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Toledo's spring break trip continues this week with midweek games at Belmont and Vanderbilt.

Rockets Visit Belmont, No. 6 Vanderbilt this Week

3/9/2020 2:51:00 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Toledo baseball team continues its spring break trip with two midweek contests in Nashville. The Rockets face Belmont on Tuesday before visiting No. 6 Vanderbilt on Wednesday evening.

Live stats, audio, and streaming links can be found below. Tuesday's game at Belmont is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET, while Wednesday's tilt with the defending national champion Commodores will begin at 6:00 p.m. ET. Originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, the game was bumped up due to potential inclement weather in the area.

The Vanderbilt game will be streamed live on SEC Network+, a digital complement to the SEC Network. SECN+ is only available to current SEC Network subscribers. For more information please visit this link or contact your cable provider.

As always, follow along on Twitter at @ToledoBaseball for any and all updates.


Tuesday at Belmont: Live Stats | Listen  
Wednesday at Vanderbilt: Live Stats | Watch | Listen  


Last Time Out
Toledo took two out of three against UAB this past weekend. The Rockets won Friday's game, 13-4, and Sunday's game, 6-4 in 10 innings.

Toledo played its most complete game of the year on Friday, pounding out 17 hits while walking just three batters on the mound. Chris Meyers tallied a career-high five RBIs, four of which came on a grand slam. Darryn Davis played the hero in Sunday's win, recording the game-winning hit in the top of the 10th inning. With the bases loaded, he ripped a two-out single that scored two runs. Kyle Bischoff was terrific out of the bullpen, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings to earn the win.

Rocket Notes
  • Darryn Davis' hitting streak has reached 20 games. He has hit safely in all 14 games this season and ended the 2019 season on a six-game streak. Davis is the first Rocket with a 20-game hitting streak since Chris Dudics' 39-game streak in 2010.
  • Davis leads the MAC in batting average (.453) and on-base percentage (.567). He ranks 15th in the country in OBP%.
  • Chris Meyers is tied with Miami's Will Vogelgesang atop the MAC with four home runs.
  • Kyle Bischoff has struck out 15 batters in 8.2 innings of work this year and opponents are hitting just .129 against him.
  • The two toughest players to strike out in the MAC are both Rockets. Trey Wright (three strikeouts in 36 at-bats) and Davis (five strikeouts in 53 at-bats) rank one and two, respectively. Wright also ranks fourth among all freshmen in that category.
Scouting the Competition

Belmont
After sweeping Morehead State last weekend, Belmont enters Tuesday's game against Toledo with a record of 13-3. The Bruins are riding a seven-game winning streak into Tuesday's contest. Belmont is averaging 6.9 runs per game Jackson Campbell is hitting .327 with six home runs and 17 RBIs, while Logan Jarvis is batting a team-best .362 and has 16 RBIs. Tuesday's starting pitcher Jalen Borders has a 3.24 ERA across 8.1 innings, striking out 10 while walking three. Opposing hitters are batting just .160 against Borders.

Vanderbilt
The Commodores are 12-5 entering Wednesday contest, most recently going 1-2 at the Southern California College Baseball Classic, losing to No. 6 UCLA and USC before defeating No. 22 TCU. Vanderbilt has one of the best pitching staffs in the country, ranking second nationally in ERA (1.82), fifth in strikeouts/nine innings (12.3), and eighth in WHIP (1.00). Austin Martin leads the team at the plate, slashing .347/.492/.633 with eight extra-base hits. Vanderbilt pitchers have struck out 209 batters in 152.2 innings while walking just 59.
 
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