Rockets Bounce Back from Loss to CMU with 2-1 Win in Nightcap

Wednesday, May 12

Toledo, Ohio

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

26-22, 16-16

Central Michigan

17-26, 15-18

Central Michigan

Toledo

Junior Makenna Durieux earned the victory vs. CMU in Game Two today.

Photo by: Ross Achter

Rockets Bounce Back from Loss to CMU with 2-1 Win in Nightcap

5/12/2021 6:51:00 PM | Softball

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TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team split its doubleheader vs. Central Michigan at Scott Park on Wednesday afternoon by bouncing back from a disappointing 5-2 defeat in Game One with a 2-1 triumph in Game Two.

Junior Makenna Durieux keyed the Rockets' victory in the nightcap by limiting the Chippewas (17-27, 15-19 MAC) to just one run and six hits in a complete-game effort. Junior Aleah Marra drove in UT's only two runs with a two-out double in the second inning.

"Makenna came out and dominated from the first inning," Head Coach Joe Abraham said. "She has improved a lot as the year has progressed and gave us a huge outing when we needed it most. She had her pitches working and just exuded confidence the entire game."

Toledo (27-22, 17-16 MAC) appeared to be on its way to a 2-1 victory in the opener but allowed the Chippewas to rally with four runs in the seventh inning,

Senior Erin Hunt (19-13) held CMU to just three hits in the opening six frames before allowing four hits in the Chippewas' final at-bat. She was hurt in the inning by a misplayed sacrifice bunt that put runners on first and second with nobody out. Following a successful sacrifice, CMU registered back-to-back singles to take the lead and added two insurance runs later in the inning.

Toledo will close out its season this weekend with a four-game series vs. Akron. The Rockets will host the Zips in single games on Friday, May 14 and Sunday, May 16 and a doubleheader on Saturday, May 15.

GAME ONE

Toledo broke up a pitcher's duel when Jenna Kroll's single to right field in the fourth inning plated the game's first two runs.
The Chippewas broke through for a run of their own on pinch-hitter Samantha Mills' RBI single to left-center.
Erin Hunt retired CMU in order in the sixth inning before the Chippewas rallied. Mills' single to left-center field tied the score at 2-2, and Abbey Tolmie's single up the middle gave the visitors the lead. Shannon Stein's two-run single down the left-field line accounted for game's final scoring.

GAME TWO

CMU took a 1-0 lead when Stein led off the second with a double and scored on Kelsey Alexander's single to right field. Durieux avoided any further damage by retiring the next three batters.
Toledo responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame. Alea Marra came through with a big two-out double after the Rockets had put runners on second and third with nobody out.