EUGENE, Ore. – The Toledo baseball team earned a 5-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 12 Oregon to earn its highest-ever ranked opponent victory in program history at PK Park on Saturday.
 
Toledo's victory was also its first over a ranked opponent since 2015, when the Rockets defeated then-No. 25 Notre Dame. Toledo has also defeated an opponent from a "Power 4/5" conference for its fourth-consecutive season.
 
After a scoreless first five innings, featuring five scoreless frames from starting pitcher RJ Shunck, the Rockets (1-2) scored four times in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. Toledo held the advantage until the eighth, where the Ducks (2-1) cut the lead to 4-3. Toledo then added a key insurance run in the top of the ninth and a 1-2-3 bottom half of the inning sealed things.
 
Oregon took game two of the doubleheader, 9-0 with seven home runs, scoring in six of eight innings in which it batted.
 
Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle:
"Today was a range of emotions. We played great baseball in game one. RJ Shunck gave us a great start on the mound and Logan Jones came in and shut the door late. We played awesome defense and got some timely hitting for the win. I'm proud that we have achieved one of the bigger wins in program history and of how we played.
 
"We couldn't get anything going against their pitchers in game two. We played good defense in the game and our pitching wasn't awful, but we got behind in counts and served up some pitches they could miss. When we pitch and play good defense, we can play with anyone."
 
Top Rocket Hitters

• Troy Sudbrook (Game 1) – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 R
• Charlie Scholvin (Game 1) – 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP
• Cole Cahill (Game 1) – 1-for-4, 2 RBIs
• Josh Cote (Game 2) – 2-for-4, 1 2B

Pitching Lines

• RJ Shunck (1-0), Game 1 – 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 Ks
• Logan Danzeisen, Game 1 – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Logan Jones Game 1 – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 Ks, SAVE (1)
• Ryan Kennedy (0-1), Game 2 – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Troy Sudbrook opened the scoring in the sixth inning with a two-run single to right for a 2-0 lead with still no outs in the inning.
• With one out, Cole Cahill ripped a two-run single to center to give Toledo a 4-0 lead.
• A solo home run, wild pitch and RBI groundout each accounted for runs for Oregon in the bottom of the eighth, bringing the Ducks within one, 4-3.
• With the tying run on third with one out in the eighth inning, Logan Jones produced a strikeout and a groundout to get out of the jam and keep the Rockets in the lead.
• Luke Leto's RBI groundout in the ninth extended Toledo's lead to 5-3.
• Jones set the Ducks down in order for the victory.

Game 2

• The Ducks hit seven solo home runs in total, with one each in the second, fourth and sixth innings and two in the fifth and the seventh.
• Oregon produced its other two runs with a sacrifice fly in the third and fourth innings.

Ranking Note
Oregon's No. 12 ranking comes from D1Baseball and the NCBWA.
 
UP NEXT
Toledo and Oregon will conclude the series on Sunday, Feb. 16. First pitch from PK Park will be at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 noon PT on B1G+.