Toledo On the Road for Matchup Against Purdue Fort Wayne, Weekend Series Against Kent State

Tuesday, March 25

Fort Wayne, Ind.

3:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Purdue Fort Wayne

Caden Konczak is tied for 10th in the MAC with five home runs and has reached base in 18 consecutive games entering the week.

Photo by: Craig Strobeck

Toledo On the Road for Matchup Against Purdue Fort Wayne, Weekend Series Against Kent State

3/24/2025 12:42:00 PM | Baseball

Rockets look to ride momentum from series win vs. Ohio into this week

By: Levi Woods, Athletic Communications

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team will hit the road for the first four games of a five-game road trip, taking on Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, March 25 and Kent State for a Mid-American Conference weekend series on March 28-30. First pitch against the Mastodons will be at 3:00 p.m., with the Kent State games beginning at 3:00 on Friday and Saturday and 1:00 on Sunday.

Toledo (8-14, 4-5 MAC) dropped a road game at Wright State on Tuesday, but earned its first series win of the MAC schedule against Ohio this weekend. The Rockets responded to a loss on Friday with a 7-3 victory on Saturday and a 1-0 rubber-match victory on Sunday. Freshman Braden Curry picked up his first career win against Ohio on Saturday, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts, only allowing two hits. Jackson Bergman, in his longest outing of the season, pitched 5.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing only two hits on Sunday. Logan Jones picked up his third and fourth saves over the weekend, including a four-out save on Saturday. Freshman Cam Gravelle hit 5-for-15 in his four games of the season last week, notching his first career double and home run along with three RBIs and three runs.

Purdue Fort Wayne (3-19, 2-4 Horizon), lost to Bowling Green before winning the series against Youngstown State over the weekend. Toledo last faced Purdue Fort Wayne on April 24, 2024, with Purdue Fort Wayne winning 4-3 in 13 innings.

Kent State (10-11, 4-2 MAC) won 2-of-3 games against Bowling Green last weekend. The Rockets and Golden Flashes last met in the MAC Tournament on May 23, 2024, with Toledo winning 8-2 in an elimination game.

Tuesday, March 25 @ Purdue Fort Wayne (3:00 p.m.) Live Stats
Friday, March 28 @ Kent State (3:00 p.m.) | Live Stats
Saturday, March 29 @ Kent State (3:00 p.m.) | Live Stats
Sunday, March 30 @ Kent State (1:00 p.m.) | Live Stats

Leading Off

The Rockets held Ohio's offense in check for the last two games of the series. Toledo allowed only four runs across both games and picked up its first Mid-American Conference series win of the season.
Last season against Kent State, Toledo was victorious in the regular season series, winning 2-of-3 in a doubleheader weekend. The Rockets also grabbed an 8-2 win over the Golden Flashes in the MAC Tournament.
Kent State is tied for fifth in the MAC standings, while Toledo is tied for seventh.
A win on Tuesday would match Toledo's longest winning streak of the season.

Rocket Hitting Notes

Caden Konczak leads Rocket hitters with a .280 average, five home runs, and a slugging percentage of .600. Troy Sudbrook leads in RBIs (13), total bases (39), and triples (2).
Luke Walton is tied for seventh in the MAC in doubles with seven, and Caden Konczak is tied for 10th in the league in home runs with five after hitting another against Ohio on Friday.
Caden Konczak has reached base in 18 straight games and Troy Sudbrook is on a six-game hitting streak.

On the Mound and In the Field

Toledo has allowed the fewest runs (133) and the second-fewest hits (200) in the MAC.
The pitching staff has a 5.75 ERA, the second-lowest in the MAC, and is allowing a .283 average thus far, the second-lowest in the MAC.
The shutout against Ohio on Sunday was the first since an 8-0 victory over Middle Tennessee on March 4, 2023.
Jacob Tabor is top 15 in the MAC in ERA, opposing batting average, and strikeouts. He is 12th with a 5.47 ERA, 12th with a .274 average, and tied for sixth with seven batters struck out looking. He is also tied for 15th in total strikeouts with 20.
Nathan Leininger picked up his third win of the season on Sunday and is tied for third in the league in wins.