TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team tried to rally in the sixth inning but fell 3-2 in the opening game of Wednesday's doubleheader, before falling 1-0 in the nightcap to Central Michigan to close out a three-game series at Scott Park.  

Jenna Kroll blasted a solo home run to kick off Game 1 before the Chippewas took the lead in the second inning off a two-run dinger by Emily Bracamonte, the younger sister of Toledo head coach Jessica Bracamonte. CMU added a run in the fifth before Toledo closed the gap at 3-2 in the sixth. The Rockets went down in order to end the game.

The Chippewas' second-inning run in Game 2 was the only offense generated for the remainder of the afternoon.

Erin Hunt (10-11) and Sophia Knight (4-8) each fanned five batters in 7.0 innings in the circle for the Rockets in defeat..  

Toledo (14-21, 7-10 MAC) will head to Kent, Ohio this weekend for a three-game series with Kent State. The series opens with a single game on Friday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Saturday, April 15 at 1:00 p.m.

Game 1 – Central Michigan 3, Toledo 2

• Jenna Kroll sent one over the left-field fence to put Toledo up 1-0 in the opening frame.
• Emily Bracamonte hit a two-run homer to give the Chippewas a 2-1 lead in the second.
• CMU extended its lead to two runs in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to left field.
• Kroll's RBI single up the middle closed the gap to 3-2 in the sixth.
• The Rockets went three up, three down in their final at-bat to end the game.

Game 2 – Central Michigan 1, Toledo 0

• CMU scored the game's only run on Abbey Tolmie's two-out single in the second inning.
• The Chippewas loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh, but the Rockets got out of the jam with no runs scoring.
• Toledo's Macey Moore grounded out to the pitcher to end the game.