Sunday, February 20
Birmingham, Ala.
10:00 AM
University of Toledo
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Junior Riley Mohr collected two hits and drove in a run in the Rockets’ 4-3 loss to North Dakota on Sunday.
Photo by: Jeff Erickson
Rockets Drop Final Game of Blazer Classic to North Dakota, 4-3
2/20/2022 2:01:00 PM | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Toledo softball ended the Blazer Classic on Sunday with a 4-3 setback to North Dakota.
North Dakota took a one-run lead in the third inning on a fielder's choice, but Toledo answered with three runs in the fourth inning. Junior Riley Mohr drove in the Rockets' tying run, 1-1, with a one-out double. Freshman Kendra VanderLugt's singled to give Toledo a 2-1 advantage. Freshman Sidney Griffith's single extended the Rockets' lead to 3-1.
The Fighting Hawks evened the score with two runs in the fifth and scored the game-winning run in the seventh on an error. Toledo's rally ended on three consecutive line drive outs in the seventh.
"We had a chance to bust the game open when we were up 3-1," head coach Joe Abraham said. "We had people in scoring position and the heart of our lineup at the plate. Five minutes later it was 3-3. Then we dropped a routine fly ball with two outs in the seventh to give up the go-ahead run which proved to be the difference."
Toledo (3-7) will head down to Auburn, Ala. in two weeks to play five games at the Auburn Tournament on Friday-Sunday, March 5-6. The Rockets will face Chattanooga, North Carolina A&T, and host Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field.
NORTH DAKOTA 4, TOLEDO 3
North Dakota took a one-run lead in the third inning on a fielder's choice, but Toledo answered with three runs in the fourth inning. Junior Riley Mohr drove in the Rockets' tying run, 1-1, with a one-out double. Freshman Kendra VanderLugt's singled to give Toledo a 2-1 advantage. Freshman Sidney Griffith's single extended the Rockets' lead to 3-1.
The Fighting Hawks evened the score with two runs in the fifth and scored the game-winning run in the seventh on an error. Toledo's rally ended on three consecutive line drive outs in the seventh.
"We had a chance to bust the game open when we were up 3-1," head coach Joe Abraham said. "We had people in scoring position and the heart of our lineup at the plate. Five minutes later it was 3-3. Then we dropped a routine fly ball with two outs in the seventh to give up the go-ahead run which proved to be the difference."
Toledo (3-7) will head down to Auburn, Ala. in two weeks to play five games at the Auburn Tournament on Friday-Sunday, March 5-6. The Rockets will face Chattanooga, North Carolina A&T, and host Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field.
NORTH DAKOTA 4, TOLEDO 3
- North Dakota scored first in the third inning on a fielder's choice with two outs.
- Riley Mohr doubled to plate Aubrey Reed for the tying run with one out in the fourth.
- Singles from Kendra VanderLugt and Sidney Griffith extended the Rockets' lead to 3-1 with one out.
- North Dakota scored twice in the fifth inning on back-to-back sacrifice flies to tie the game at 3-3. Â
- North Dakota plated the winning run on a two-out Rocket error in the seventh.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: M. McConnell (1-2)
L: Johnson, Annika (0-1)
Batting:
2B: M. Pederson 1
RBI: C. Castaneda 1 ; M. Moore 2
SH: M. Peters 1
SF: C. Castaneda 1 ; M. Moore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Campos 2 ; M. Peters 1 ; K. Hayes 1
CS: A. Campos 1
Batting:
2B: Mohr, Riley 1
RBI: Mohr, Riley 2 ; Griffith, Sidney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reed, Aubrey 1 ; Dixon, Anna 1 ; Mohr, Riley 1
SB: VanderLugt, Kendra 1
Game Leaders
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