Toledo Splits Doubleheader with Central Michigan

Tuesday, April 15

Toledo, Ohio

1:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

13-23, 6-9

Central Michigan

19-19, 11-5

Central Michigan

Toledo

Maris Barbato went 5-for-7 at the plate against Central Michigan on Tuesday.

Photo by: Bree Bee

4/15/2025 8:07:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Rockets crank out 13 hits and Sophia Knight goes the distance in 7-3 win in game one

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo softball team split a pair of games with Central Michigan in a midweek matchup at Scott Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Rockets picked up a 7-3 win in the first game and fell 10-3 in the second matchup.

In game one, Toledo (13-24, 6-10) had 13 hits, including seven doubles, which is the second-most doubles in a single game in program history and just one shy of the program record of eight. Four Rockets recorded multi-hit games, led by Maris Barbato who tied her season-high with three hits. Sophia Knight went the distance, throwing her second-consecutive complete game and seventh of the season.

In game two, CMU scored seven runs in the sixth inning to blow open a close game. Samantha Bolding hit a three-run shot to right in the sixth inning to put Toledo on the board. Bolding owns a team-high eight home runs on the season. Mady Yackee had a strong effort in relief, giving up one earned run while recording three strikeouts in three innings.

Hitting Highlights
Includes both games

Maris Barbato – 5-for-7, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 2B
Audrey Miller – 3-for-7, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2B
- 12^th multi-hit game of the season
Sidney Griffith – 3-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 sac bunts
marking the 14^th game this season with double figure hits.

Pitching Highlights

Sophia Knight (Game 1 – W, 7-11) – 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Kylee Graham (Game 2 – L, 4-10) – 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB
Mady Yackee – 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

How It Happened
Game 1

Central Michigan took an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the first.
Toledo tied the contest in the bottom of the first with an RBI single from Kendra VanderLugt.
The Rockets took a 3-0 lead in the second and never looked back. Madison McKay and Sidney Griffith tallied RBIs in the second while the team added a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings, respectively.
The Chippewas scored two runs in the top of the fifth but were unable to get any closer.

Game 2

CMU scored first with an RBI single in the first, 1-0. The Chippewas went ahead, 2-0, after scoring on a wild pitch in the third.
Central Michigan plated seven runs in the top of the sixth to take a 9-0 lead.
Samantha Bolding blasted a three-run shot to right field in the bottom of the six to put Toledo on the board, 9-3.

Up Next
Toledo will head to Buffalo, N.Y. for a three-game series this weekend. The Rockets and Bulls will meet in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 19 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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