TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team will play its next four games on the road, beginning with a three-game series at Akron followed by a single game at No. 20 Ohio State. The Rockets and Zips will play a doubleheader on Sunday, April 10 and a single game on Monday, April 11 at Lee R. Jackson Softball Field. Toledo will then head down to Columbus for a non-conference matchup with OSU on Tuesday, April 12 at Buckeye Field.

Sunday, April 10
@ Akron | Noon (DH) | Lee R. Jackson Softball Field | Live Stats| Game One ESPN3

Monday, April 11
@ Akron | Noon | Lee R. Jackson Softball Field | Live Stats

Tuesday, April 12
@ Ohio State | 4:00 p.m. | Buckeye Field | Live Stats | B1G+

Last Time Out

• Toledo put up a tough fight but dropped all three contests in a series against defending Mid-American Conference champion Miami at Scott Park earlier this week.
• Sophomores Jenna Kroll crushed her fifth home run of the season in Game Two on Tuesday, while Lauren Erickson hit her first collegiate home run on Wednesday.
• Senior Aubrey Reed hit .429 with two doubles and one run scored to lead Toledo's offense in the series.

About Akron
Akron (10-22, 5-6 MAC) was swept in a three-game series vs. Ohio in Athens earlier this week. All three games were close with the Zips falling 2-1 in Game One. In Game Two, Akron took a 3-0 lead into the seventh before the Bobcats tied the game and eventually won on a walk-off homer in the eighth. The Zips collected seven hits but left eight batters on base in a 2-0 loss in Game Three.
  
The Zips' offense is led by sophomore Molly McChesney with a .379 batting average. In the circle, junior Lexi Petrof has a 3.06 ERA in 71.0 innings pitched with 55 strikeouts.

About No. 20 Ohio State
Ohio State won two of three games over Michigan State last weekend to improve to 23-7 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes shut out the Spartans in the series opener, 3-0, before the Spartans took the second game 2-1. Ohio State won the finale on Sunday, 2-1, with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. The Buckeyes have won eight of their last 10 contests and have the fifth-best Big Ten team batting average (.290) and fourth-best ERA (2.22). Graduate student pitcher Lexi Handley allowed one run over 22.1 innings last weekend and went 3-0 with two complete-game shutouts. McKenzie Bump hit .444 in the Michigan State series, including two home runs and three RBIs.

The Buckeyes will welcome No. 8 Northwestern for a three-game series on April 8-10 before they host Toledo on Tuesday  

On Deck
Toledo (8-23, 1-9 MAC) will resume conference action at Scott Park on Friday-Saturday, April 15-6 when it hosts Ball State.

Follow the Rockets
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• Twitter: @ToledoSoftball and @ToledoRockets
• Instagram: 'toledosoftball' and 'utrockets'
• Facebook: 'Toledo Softball' and 'Toledo Rockets'