Toledo Plays Midweek Matchup at Youngstown State, Akron in Home Weekend Series

Tuesday, April 1

Youngstown, Ohio

5:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Youngstown State

Brennan McCune is 2-0 with nine appearances this season.

Photo by: Rachel Von

Toledo Plays Midweek Matchup at Youngstown State, Akron in Home Weekend Series

3/31/2025 11:29:00 AM | Baseball

Rockets look to pick up conference wins at Scott Park this weekend

By: By Levi Woods: Athletic Communications

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team will go on the road for a midweek matchup, taking on Youngstown State on Tuesday, April 1, and then return home to face Akron for a Mid-American Conference weekend series on April 4-6. First pitch against the Penguins will be at 5:00 p.m., with the Akron games beginning at 3:00 on Friday and 1:00 on Saturday and Sunday at Scott Park.

Toledo (9-17, 4-8 MAC) grabbed a road victory at Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, but was swept in the weekend series at Kent State. In the victory over Purdue Fort Wayne, Brennan McCune
pitched 3.0 innings, only allowing one run with two strikeouts for his second win of the season. RJ Shunck also threw 2.0 scoreless innings, tallying four strikeouts. In Friday's game against Kent State, Brady Sasse threw 4.0 innings in his second career start, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out six. At the plate, Troy Sudbrook led Toledo last week, hitting 5-for-15 with four RBIs, one run scored, a double, and two walks.

Youngstown State (4-22, 2-7 Horizon) lost to Bowling Green in a midweek game before dropping all three contests against Wright State over the weekend. Toledo last faced Youngstown State on April 9, 2024 in Youngstown, with the Rockets winning 18-8 in seven innings.

Akron (7-20, 1-11 MAC) lost a midweek tilt against Oakland and dropped 2-of-3 games against Ball State last weekend. The Zips go on the road to take on Dayton in a midweek matchup before the weekend series at Toledo. Toledo and Akron last met on March 9, 2024, with Toledo winning 6-5.

Tuesday, April 1 @ Purdue Fort Wayne (5:00 p.m.) Listen | Live Stats
Friday, April 4 vs. Akron (3:00 p.m.) | Live Stats
Saturday, April 5 vs. Akron (1:00 p.m.) | Live Stats
Sunday, April 6 vs. Akron (1:00 p.m.) | Live Stats

Leading Off

The Rockets broke out with a season-high 12 runs against Purdue Fort Wayne, with all nine batters recording at least one hit.
Toledo has won four straight games against Youngstown State, dating back to March 28, 2023. Over those four games, the Rockets have won by an average of nine runs.
Last season, the Rockets swept the series at Akron in the Mid-American Conference schedule opener.
Toledo enters the week tied for seventh in the MAC standings, while Akron is in 11th.

Rocket Hitting Notes

Caden Konczak leads Rocket hitters with a .278 average, six home runs, a slugging percentage of .522, and in total bases (47) and runs scored (17).
Troy Sudbrook is tied for third in the MAC in triples with two on the season.
Sudbrook recorded his fifth multi-hit game of the season on Tuesday by tying his season and career high in hits with four.
Luke Walton hit two home runs last week and has the second-most on the team with four.

On the Mound and In the Field

Toledo has allowed the fewest earned runs (139) and the fewest hits (238) in the MAC.
The pitching staff has a 5.83 ERA and a .283 opponent batting average, both the second-lowest in the MAC.
Nathan Leininger is tied for fourth in the league in wins with three, and Logan Jones is fourth in saves with four.
Brennan McCune recorded his second win of the season on Tuesday and is 2-0 this season in nine appearances and one start.