Aubrey Reed’s Three-Run Homer Pushes Toledo Past Kent State 6-4

Friday, April 14

Kent, Ohio

3:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

15-21, 8-10

Kent State

10-26, 5-9

Toledo

Kent State

The Rockets hit three home runs in their win at Kent State on Friday.

Photo by: Jeff Erickson

Aubrey Reed’s Three-Run Homer Pushes Toledo Past Kent State 6-4

4/14/2023 8:00:00 PM | Softball

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Erin Hunt records 600th-career strikeout and 57th-career win at Kent State on Friday afternoon

KENT, Ohio – The Toledo softball team hit three home runs to take the series-opener over Kent State 6-4 on Friday afternoon. The Rockets improve to 15-21, 8-10 MAC while Kent State falls to 10-26, 5-9 MAC.

Kent State led 4-2 through four innings when Toledo exploded for four runs in the fifth to take the lead. Leah Munson hit her first home run of the season and Aubrey Reed followed with a three-run dinger to push the Rockets ahead 6-4. The Golden Flashes loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but Erin Hunt stranded all three runners and shut down the opposition in the bottom of the seventh to secure the win.

Reed led the Rockets' offense going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBIs, and her second homer this season. Munson went 2-for-2 at the plate in addition to one RBI and one run. Riley Mohr's solo bomb in the third was her third this season

In the circle, Erin Hunt (11-11) struck out three batters, including her 600^th-career strikeout in the fourth inning, for the win. Hunt now has 57 career wins and is tried for third all-time in program history with Patty Bartlett who won 57 games in her career from 1987-90.

The Rockets and Golden Flashes will close out their series tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.

Toledo 6, Kent State 4

Aleah Marra hit an RBI double to left field to put Toledo ahead 1-0 in the second.
Kent State took the lead in the bottom of the second off an RBI single and a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.
Riley Mohr sent one out of the park in the third to tie the game 2-2.
The Golden Flashes hit a two-run dinger to get back in the lead, 4-2, in the fourth.
Leah Munson smashed her first homer of the season and Aubrey Reed followed with a three-run home run to give Toledo a 6-4 lead in the fifth.
In the seventh, Kent State filed out to center field, left field and popped out to end the game 6-4.