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Maris Barbato went 5-for-7 at the plate against Central Michigan on Tuesday.
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Central Michigan CMU 19-19, 11-5 MAC
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Winner Toledo TOL 13-23, 6-9 MAC
Central Michigan CMU
19-19, 11-5 MAC
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Final
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Toledo TOL
13-23, 6-9 MAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Michigan CMU 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 2
Toledo TOL 1 2 2 2 0 0 X 7 13 1

W: Knight, Sophia (7-10) L: Mackenzie Langan (9-7)

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Winner Central Michigan CMU 20-19
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TOLEDO TOLEDO 13-24
Winner
Central Michigan CMU
20-19
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Final
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TOLEDO TOLEDO
13-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Michigan CMU 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 10 13 0
TOLEDO TOLEDO 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0

W: Brooklyn Compau (6-7) L: Graham, Kylee (4-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Toledo Splits Doubleheader with Central Michigan

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
    • 12th multi-hit game of the season
  • Sidney Griffith – 3-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 sac bunts
  • marking the 14th 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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