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Sophia Knight now ranks ninth all-time with 310 strikeouts in her career.
Photo by: Wes Wilson
Toledo Falls to Saint Francis and Bradley in pair of one-run losses on Opening Day of FIU Classic
2/28/2025 5:00:00 PM | Softball
Sophia Knight takes one-hitter into seventh inning vs. Bradley before falling in extra innings
MIAMI, Fla. – The Toledo softball team lost a pair of 2-1 decisions to Saint Francis and Bradley in the first games of the FIU Classic in Miami, Fla. on Friday.
The loss to Bradley went into extra innings, with the Braves tying the game in the bottom of the seventh, then scoring the winning run on a two-out hit in the eighth. Senior pitcher Sophia Knight had a one-hitter going into the seventh inning before Bradley rallied. Second baseman Sidney Griffith's RBI single in the fifth inning accounted for Toledo's only run.
In the day's first game, sophomore Maggie Roh scored the lone Toledo (5-5) run against Saint Francis, crossing home plate on a Red Flash error in the fifth inning to cut the lead in half, 2-1. Kylie Graham took the loss, surrendering five hits and one earned run.
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Toledo will continue action at the FIU Classic in Miami, Fla. on Saturday. The Rockets will take on Eastern Illinois at 9:00 a.m. and FIU at 2:00 p.m.
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The loss to Bradley went into extra innings, with the Braves tying the game in the bottom of the seventh, then scoring the winning run on a two-out hit in the eighth. Senior pitcher Sophia Knight had a one-hitter going into the seventh inning before Bradley rallied. Second baseman Sidney Griffith's RBI single in the fifth inning accounted for Toledo's only run.
In the day's first game, sophomore Maggie Roh scored the lone Toledo (5-5) run against Saint Francis, crossing home plate on a Red Flash error in the fifth inning to cut the lead in half, 2-1. Kylie Graham took the loss, surrendering five hits and one earned run.
PITCHING LINES
- Kylee Graham (2-3) – 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K vs. Saint Francis
- Sophia Knight (3-1) – 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K vs. Bradley
- Sidney Griffith, 2-4 with an RBI vs. Bradley
- Saint Francis and Toledo played four games this season, splitting the series 2-2.
- Kylee Graham and Sophia Knight each threw their second complete game of the 2025 season.
- Knight had seven strikeouts versus Bradley, giving her 310 career strikeouts and moving her into ninth all-time in program history.
- The Rockets had seven hits against Bradley, their seventh game of the season with seven or more hits.
- Eight Rockets recorded hits on Friday, including Sidney Griffith who had a multi-hit outing against Bradley.
Toledo will continue action at the FIU Classic in Miami, Fla. on Saturday. The Rockets will take on Eastern Illinois at 9:00 a.m. and FIU at 2:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Allie Braly (5-3)
L: Graham, Kylee (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Sofia Zielinski 1
RBI: Savannah Nash 1 ; Sofia Zielinski 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aliya Garroway 1 ; Hannah Bendle 1
SB: Savannah Nash 1 ; Aliya Garroway 1 ; Olivia Ulam 1 ; Hannah Bendle 1
Batting:
SH: VanderLugt, Kendra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roh, Maggie 1
SB: Maloney, Eliza 1
CS: Maloney, Eliza 1 ; Warren, Marissa 1
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