TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team will have its annual Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires as its 2023 home opener this weekend at Total Sports – Rossford. The Rockets will play a doubleheader on Friday, March 17 (ESPN+) followed by a single game on Sunday, March 19 (ESPN3), with all three games to be televised locally on BCSN.

Friday, March 17
Toledo vs. Bowling Green | 1:00 p.m. | Live Stats | BCSN/ESPN+
Toledo vs. Bowling Green | 3:00 p.m.  | Live Stats | BCSN/ESPN+

Sunday, March 19
Toledo vs. Bowling Green | 6:00 p.m. | Live Stats | BCSN/ESPN3

Toledo's Non-Conference Recap

• Toledo ended its 2023 non-conference schedule with a 7-11 record.
• Head Coach Jessica Bracamonte earned her fist win in the season opener vs. Bellarmine on Feb. 10. The Rockets swept the two-game series with the Knights that weekend.
• UT's biggest victory was a 5-2 upset over the No. 22 Northwestern on Sunday, March 5 in Louisville, Ky. The win is believed to be Toledo's first ever victory over a top-25 ranked team.
• Erin Hunt recorded her 50^th career win and made her 100^th career appearance on the mound vs. the Wildcats. She also hit the 500^th career strikeout milestone in the first inning vs. Louisiana Tech on Feb. 17 in Youngsville, La.
• The Rockets went 3-2 at the UCF Invitational last weekend, picking up wins over Penn, North Dakota and Kennesaw State.
• All three of the Rockets' shutouts vs. Bellarmine (Feb. 11), Northern Kentucky (March 4), and North Dakota (March 11) were thrown by Hunt.
• The Rockets have hit .261 with a .340 slugging percentage, while the pitching staff has a 3.81 ERA and is holding opponents to a .242 batting average through the first 18 games this season.

About Bowling Green (7-13)

• The Falcons lost back-to-back games heading into conference play. BG lost to No.19 Auburn 8-0 (5 inn.) on March 5 in its final game of the Jane B. Moore Memorial Tournament, before leaving Ann Arbor with a 9-0 (5 inn.) loss to Michigan on Wednesday evening.
• BG's Sophie Weber has a .382 average (7^th MAC), with 21 hits (8^th MAC) and six doubles (6^th MAC).
• BG is hitting .257 this season and its pitchers have a combined 5.10 ERA

Series Promotions

• Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires. Toledo trails in the all-times series 44-72.
• Opening weekend! Toledo fans will receive a free 'Team Toledo' rally towel.

On Deck
Toledo will hit the road for its next three-game series with Buffalo on Friday-Saturday, March 24-25 in Buffalo, N.Y. The Rockets and Bulls will play one game Friday afternoon followed by a doubleheader on Saturday at Nan Harvey Field.

Follow the Rockets
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• Twitter: 'ToledoSoftball'
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• Facebook: 'Toledo Softball'