Wednesday, March 6
Long Beach, Calif.
1:00 p.m. (EST)
University of Toledo
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Long Beach State
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Long Beach State
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Junior Sophia Knight (5-4) went the distance in the 2-1 extra-inning loss at Long Beach State.
Photo by: Jeff Erickson
Toledo Falls in Extra Innings at Long Beach State, 2-1
3/6/2024 4:30:00 PM | Softball
Six different Rockets collect six hits against defending Big West Champions
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Toledo softball team played an extra-inning game for the first time this season but came up on the short end of a 2-1 (8 inn.) decision against defending Big West Champion Long Beach State. Â
Toledo had a chance to score the go-ahead run in the eighth when Lexi Eckman advanced to third base following a sacrifice bunt but couldn't capitalize. The Beach's Carly Robbins singled to left field in the bottom of the frame to score the game-winning run.
Junior Sophia Knight (5-4) yielded just five hits in 7.1 innings with both of the runs she allowed being unearned in the loss.Â
Six different Rockets registered a hit with junior Eli Enriquez accounting for UT's lone run with a sacrifice fly.Â
Toledo (6-8) will face Fairfield and Cal. State Fullerton on Thursday in the opening day of the CSF/LBSU Tournament in Fullerton, Calif.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Toledo had a chance to score the go-ahead run in the eighth when Lexi Eckman advanced to third base following a sacrifice bunt but couldn't capitalize. The Beach's Carly Robbins singled to left field in the bottom of the frame to score the game-winning run.
Junior Sophia Knight (5-4) yielded just five hits in 7.1 innings with both of the runs she allowed being unearned in the loss.Â
Six different Rockets registered a hit with junior Eli Enriquez accounting for UT's lone run with a sacrifice fly.Â
Toledo (6-8) will face Fairfield and Cal. State Fullerton on Thursday in the opening day of the CSF/LBSU Tournament in Fullerton, Calif.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Long Beach State threatened but couldn't score after loading the bases in the second.
- Lexi Eckman tripled to right field and was brought home on a sacrifice fly from Eli Enriquez to give UT a 1-0 lead in the third.
- Makayla Medellin evened the game for LBSU with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
- The Rockets and Beach stranded a single runner in both the sixth and seventh frames to force the game into extra innings.
- Carly Robbins hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth to end the game 2-1.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fernandez (3-6)
L: Knight, Sophia (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Kroll, Jenna 1 ; Mohr, Riley 1
3B: Eckman, Lexi 1
RBI: Enriquez, Eli 1
SH: Enriquez, Eli 1
SF: Enriquez, Eli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eckman, Lexi 1
CS: Bracamonte, Emily 1
HBP: Kroll, Jenna 1 ; Tipple, Leah 1
Batting:
2B: Olson 1 ; Bickar 1 ; Durazo 1
RBI: Medellin 1 ; Robbins 1
SF: Medellin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bickar 1 ; Medellin 1
SB: Bickar 1 ; Sweet 1
CS: Estrada 1 ; Sweet 1
HBP: Ceballos 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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