YOUNGSVILLE, La. – The Toledo softball teams ended its run at the Mardi Gras Mambo in Youngsville, La. with a 6-0 loss to Northwestern State on Sunday afternoon. 

Northwestern State's Maggie Darr had a no-hitter going into the top of the sixth until Lauren Erickson broke it up with a single to right field to get on base for Toledo with one out. Erickson was stranded and would be the only Rocket to get on base for the remainder of the game. The Demons scored their first run in the opening inning and then scored five more runs in the second to establish the 6-0 lead that turned out to be the final score.

Erin Hunt started on the mound for the Rockets, and gave up six runs and three hits in 2.0 innings until Sophia Knight relieved her in the third. Knight gave up one hit and recorded one strikeout in her 4.0 innings of scorless work on the mound.

Toledo (2-7) will be back on the field the first week of March in Louisville, Ky., for the Louisville Softball Cardinal Classic on Friday-Sunday, March 3-5.

Northwestern State 6, Toledo 0

• Northwestern State got the first run of the afternoon in the bottom of the first off a sacrifice fly.
• The Demons scored five more runs in the second inning, from an RBI single, a bases loaded walk, a wild pitch, and a two-run single to make it 6-0.
• Lauren Erickson broke up the no-hitter in the top of the sixth with a single to right field, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and was stranded after back-to-back ground outs to end the inning.
• Toledo had one runner on base in the top of the seventh, but the inning ended with a double play and a groundout.