TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team found its offense in the late innings to secure a come-from-behind 7-3 victory against Ohio at Scott Park on Saturday afternoon.
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Down 2-0 after five innings, the Rockets (7-14, 3-5 MAC) scored the tying runs in the sixth, the go-ahead run in the seventh and extended the lead with four runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach for the Bobcats (6-15, 2-6 MAC)
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Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"I am really happy that we showed up and played today. Many good things happened in our favor. We got outstanding pitching and the bats finally came alive towards the end of the game. We needed that victory and hope to build off today to win the series tomorrow."
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Top Rocket HittersÂ
- Cam Gravelle – 2-for-4, HR (1), 3 RBIs, 2 R
- First career home run and RBIs
- Caden Konczak – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
- Fifth multi-hit game of the season
- Troy Sudbrook – 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB
- Charlie Scholvin – 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
Pitching LinesÂ
- Ryan Kennedy – 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 Ks
- Braden Curry (W, 1-0) – 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 Ks
- Logan Jones (SAVE, 3) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
How It Happened
- The Bobcats got on the board on a JR Nelson sacrifice fly in the third.
- Ohio extended the lead in the fifth on a Trent Neuer RBI single.
- Toledo scored twice in the sixth to tie the game 2-2 on a Troy Sudbrook bases-loaded walk followed by a double-play ball.
- Toledo strung together three two-out hits, capped by Charlie Scholvin's double to take a 3-2 lead in the seventh.
- With two outs and Ohio runners on the corners in the top of the eighth, Logan Jones came in and got a key strikeout to keep Toledo ahead.
- The Rockets scored four more times in the eighth on Tre Mariano's pinch-hit RBI single and Cam Gravelle's three-run home run. All runs came with two outs.
Up NextÂ
The Rockets and Bobcats will play the rubber match on Sunday, March 23. First pitch is at noon, moved up from the originally scheduled 1:00 start time, on ESPN+.