CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Toledo baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Southeast Missouri (6-6). The Rockets (3-7) fell by a 12-0 margin in the opener before suffering a 13-3 setback in the nightcap at Capaha Field.
Senior
Scott Mackiewicz paced the Rockets offensively during the twin bill with two hits. Freshman
Cole Cahill provided UT with a highlight in the second game by hitting his first home run as a Rocket in his second collegiate at-bat.
Senior
Grant Umberger (1-2) took the loss in Game One, while
Logan Danzeisen (0-2) was tagged with the defeat in Game Two.
Toledo will wrap up its four-game series with the Redhawks with a single game tomorrow. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
- The Redhawks took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Bryce Cannon's three-run homer.
- SEMO added to its lead in the third on Ben Palmer's two-run homer.
- The Redhawks added one more run in the third before putting the game out of reach by plating six runs in the fourth inning.
GAME TWO
- SEMO exploded for seven runs in the first inning despite registering just four hits. Ty Stauss highlighted the uprising with a grand slam.
- The Redhawks added to their lead with Shea McGahan's two-run double.
- Cole Cahill put Toledo on the scoreboard with his first collegiate home run in his second at-bat of the season.
- The Rockets plated the game's final run in the sixth on Trey Wright's sacrifice fly to center field.