Toledo Heads to Western Michigan for Final Road Series

Friday, April 26

Kalamazoo, Mich.

11:00 a.m.

University of Toledo

Western Michigan

Toledo looks to secure its spot in the postseason tournament as it heads to Kalamazoo, Mich. for its final three road games of the year.

Photo by: Jeff Erickson

Toledo Heads to Western Michigan for Final Road Series

4/25/2024 11:11:00 AM | Softball

The Rockets and Broncos will play three games at Ebert Field this Friday and Saturday

TOLEDO, Ohio – After almost a week since playing its last game, the Toledo softball team is back in action this weekend for a three-game series with Western Michigan. The Rockets (21-17, 11-6 MAC) and Broncos (23-19, 12-7 MAC) will play a doubleheader on Friday, April 26, followed by a single game on Saturday, April 27 at Ebert Field in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Friday, April 26
at Western Michigan | 11:00 a.m. | Ebert Field | Live Scoring, Live Video, and Tickets
at Western Michigan | 1:00 p.m. | Ebert Field | Live Scoring, Live Video, and Tickets

Saturday, April 27
at Western Michigan | 1:00 p.m. | Ebert Field | Live Scoring, Live Video, and Tickets

The Rockets currently sit in second place in the Mid-American Conference standings with an 11-6 league record, and trail Miami which leads the conference with an 18-1 MAC record ( 37-7 overall). The top six teams in the conference will play in the MAC Championships on May 8-11 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.

Last Time on the Field
The Rockets took two of three games last week, splitting their doubleheader with Ohio on Tuesday and ending the week with a 14-4 (5 inn.) win at Detroit Mercy on Thursday. Freshman Mady Yackee earned her first collegiate shutout in the 7-0 victory in Game One vs. the Bobcats. The Rockets scored a season-high 14 runs against the Titans and junior Eli Enriquez tied a season-high three stolen bases in the final non-conference game of the year in Detroit.

Rockets in the Rankings

Toledo is hitting a program-best .315 this year with a .433 slugging percentage.
Enriquez is No. 4 in Toledo history with 26 stolen bases and tied for No.3 all-time with Lindsey Tobias (2015) with five triples this year.
Senior Riley Mohr drove in her 91^st career RBI last week to join senior Jenna Kroll on Toledo's top 10 list. Mohr is now No.9 while Kroll sits at No. 4 with 105.
Mohr has 34 doubles under her belt, which is tied for No. 8 in program history with Brenda Steinbrunner (1986-89) and Lacy LeVier (2007-10).
After scoring three runs at Detroit Mercy, senior Lauren Erickson has 75 runs in her career which ranks No.10 in program history.

About Western Michigan

WMU took the opener at Ohio on Saturday but dropped its final two games to lose the series.
The Broncos are 7-1 at home this year and are hitting a combined .279 at the plate. The offense is led by junior Payton Kelly who is hitting .344 with 43 hits and has cracked five home runs.
In the circle, senior Rissa Bajusz leads the conference with a 1.91 ERA with 188 strikeouts (48 looking) in 139.0 innings pitched. Bajusz was recognized on Tuesday as the NFCA Top Performer.

Up Next
Toledo will close out the regular season next week with a doubleheader vs. Miami on Tuesday afternoon followed by a three-game series vs. Buffalo on Friday-Saturday at Scott Park.

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