EUGENE, Ore. – The Toledo baseball team dropped a 9-2 decision to Oregon, with the Ducks pulling away in the late innings to claim the 2025 season opener at PK Park on Friday.
 
The Rockets (0-1) got an early strike with a Tre Mariano home run in the top of the second inning to tie the game at 1-1. However, the Ducks (1-0) took the lead in the sixth on a home run and scored twice in the seventh and four more times in the eighth to pull away with the victory.
 
Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle:
"For about seven innings, we played a great game versus a really good opponent. We showed we can play with anyone when we play our brand of baseball. Their starter was very good, but we kept them in a tied game when he came out. Our defense was most disappointing today as we made some errors which are not indicative of who we are. There's a lot to learn from this game, and if we do learn from that, we'll be just fine."
 
Top Rocket Hitters

• Tre Mariano – 1-for-4, 1 HR (1), 1 RBI, 1 R
• Luke Walton – 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R

Pitching Lines

• Jacob Tabor – 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Nathan Leininger (0-1) – 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jacob Walsh singled to center for a 1-0 Ducks lead in the first.
• Tre Mariano crushed a home run to left to tie the game in the top of the second inning.
• Walsh hit a two-run home run to left field for a 3-1 Oregon lead in the sixth.
• A dropped third strike led to Luke Walton crossing the plate, making things 3-2 in the seventh.
• Oregon scored twice in the seventh on an RBI double followed by a sacrifice fly.
• A Toledo throwing error, a balk, an RBI double and an RBI single accounted for the Ducks' four runs in the eighth.

UP NEXT
Toledo and Oregon will continue their series on Saturday, Feb. 15 in a doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT with the second game approximately 30 minutes after the first game. Saturday's doubleheader will air on B1G+.