University of Toledo
6-17, 1-3
Ball State
17-7, 3-1
Toledo Drops Slugfest to Ball State, 13-8
3/21/2025 8:22:00 PM | Softball
Game Two suspended and will resume on Saturday
Toledo (6-17, 1-3 MAC) tallied 12 hits in the first game, its fourth consecutive game with double-figure hits and the eighth game this season tallying over 10-plus hits. Seven Rockets recorded hits, with Payton Abiley leading the way with three safeties, tying her career-high. Sophomore Eliza Maloney crushed a three-run homer to center, marking the first home run of her career.
The Rockets took an early lead in the first inning thanks to an obstruction call and a two-RBI single from Maris Barbato. Toledo and Ball State traded runs throughout the game until the Cardinals put the game away with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Rockets loaded the bases in the top of the seventh but were unable to score.
Hitting Highlights
- Eliza Maloney – 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Sidney Griffith – 2-for-4, 1 R, 2B
- Maris Barbato – 2-for-4, 3 RBI
- Payton Abiley – 3-for-4
- Sophia Knight (L, 4-8) – 5.0 IP, 7 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 8 BB, 5 K
- Mady Yackee – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Toledo took an early 3-0 lead in the first inning behind an obstruction call and a two-RBI single from Maris Barbato. Ball State got within one with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, 3-2.
- Ball State used a solo home run in the third to take a 4-3 lead.
- Eliza Maloney crushed a three-run homer to center field to retake the lead, 6-5, in the fifth. Ball State responded with a two-run home run in the bottom of the frame to go in front, 7-6.
- Audrey Miller and Barbato had RBI singles in the sixth to take back the lead, 8-7. Ball State fired off six runs in the sixth to secure the win.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: WHITNEY, Ella (11-1)
L: Knight, Sophia (4-8)
Batting:
2B: Griffith, Sidney 1
HR: Maloney, Eliza 1
RBI: Miller, Audrey 1 ; Barbato, Maris 3 ; Maloney, Eliza 3
SH: Enriquez, Eli 1 ; Griffith, Sidney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Enriquez, Eli 2 ; Griffith, Sidney 1 ; VanderLugt, Kendra 1 ; Miller, Audrey 2 ; Bolding, Samantha 1 ; Maloney, Eliza 1
Batting:
HR: PIETRZAK, Maia 1 ; TIMMONS, McKayla 1 ; MULHOLLAND, McKenna 1 ; GIBSON, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: PIETRZAK, Maia 2 ; TIMMONS, McKayla 2 ; WHITNEY, Ella 1 ; MULHOLLAND, McKenna 3 ; GIBSON, Kaitlyn 3
SH: GIBSON, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PIETRZAK, Maia 4 ; TIMMONS, McKayla 1 ; FOX, Payton 1 ; GUNTER, Kara 1 ; PEITERSEN, Veronica 1 ; MULHOLLAND, McKenna 2 ; URBAN, Hayley 1 ; GIBSON, Kaitlyn 1 ; MORRIS, Aislinn 1
SB: PIETRZAK, Maia 1 ; TIMMONS, McKayla 1 ; MULHOLLAND, McKenna 1 ; URBAN, Hayley 1
CS: TIMMONS, McKayla 1
HBP: PIETRZAK, Maia 1 ; GUNTER, Kara 1 ; URBAN, Hayley 1
