TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo softball team (19-11, 9-5 MAC) will return from a weekend off when it hosts arch-rival Bowling Green (17-18, 9-11 MAC) at Scott Park on Tuesday, April 20 at noon.  The Rockets didn't play last weekend at Western Michigan because the Broncos were sidelined due to a Covid-19 pause.
       
UT will remain home this weekend to face league-leading Miami (26-6, 16-0 MAC) in a four-game series on Friday-Sunday, April 23-25.

Toledo is in third place in the MAC standings after winning its last three series. The Rockets have won eight of their last 10 games since dropping three of four contests at Kent State to open conference play. Miami and Ball State are in first and second place with 16-0 and 15-0 records, respectively.
 
Tuesday, April 20
vs. Bowling Green, Noon | ESPN+ | LiveStats
 
Friday, April 23
vs. Miami, 3:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | LiveStats
 
Saturday, April 24
vs. Miami (DH), 1:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | LiveStats
 
Sunday, April 25
vs. Miami, 12:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | LiveStats
 
LAST TIME OUT
        Toledo won three of four vs. Ohio at Scott Park on April 9-10 in its most recent competition. The Rockets opened the weekend with a 10-8 victory over the Bobcats in Game One before falling by a 10-7 margin in Game Two. UT jumped out to big leads in both contests but were unable to hold onto a 7-2 advantage after four innings in the nightcap.
        Junior Aleah Marra (4-for-8) led the Rockets with five RBIs, with senior Dayna Denner (3-for-5) driving in four runs to go along with her MAC-best 11th home run of the season. Junior Anna Dixon also collected four hits for Toledo.
        Toledo swept Saturday's doubleheader against the Bobcats. Sophomore Leah Munson's ninth-inning homer propelled the Rockets to a 5-4 victory in the opener before an offensive explosion resulted in a 9-1 (5 inn.) triumph in the nightcap.
        Toledo held a 4-1 lead entering the seventh inning of Game One after junior Anna Dixon's two-run triple put the Rockets in front by a 3-1 margin in the fifth. Ohio rallied to send the game to extra innings by taking advantage of pair of UT errors in the seventh.
        Junior Makenna Durieux (1-2) came up big in Game Two to earn her first victory as a Rocket. She limited the Bobcats to just two hits in five innings.
        Toledo hit .395 as a team in its series vs. Ohio with Denner setting the pace with an .800 (8-for-10) batting average. She also registered an .867 on-base percentage and 1.600 slugging percentage with three runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs to earn MAC Player of the Week honors for the first time in her Rocket career.
        Also enjoying a strong weekend at the plate for the Rockets were junior Raquel Emery (3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI), junior Aleah Marra (7-for-15, 2 2B, 7 RBI), Munson (6-for-14, 4 R, 3 RBI), freshman Lexi Eckman (4-for-10, 2 R) and junior Anna Dixon (5-for-13, 4 R, 3 RBI).
 
ROCKETS IN THE MAC RANKINGS
• Toledo ranks third with 5.7 runs per game, a .309 batting average, a .374 on-base percentage and a .470 slugging percentage and is fourth with 26 home runs.
• Dayna Denner leads the MAC with 12 home runs, two more than Miami's Adrianna Barlow. Denner also is first with a 1.000 slugging percentage and is also third with a .448 batting average and .551 on-base percentage, tied for fourth with 10 doubles, tied for sixth with 16 walks and seventh with 25 RBIs.
• Riley Mohr tops the MAC with a .472 batting average and is second with a .574 on-base percentage as well as eighth with a .698 slugging percentage.
• Erin Hunt is tied for first in the MAC with 14 victories. She also leads the way with 128.2 innings pitched and 15 complete games and is third with 122 strikeouts.
• Leah Munson is tied for third with three sacrifice flies.
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
Bowling Green (17-18, 9-11 MAC) enters today's doubleheader following a split of a four-game series at Ohio. The Bobcats won the first two games of the series before the Falcons came back with a pair of wins of their own.
Redshirt freshman Greta L'Esperance leads the team with a .381 batting average, 48 hits and 25 runs scored and ranks second in the MAC with 25 stolen bases. Senior Madi McCoy is the Falcons' top power threat with a team-high 10 doubles, four homers and a .349 hitting mark that ranks second on the team.
Redshirt freshman Payton Gottshall (11-6) has been dominant in the circle but was sidelined from March 22 - April 15. She leads the MAC with a 1.60 ERA, .145 opponent batting average and 183 strikeouts in just 109.1 innings.
 
COMPARING TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN
Toledo ranks third in the MAC with a .309 batting average, while Bowling Green is seventh with a .269 mark. The Rockets are also fourth with 26 home runs, 10 more than the Falcons' total that ranks eighth in the conference.
Toledo is third in the conference with a 3.74 ERA, with BGSU ranking second with a 3.65 ERA.