TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team opened Mid-American Conference play as well as its home season with a doubleheader sweep over Bowling Green in its annual Battle of I-75 presented by Cooper Tires on Friday afternoon. The two victories extended the Rockets' winning streak to three games.

In Game One, Toledo bolted to a 6-0 lead and Erin Hunt took a shutout into the sixth inning until Bowling Green broke through for its lone run. Hunt ended up with a complete-game one-hitter and fanned four batters in the victory.
 
Toledo carried its momentum into the second game. The Rockets built a six-run lead until the Falcons broke up Sophia Knight's shutout with two unearned runs in the top half of the fifth. Toledo scored one more run in the fifth on Madison Mikulski's bunt to make it a 7-2 game. Bowling Green scored one more run in the sixth but could not make up the deficit before the final out to give Toledo a 7-3 win and a sweep. Knight struck out nine batters to pick up the win in game two.

Anna Dixon led the Rockets offensively by going 5-for-7 with a triple, four RBIs, and runs scored.

"I couldn't have asked for a better way to start MAC play than with two solid team wins," head coach Jessica Bracamonte said. "Erin and Sophia were outstanding in the circle, and our offense did a great job executing our game plan to give our pitchers great run support. Anna did a great job making things happen for us at the plate, both setting the table and driving in runs. Everyday is a good day to be a Rocket, but when it comes down to winning the Battle of I-75, it's a great day to be a Rocket!"

Toledo (9-11, 2-0 MAC) and Bowling Green (7-15, 0-2 MAC) will wrap up its three-game series at Total Sports-Rossford on Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Game 1 – Toledo 6, Bowling Green 1

• Toledo opened the scoring with three runs in the first.
• Leah Munson scored on a groundout and Anna Dixon's RBI single increased the Rockets' lead to 5-0 in the fourth.
• Riley Mohr's RBI double extended Toledo's lead to 6-0 in the fifth.
• Bowling Green loaded the bases in the sixth but could only score once.
• The Falcons went down in order in the seventh.

Game 2 – Toledo 7, Bowling Green 3

• Jenna Kroll got Toledo's offense going in first with an RBI double and then came around to score on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead.
• Anna Dixon's triple to center field doubled Toledo's margin to 4-0.
• Kroll's two-run double to center in the fourth provided more insurance for the Rockets.
• Bowling Green broke got on the board with two runs in the sixth off a wild pitch to make it 6-2.
• Madison Mikulski's RBI bunt in the fifth to make it 7-2.
• The Falcons added one run in the sixth on an RBI double to make it 7-3 and could not reach base in the seventh.