one-run single to center field and brought Nicole Koshes home.
• Paaverud knocked in her second RBI of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a single, bringing home fellow senior Samantha Golden.
• Emery followed with a two-run double to center field to put the Rockets up 11-1.
• McKenna Schmidt entered the game in the top of the fourth inning, finishing with two strikeouts and allowing three hits as the Rockets were declared winners by run-rule in the fifth.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs	Hits	Errors
MC	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2
Toledo	1	4	2	4	X	11	12	1

 
 
Game Two
The Rockets put up a fight against Indiana (12-9), but were unable to get their bats going and fell 3-0 to the Hoosiers. Hunt was handed her fourth loss of the season, and the Rockets dropped to 11-12 on the year.
 
How it happened

• The Hoosiers loaded the bases in the top of the first, but the Rockets were able to get out of the jam with no runs scored.
• The game remained scoreless until Hannah Davis hit a one-one double in the top of the third to put Indiana up 1-0. Bella Norton bunted home Davis to add to the lead.
• The Hoosiers added their final run in the top of the fourth as Grayson Radcliffe hit an RBI single to left field.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs	Hits	Errors
Indiana	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	6	0
Toledo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2