TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team faces Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action.

Tuesday's road game against the Mastodons is set for 3:00 p.m. Toledo was scheduled to face Dayton at home on Wednesday, but that game has been canceled due to forecasted inclement weather.

The Rockets (13-13, 6-6 MAC) had won four games in a row before dropping both games of a Sunday doubleheader at Kent State. Four weeks into MAC play Toledo sits in a tie for fifth place in the conference standings, just behind Central Michigan (14-12, 5-4) for a top-four spot. The top four teams advance to the MAC Tournament following the conclusion of the regular season.

Last Time Out
Toledo visited Kent State last weekend and dropped two out of three against the Golden Flashes.

In the 7-6 win on Friday, The Rockets scored the first two runs of the game in the top of the first and never trailed for the rest of the evening. The Golden Flashes did tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, but UT scored the eventual winning run in the top of the seventh and the bullpen held firm in the final innings

The two teams did not play on Saturday due to inclement weather, instead playing a doubleheader on Sunday. Kent State won the first game of the twin bill, 6-3, before walking off the Rockets in game two to take the series.

Rocket Notes

• Jeron Williams saw his lengthy hitting streak come to an end in game two of Sunday's doubleheader. The Archbold, Ohio native's streak came to a halt at 33 games, the longest hitting streak since Chris Dudics' school-record 39-game hitting streak in 2010. Williams did walk twice in game two on Sunday to extend his on-base streak to 36 games.
• Williams ranks eighth in the country in stolen bases (20) and ninth nationally in hits (48).
• Mason Sykes hit his ninth home run of the season on Sunday and now owns 32 career home runs. He is three home runs away from tying Dan Sherwood's (2008-11) school record of 35 career home runs.
• Sykes' 32 career home runs are more than any other current MAC player.
• Toledo has hit 45 home runs this season, which ranks first in the MAC and 28^th in the country. UT also leads the league in slugging percentage (.493).
• Noah Johnson is tied for third in the MAC with 50 strikeouts and has three outings with at least eight K's this season. His 11 strikeouts vs. Akron on March 24 are tied for second-most by a MAC pitcher in league play.
• Cal McAninch ranks fourth in the MAC in ERA (3.67) and second among qualified relievers.

About Purdue Fort Wayne
Purdue Fort Wayne sports an 8-20 overall record entering play on Tuesday. The Mastodons have won their last two conference series vs. Northern Kentucky and Youngstown State but have lost their last two midweek contests, both coming against Bowling Green. Cade Nelis has been Fort Wayne's top hitter so far this season, leading the team with a .292 batting average and Braedon Blackford leads the Horizon League with eight home runs.


Next Up
Toledo will return home this weekend to host Ohio in Mid-American Conference play.