TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team opened its weekend series vs. Ohio on Friday with a 6-0 setback at Scott Park.
The Rockets' (14-14, 6-7 MAC) bats were stifled all day long by Ohio (11-15, 9-4 MAC) starting pitcher Luke Olson, who threw a two-hit complete game shutout in the series opener.
Both offenses struggled in the early going as Olson and junior Noah Johnson sent down the first six batters they faced in order. Ohio got on the scoreboard with a four-run third to take the lead, while Olson continued to work his way through the Toledo lineup with relative ease.
Sophomore Brayden White and freshman Troy Sudbrook were the only two Rockets to get into the hit column on Friday.
Johnson threw 6.0 innings and struck out four Bobcat hitters. Sophomore Patrick Dillon pitched the final three innings and also struck out four, both of which are career-high totals for the Findlay, Ohio hurler.
The Rockets and Bobcats will battle again on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Scott Park. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and televised locally on BCSN.
How it Happened
- Both starting pitchers sent down the first six hitters they faced in order, breezing through the first two innings of the game.
- Ohio struck first with four runs in the top of the third. Nick Dolan provided the big swing with a two-run homer, and Will Sturek and Alec Patino drove in runs on RBI doubles.
- Brayden White got the Rockets in the hit column with a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth, but would go no further on the basepaths as Luke Olson quickly recorded the next two outs.
- The Bobcats loaded the bases in the top of the seventh but scored just one run on a wild pitch to put the score at 5-0.
- Alec Patino homered in the top of the ninth to make it 6-0, which would hold as the final score.
