TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team split a doubleheader with Ohio on Friday afternoon at a windy Scott Park by posting a 10-8 victory in the opener before falling by a 10-7 margin in the second game. 

The Rockets (17-11, 7-5 MAC) jumped out to big leads in both contests but were unable to hold onto a 7-2 advantage after four innings in the nightcap.

"It was kind of a bittersweet day because we were three innings away from a big doubleheader sweep and we couldn't finish it off," Head Coach Joe Abraham said. "Ohio has some big bats. They come to hit and don't get cheated. We are scoring nearly double digits every game, so our pitching and defense need to figure out a way to win these types of games even if the wind is blowing out."

Junior Aleah Marra (4-for-8) led the Rockets with five RBIs on the day, with senior Dayna Denner (3-for-5) driving in four runs to go along with her Mid-American Conference-best 11^th home run of the season. Junior Anna Dixon also collected four hits for Toledo.

Senior Erin Hunt (13-8) picked up the victory with a complete game in the opener but took the loss after pitching the final two innings of Game Two. The Rockets and Bobcats are scheduled to wrap up this weekend's four-game series tomorrow with a doubleheader scheduled to begin at noon. The two teams were originally slated to play single games the next two days but there is rain in the forecast for Sunday.

GAME ONE

• Toledo took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI double from Aleah Marra, a sacrifice fly from Aubrey Reed and an RBI single from Lexi Eckman.
• After the Bobcats answered with a two-run home in the top of the third, the Rockets exploded for five in the bottom half of the inning. Jenna Kroll's two-run blast to left highlight the uprising.
• Ohio crept back in the game with a solo shot in the fourth and two more bases-empty roundtrippers in the sixth.
• Toledo added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth that were needed due to the Bobcats scoring three in the seventh and bringing the tying run to the plate.

GAME TWO

• The Rockets appeared on their way to a doubleheader sweep after scoring three runs in the in each of the first and second innings to take a 6-1 advantage.
• Aleah Marra drove in a pair in the first inning, while Dayna Denner slugged a three-run homer to left in the second.
• Toledo took a 7-2 cushion into the fifth, but the Bobcats batted around and scored five runs to knot the score at 7-7.
• Emily Walker's two-run home run in the sixth put Ohio ahead to stay.