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Kyle Jones at Bowling Green
Ross Achter
Kyle Jones struck out seven in six innings of work in game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Bowling Green.
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 27-17, 18-11 MAC
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Bowling Green BGSU 13-29, 10-21 MAC
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
27-17, 18-11 MAC
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Final
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Bowling Green BGSU
13-29, 10-21 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 6 8 0
Bowling Green BGSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1

W: Jones, Kyle (6-2) L: SCHENK, Gage (3-5)

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Toledo TOLEDO 27-18, 18-11 MAC
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Winner Bowling Green BGSU 14-29, 11-21 MAC
Toledo TOLEDO
27-18, 18-11 MAC
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Final
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Bowling Green BGSU
14-29, 11-21 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 9 1
Bowling Green BGSU 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 X 7 9 1

W: GAZAREK, Levi (1-2) L: Power, Jordan (5-3) S: RECKER, Owen (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toledo Splits Saturday Doubleheader at Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team split its doubleheader at Bowling Green on Saturday, winning game one by a score of 6-1 before dropping the second game, 7-6.

With their win in the first game, the Rockets (27-18, 18-12 MAC) set a new program record with their 12th consecutive win. The 12-game winning streak is the longest in school history, topping the 11-game winning streak by the 2011 squad.

"We played really good baseball in game one," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "Kyle Jones had another dominant start and Cal McAninch was good in relief. The offense executed and did a great job, despite some tough wind conditions today. Game two just didn't go our way. Bowling Green put a big inning together and that was the difference, but we battled like we always do and had a chance to tie it in the top of the ninth. I told the team after the game I was proud of them. To set a school record with 12 straight wins is a great accomplishment. Nothing changes, we're still playing great baseball as a group. We turn the page on today and start a new streak tomorrow."

The Rockets took a lead in game one before the Falcons had a chance to bat, and they would not relinquish their advantage the entire game. Jones was terrific, throwing six innings and striking out six while allowing just one run and walking none. McAninch tossed a scoreless bottom of the seventh to seal the deal.

At the plate, six different Rockets drove in runs, and a pair of freshmen registered two-hit days. Garret Pike and Brian Fry both went 2-for-4 at the plate and both tallied RBIs. Junior Mason Sykes also slugged his 12th home run of the season.

Toledo got off to another hot start in game two, scoring three runs in the top of the first. But a six-run fourth inning by Bowling Green proved to be the difference in the one-run loss. The Rockets nearly came back with two runs in the top of the ninth, but stranded the tying run on second base to end the game.

Fry had another two-hit performance in the second game and was joined by senior John Servello and redshirt freshman Trey Wright, who both had two hits in the second game.

Toledo and BGSU will conclude their weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1:05 p.m.

Following this weekend's series, Toledo and Bowling Green will play at Fifth Third Field on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for Toledo's game at Fifth Third Field are on sale now and can be purchased through the Toledo Mud Hens ticket office online by visiting this link. General admission tickets will be $8.00, with discounted tickets available for high school and college students.

How it Happened (Game 1)
  • Pike's two-out double in the top of the first put the Rockets on the board and gave them a 1-0 lead.
  • A three-run fourth inning put Toledo ahead 4-0. Sykes led off the inning with a solo home run, and Wright's sac fly made it 3-0. Servello drew a bases-loaded walk to make the score 4-0.
  • In the top of the sixth, sophomore Scott Mackiewicz singled in a run with a base hit to right field to put UT ahead 5-0.
  • BGSU's Nathan Rose's two-out, RBI single in the bottom of the sixth got the Falcons on the board.
  • Fry added another run in the top of the seventh to make it 6-1, which would hold as the final score.
How it Happened (Game 2)
  • Toledo got off to a good start in game two, scoring three runs in the top of the first. Pike drove in two with a double into the gap in left-center field, then Sykes made it 3-0 with a sac fly.
  • Bowling Green took control with a six-run bottom of the fourth to take a 6-3 lead. Adam Furnas provided the big swing for the Falcons in the form of a three-run home run to tie the game. An RBI single and a two-run double followed and put the Rockets in a three-run hole.
  • BGSU extended its lead to four with another run in the bottom of the sixth, putting the score at 7-3.
  • Toledo trimmed the deficit to three, 7-4, with a run in the top of the seventh.
  • The Rockets put together a rally in the top of the ninth and nearly tied the game. Junior Darryn Davis led off the inning by being hit by a pitch and senior Nicky Winterstein followed that up with a walk to put two runners on. Both would come around to score, Davis on a base hit and Winterstein on a wild pitch, to put Toledo within a run at 7-6. The Falcons would retire the next three batters, however, to escape with a one-run victory.
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