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.
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
HITTING HEROES
ROCKET NOTES
- 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.
UP NEXT
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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