Toledo Rallies to Defeat Montana 6-5 at GCU Purple Classic

Saturday, March 2

Phoenix, Ariz.

11:00 a.m. (EST)

University of Toledo

6-5

Montana

5-13

Montana

Toledo

Junior Eli Enriquez went 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two stolen bases on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz.

Photo by: Jeff Erickson

Toledo Rallies to Defeat Montana 6-5 at GCU Purple Classic

3/2/2024 7:35:00 PM | Softball

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Rockets fall to New Mexico in Game 2 to settle for a split

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Toledo softball team split its second doubleheader of GCU's Purple Classic on Sunday, defeating Montana 6-5 in the opener before falling to New Mexico 5-1 in the afternoon contest.

In the victory over Montana, the Rockets fell behind 4-0 in the first inning but rallied for the win. RBI singles by junior Sidney Griffith and senior Riley Mohr in the fourth inning gave Toledo a 6-5 lead that held up as the final margin. Sophia Knight (5-2) went the distance for the win.

Toledo again found itself down 4-0 in its second game vs. New Mexico but this time could not muster enough offense for a comeback in the 5-1 loss. Junior Eli Enriquez put Toledo on the board with an RBI single in the third for the Rockets' only score. Junior Kylee Graham (1-2) pitched all six innings in defeat.

Enriquez went 4-for-5 at the plate in the two games on Saturday and added two more stolen bases. Senior Jenna Kroll added three hits while Griffith drove in a team-high three runs.

Toledo (6-6) will wrap up the Purple Classic on Sunday with a rematch vs. Grand Canyon (9:30/ 11:30 a.m. EST) at the GCU Softball Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
Toledo 6, Montana 5

Montana reached home on an error and Riley Peschk hit a three-run homer to give the Grizzlies a 4-0 lead.
Eli Enriquez reached home on a fielder's choice to get UT on the board in the bottom of the first.
Enriquez hit a sacrifice fly and Sidney Griffith hit a two-run single to tie the game at 4-4 in the second.
Montana added a run in the fourth, but Griffith and Riley Mohr each drilled RBI singles to take a 6-5 lead in their half of the fourth.
The Grizz got one runner on base to start the seventh, but Sophia Knight put down the next three batters to end the game.

Game Two
New Mexico 5, Toledo 1

New Mexico scored two unearned runs in the first.
UNM doubled its lead with a two-run double in the second inning, 4-0.
Enriquez got the Rockets on the board with an RBI single to left field in the top of the third.
The Lobos added one more insurance run in the fifth off an RBI single to make 5-1.