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Wyatt Jefferson at NIU
Chris Cullum
Wyatt Jefferson helped Toledo defeat Northern Illinois on Sunday, throwing 5.2 hitless innings in relief.
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 23-29
1
Northern Illinois NIU 15-35
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
23-29
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Final
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Northern Illinois NIU
15-35
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 2
Northern Illinois NIU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2

W: Jefferson, Wyatt (3-3) L: THOMAS (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pitching Leads Toledo to 4-1 Win at Northern Illinois

 
DEKALB, Ill. – The University of Toledo baseball team (23-29, 21-15 MAC) clinched its weekend series at Northern Illinois (15-35, 14-22 MAC) on Sunday, winning 4-1 to take three out of four against the Huskies.
 
"We got another series win today, which is just awesome," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "Today we did it on the mound. Connor Brandon pitched well at the start and Wyatt Jefferson was superb the rest of the game. We never got the big hit to blow it open but did enough to win. I'm just really proud of the guys for going on the road and winning the series."
 
Brandon and Jefferson combined to allow just one run on two hits on Sunday. Brandon started the game and struck out two in 3.1 innings of work, and Jefferson pitched the final 5.2 innings. The senior did now allow a hit and struck out three to earn his third victory of the season.
 
Darryn Davis tallied two RBIs at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a walk. Matt Kirk was 3-for-4 at the plate, getting his second straight start in right field. Nicky Winterstein capped a strong weekend by reaching base twice and driving in a run to help the Rockets win the series.
 
Toledo wraps up the regular season with a four-game series against Central Michigan at Scott Park next weekend.
 
How it Happened
  • The Rocket struck first on Sunday, scoring a run in the top of the first. Mason Sykes doubled to left field and later scored on a ground ball to second base to put UT ahead 1-0.
  • Winterstein made it 2-0 with an RBI infield single in the top of the third. Davis led off the inning with a base hit, advanced to second on a wild pitch, then two batters later scored on the base hit.
  • NIU got its first run of the game in the bottom half of the third, scoring on a wild pitch to halve the Toledo lead and make the score 2-1.
  • Davis drove in his second run of the day in the top of the fifth to make it 3-1. Sykes reached on an NIU error, then scored all the way from first on the Davis double to deep center field.
  • Marcus Strother manufactured a run in the top of the ninth to extend Toledo's lead to 4-1. He reached on a bunt single, stole second base and advanced to third when the errant throw from the catcher drifted into center field, then scored on a wild pitch to add a crucial insurance run.
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