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Emily Bracamonte vs. Towson
Jeff Erickson
Third baseman Emily Bracamonte hit her first home run as a Rocket on Friday.
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Toledo TOLEDO 18-15
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Winner NIU NIU 11-24
Toledo TOLEDO
18-15
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Final
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NIU NIU
11-24
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 2
NIU NIU 0 1 5 2 0 0 X 8 10 0

W: Stewart (6-7) L: Knight, Sophia (12-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Toledo Drops Series Opener to Northern Illinois, 8-3

Rockets and Huskies will close out series with Saturday doubleheader

DeKALB, Ill. – The Toledo softball team dropped an 8-3 decision to Northern Illinois in the series opener on Friday afternoon at Mary M. Bell Field.

The Huskies (11-24, 4-9 MAC) took an early 1-0 lead in the second, until Emily Bracamonte and Lauren Erickson each hit solo homers in the top of the third inning to give Toledo (18-15, 9-4 MAC) a 2-1 advantage. NIU then scored five in the bottom of the third and two more in the fourth to take control.

Bracamonte's homer was her first as a Rocket, while Erickson's blast was her second this season.

Junior Sophia Knight (12-7) allowed six runs on seven hits over 2.2 innings in the defeat. Junior Kylee Graham came on in relief and struck out four batters and gave up three hits in relief.

The Rockets and Huskies will wrap up their weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Danielle Stewart's leadoff homer in the second gave Northern Illinois a 1-0 lead.
  • Emily Bracamonte and Lauren Erickson each homered to lead to put Toledo ahead, 2-1, in the third.
  • NIU took back the lead with five runs in the third, highlighted by Caitlyn Schumaker's three-run homer.
  • Madison Matthews extended the Huskies' lead with a two-run homer in the fourth.
  • Riley Mohr's sacrifice fly to right field plated the contest's final run.
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