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Mason Sykes
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Mason Sykes went 2-for-4 at the plate with two home runs and seven RBIs in Toledo's 14-3 win at Samford on Saturday.
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 1-7
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Samford SAM 5-5
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
1-7
14
Final
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Samford SAM
5-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 3 2 14 14 2
Samford SAM 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 3

W: Power, Jordan (1-1) L: Jesse McCord (0-2) S: Schnitz-Paxton, Layne (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Seven-Run Sixth Inning Fuels 14-3 Rocket Win

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Toledo baseball team exploded for seven runs in the top of the sixth inning to fuel a 14-3 win at Samford on Saturday.
 
"That was a long time coming, but I'm really proud of the guys," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "It was a great team win. So many guys had a hand in the win today. The offense did a great job today, but like I've said all year, everything starts on the mound. Jordan Power gave us a quality start today and Layne Schnitz-Paxton finished it off. Tomorrow is an important day as we have a chance to put together another complete performance and win a series."
 
Mason Sykes had a terrific day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBIs, the first 7-RBI performance by a Rocket since Matt Hansen in 2017. Nicky Winterstein proved to be an effective spark at the top of the lineup, reaching base in four of his five plate appearances. Chris Meyers collected two hits and two RBIs, and Trace Hatfield had a pair of hits as well.
 
Power struck out three and allowed three runs in six innings of work. Schnitz-Paxton earned the save with three shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out four.
 
The rubber match of this series will be on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.
 
How it Happened
 
  • Samford scored two in the bottom of the first to take an early lead.
  • Marcus Strother tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth with a two-run single through the left side of the infield that scored Darryn Davis and Chris Meyers.
  • The Bulldogs retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth, scoring on a wild pitch to make it 3-2.
  • The Rockets' big top of the sixth featured seven runs, four of which came on a grand slam off the bat of Sykes. The scoring started with back-to-back, pinch-hit singles from Matt Kirk and Zach Schwartzenberger to tie the game and give Toledo the lead, respectively.
  • Winterstein drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-3, then Sykes blasted a grand slam over the fence in right field to blow the game wide open.
  • Sykes struck again in the top of the eighth, launching a three-run homer to left field to make it 13-3 and give him seven RBI on the afternoon.
  • Meyers added a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth for good measure to bring the final tally to 14-3.
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