TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior Mason Sykes went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and became Toledo's all-time career home run leader in a 12-7 win vs. Bowling Green at Scott Park on Wednesday.

Sykes, who already owns Toledo's single-season home run record, slugged his 36^th career home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Rockets a 5-4 lead. Sykes' round-tripper helped him pass Dan Sherwood (2008-11) to become the most prolific home run hitter in program history.

The historic moment was one of several big offensive moments for both teams on Wednesday. The two squads, who were facing off in non-conference action, swapped leads five times and combined for 24 hits. The Falcons (14-23) grabbed the lead with a three-run top of the seventh, but Toledo (20-21) answered with six runs in the bottom half of the inning to wrestle control of the game for good.

"Anytime you can beat your rival in a game is a good thing," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "I'm really happy with the way we played today especially on the offensive side of things. We started slow, but once we got going we put some big runs up on the board late to put that game out of reach. A few guys threw the ball well and we played our usual solid defense. Now we set our sights to a big conference weekend against Western Michigan, which is just above us in the standings. I like the energy that we have right now and hope to continue to play well moving forward."

Sykes wasn't Toledo's only hitting hero. Sophomores Brayden White and Brian Fry both reached base three times and combined to drive in three runs. Seven different players drove in runs.

Five different pitchers saw time on the mound for Toledo, with junior Matt LeLito getting the starting nod. Junior Kyle Music earned the win, his fifth of the season, and sophomore Brennan McCune tossed 1.2 scoreless frames to end the game.

Toledo returns home this weekend to host Western Michigan in a three-game series at Scott Park.

• Bowling Green struck first, plating the first run of the game on a two-out double in the top of the first inning.
• BGSU's Tyler Ross made it 2-0 with a solo home run in the top of the second.
• Jeron Williams was plunked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second to get Toledo on the board.
• The Rockets took a 3-2 lead following a two-run third inning. Brayden White singled home a run to tie the game and two batters later Brian Fry's fielder's choice allowed Owen Jackson to score easily.
• The Falcons retook the lead on a two-run double from Kyle Gurney to put the score at 4-3 in the top of the fourth.
• Mason Sykes' record-breaking home run was a no-doubter, sailing over the left field wall to give the Rockets a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
• The back-and-forth nature of the game continued in the top of the seventh when BGSU retook the lead after a three-run inning. Ryan Johnston provided the go-ahead two-run single to give the Falcons the lead.
• The Rockets batted around and broke the game open with a six-run bottom of the seventh. After already tying the score at 7-7, Kade Wroot came off the bench as a pinch hitter and drew a crucial two-out walk to keep the inning alive. Toledo would score four more runs to push its lead to 11-7.
• Brennan McCune entered the game with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, but managed to escape unscathed.
• Scott Mackiewicz added one more run for good measure, making it 12-7 on an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth.