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Akron Senior Day
Haley Boehm
Toledo closed out its 2021 season with a 7-5 victory over Akron.
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Akron AKR 8-46, 7-33 MAC
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 31-22, 21-16 MAC
Akron AKR
8-46, 7-33 MAC
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Final
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Toledo TOLEDO
31-22, 21-16 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Akron AKR 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 8 0
Toledo TOLEDO 2 0 1 2 2 0 X 7 7 0

W: Durieux, Makenna (4-5) L: OTANI, Olivia (2-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rockets Post 7-5 Senior Day Win to Sweep Akron

TOLEDO, Ohio – Junior Makenna Durieux struck out a season-high six batters and allowed just one run to lead the Toledo softball team to a Senior Day triumph over Akron on Sunday at Scott Park. The victory provided the Rockets a season-high five-game winning streak and a 31-22 overall (21-16 MAC) record to take into their off-season.

"We won 11 of our last 16 after our Miami series and were playing our best ball toward the end of the year," Head Coach Joe Abraham said. "You always want to finish strong and I think our strong finish shows the character and professionalism of our players."

Durieux opened the game on fire, striking out the side in the first and two more in the second. She limited the Zips to just three hits in the first five innings before surrendering a pair in the sixth. Senior Erin Hunt registered the final two outs in the sixth before closing out the game in the seventh.

"Makenna tossed a game that has become her norm which is being efficient and moving the ball around," Abraham said. "She hung a few in the sixth when we made a change, but she finished the season great. That's exciting for us moving forward."

Toledo never trailed in the contest after taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Rockets then added a run in the third and two runs each in the fourth and fifth for a 7-0 advantage. Akron's scoring came with a single run in the sixth and four in the seventh.

Junior Anna Dixon and sophomore Leah Munson paced the Rockets offensively with two hits apiece. Freshman Lauren Erickson and junior Aubrey Reed each registered two RBIs for Toledo.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lauren Erickson and Anna Dixon delivered two-out RBI singles to give Toledo a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
  • Erickson's sacrifice fly plated Lexi Eckman to provide Toledo a 3-0 advantage in the third.
  • Leah Munson's RBI single extended the Rockets' lead to 5-0 in the fourth after Sydney McKeever scored earlier in the inning on a wild pitch.
  • UT's final runs came across in the fifth on Aubrey Reed's two-run single through the right side.
  • Akron scored its first run in the sixth on Laurel Devoe's double down the left-field line.
  • The Zips plated four runs in the seventh, including three on Macky Mitchiner's two-out three-run homer. Erin Hunt didn't allow Akron's rally to continue by striking out the game's final batter.
 
 
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