HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Toledo baseball team scored in four different innings and the bullpen allowed just two runs over 7.2 innings, as the Rockets held off High Point for a 5-3 victory to salvage the series finale at Williard Stadium on Monday.
 
The Rockets (2-5) took the lead in the second inning and held the advantage the rest of the way, adding insurance runs in the third, fourth and eighth innings. The Panthers (7-1) cut their deficit to one three separate times, but Rocket pitching held them scoreless after the fifth inning. High Point dropped its first game of the season, while Toledo snapped a four-game skid.
 
Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"That was a big win today and we can build up that type of victory. We played good defense, got timely hitting and pitched outstanding. Logan Jones was an absolute bulldog to finish that game. Looking forward to next weekend already."
 
Top Rocket Hitters 

• Charlie Scholvin, 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 HBP
• Troy Sudbrook, 1-for-4, HR (1), 1 RBI, 1 HBP
• Luke Walton, 1-for-2, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 HBP
  • Reached base four times in five plate appearances
• Brayden White – 1-for-5, HR (2), 1 RBI
  • Home runs in back-to-back games

Pitching Lines 

• Logan Jones – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 Ks, SAVE (2)
• Ryan Kennedy (1-1) – 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks
• Jackson Bergman – 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• An RBI double from Tre Mariano and an RBI single gave Toledo a 2-0 lead in the top of the second.
• High Point got on the board in the bottom of the second on a wild pitch.
• Troy Sudbrook homered to right field in the top of the third for a 3-1 Toledo lead.
• A James Murphy home run in the bottom of the third cut the Toledo lead in half at 3-2.
• JP Wagner doubled home Charlie Scholvin in the top of the fourth for a 4-2 Rockets' lead.
• An RBI single and a throwing error gave High Point a run in the fifth to make things a one-run game.
• Brayden White crushed a solo home run to left field for a 5-3 lead in the top of the eighth.
• High Point got runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Logan Jones finished the game with a fielder's choice and a strikeout.

UP NEXT 
Toledo will head to the Central Virginia Classic next weekend. Toledo will play at VCU on Friday, Feb. 28 at 3:00 p.m., at William & Mary in Williamsburg on Saturday, March 1 at 4:00 p.m. and will conclude the weekend at Richmond on Sunday, March 2 at noon.