MIAMI, Fla. – The Toledo softball team dropped a pair of games to Eastern Illinois and Florida International on Saturday at the FIU Classic in Miami, Fla.

In the opener vs. EIU, the Panthers broke a 1-1 tie with a run in the third and then added seven more runs in the next three innings to win by run-rule 9-1 in six innings. Samantha Bolding went 3-for-3 for the Rockets.
 
Against FIU, Toledo held a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the fifth but the Panthers scored three runs to take a 4-3 lead. After, Toledo answered with three runs in the top of the sixth, sparked by a pinch-hit two-run home run by sophomore Jenna Bloomfield. But FIU scored six runs in its half of the inning to take a 10-6 lead that ended up being the final score. The Rockets banged out 12 hits in the contest, with four players recording multi-hit games. 
 
PITCHING LINES
vs. Eastern Illinois

• Kylee Graham (2-4) – 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
• Reese Poston – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
• Sophia Knight – 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER

vs. FIU

• Sophia Knight – 4.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB
• Mady Yackee (0-2) – 1.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB

HITTING HEROES

• Samantha Bolding – 3-for-3 with an RBI and a double vs. Eastern Illinois
• Sidney Griffith – 2-for-3 with one run scored vs. Eastern Illinois
• Maris Barbato – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2B vs. FIU
• Jenna Bloomfield – 1-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI vs. FIU

ROCKET NOTES

• Toledo had 12 hits against FIU, their eighth game of the season with seven or more hits and fourth with double-figure hits.
• Freshman outfielder Reis Sjoholm has tallied hits in three-straight games.
• Sidney Griffith has hits in seven of the last eight games.

UP NEXT
Toledo will wrap up the FIU Classic on Sunday when the Rockets and FIU meet at 2:00 p.m. in Miami, Fla.
 
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