YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Toledo baseball team fell to a late offensive surge from Eastern Michigan, as the Eagles took a 13-7 decision at Oestrike Stadium on Saturday.
 
The Rockets (12-21, 6-11 MAC) built up three separate three-run leads, the last at 7-4 in the sixth inning, but the Eagles (14-16, 9-8 MAC) scored nine runs across the final three inning to even the weekend series.
 
Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"That was a tough game to lose. We came out playing strong baseball. The bats produced and had some big hits, but we couldn't put them away on the mound. We've been so good on the mound all year, I have no doubt we'll bounce back and play well tomorrow."

Top Rocket Hitters

• Tre Mariano – 3-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 1 R
  • Career high in hits
• Kaleb Herbert – 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 2 BB
• Caden Konczak – 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B

Pitching Lines 

• Jackson Bergman – 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Nathan Leininger (L, 3-4) – 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 Ks

How It Happened

• Both teams scored a run in the second, with Toledo putting the first tally on the board on a Kaleb Herbert RBI double.
• Toledo scored three times in the third for a 4-1 lead on a Brayden White two-run single and a Cole Cahill RBI single.
• After two runs for the Eagles in the third, the Rockets responded with two of their own in the fourth on Caden Konczak's RBI double and Tre Mariano's RBI single.
• Down 7-4 in the sixth, EMU scored three times to tie the game with a bases-loaded walk, a passed ball and an RBI single.
• Cooper Vance's two-run home run gave the Eagles a 9-7 advantage in the seventh inning.
• With two outs in the eighth, Ty Stecko's grand slam broke the game open.

Up Next 
The Rockets and Eagles will conclude the series on Sunday, April 13. First pitch from Oestrike Stadium will be at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.