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Nicky Winterstein had two hits in Friday's 9-6 loss at Miami.
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Toledo TOLEDO 2-12, 0-1 MAC
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Winner Miami University MIAMI 8-7, 1-0 MAC
Toledo TOLEDO
2-12, 0-1 MAC
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Final
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Miami University MIAMI
8-7, 1-0 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 12 0
Miami University MIAMI 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 X 9 12 0

W: Hartwig, Grant (3-1) L: McAninch, Cal (0-1) S: Spinozzi, Michael (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toledo Opens Weekend with 9-6 Loss at Miami

OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Toledo baseball team opened Mid-American Conference play on Friday at Miami, falling to the RedHawks by a score of 9-6.

"The outcome was not what we wanted, but the energy and effort were good today," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "We had our opportunities on both sides of the ball. We had chances to put their hitters away and couldn't execute some pitches. I give Miami credit for taking advantage of our mistakes."

Cal McAninch made the first start of his career on Friday, striking out two in 1.1 innings of work. Jordan Power provided 6.2 innings out of the bullpen, striking out seven and not walking anyone.

"The offense did a solid job today and kept us in the game," Reinstetle said. "But we have to put the throttle down when we have them on the ropes. We'll be back tomorrow ready to battle again and get some wins."

Ryan Thompson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk, and Chris Meyers also drove in two runs against Miami. Trace Hatfield was 3-for-5 at the plate, while Matt Kirk and Nicky Winterstein both had two hits.

Toledo and Miami will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:00 p.m. Both games will be seven innings.

How it Happened
  • Trace Hatfield's RBI single in the top of the first gave Toledo an early 1-0 lead.
  • Miami plated two runs in the bottom half of the first to make it 2-1. Dalton Back drove in a run with a triple, then later scored on a sac fly.
  • Chris Meyers cut the deficit to one, 3-2, with a sac fly in the top of the third. John Servello reached base with a one-out triple, then two pitches later came in to score on the fly ball to center field from Meyers.
  • The RedHawks extended their lead to three, 5-2, with two runs in the bottom of the third. Miami started off the inning with a single and a double, then Will Vogelgesang drove in both runs with a base hit up the middle.
  • Thompson trimmed the deficit to one with a two-run double in the top of the sixth. Matt Kirk led off the inning with a base hit, then Marcus Strother reached after being hit by a pitch. Both scored on Ryan Thompson's two-bagger down the left field line to make the score 5-4.
  • Miami added two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 7-4 lead.
  • Kirk made it a 7-5 ballgame with a two-out double that scored Thomas Eitniear in the top of the seventh.
  • The RedHawks responded once again, scoring two in the bottom of the seventh to take a 9-5 lead, their biggest of the game.
  • With two outs in the top of the eighth, Meyers drove in Thompson with a triple to cut the deficit to three, 9-6, but it would be the last run scored by either team.
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