Rockets Rally Against Broncos to Complete Sweep at Scott Park

Saturday, April 19

Toledo, Ohio

2:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

16-22, 10-11

Western Michigan

10-26, 6-12

Western Michigan

TOLEDO

RJ Shunck recorded a six-out save, his first of the season, to cap off a strong bullpen effort in Toledo's 8-5 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday.

Photo by: Jacob Peters

Rockets Rally Against Broncos to Complete Sweep at Scott Park

4/19/2025 5:52:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Five-run fifth inning blasts Toledo to 8-5 victory in series finale

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team rallied from an early deficit to finish off a weekend sweep over Western Michigan in an 8-5 triumph at Scott Park on Saturday.

The Rockets (16-22, 10-11 MAC) swept a series for the first time this season for their first sweep since May 3-5, 2024 against Eastern Michigan. After the Broncos (10-26, 6-12 MAC) took an early 3-0 lead, the Rockets chipped away before taking the lead for good with a five-run sixth inning. Cole Cahill's three-run home run with no outs proved to be the game-winner.

Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"That was another great game for us today. Sweeping is never easy, and we sure needed it to stay right in the hunt for the tournament. I thought we played well all weekend and need to keep that up as we move forward in the coming weeks. We control our own destiny at this point."

Top Rocket Hitters

Caden Konczak – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
Luke Walton – 2-for-4, 1 2B
- Hit 4-for-10 (.400) with two walks for the series
Cole Cahill – 1-for-3, HR (2), 3 RBIs, 1 R, 1 BB
- Home runs in back-to-back games
Luke Leto – 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 BB

Pitching Lines

Brady Sasse – 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Nathan Leininger (W, 4-5) – 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Ryan Kennedy – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 Ks
RJ Shunck (SV, 1) – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 Ks

How It Happened

The Broncos took a 3-0 lead with an Avery Thielman two-run home run in the first and a Lucas Rick solo shot in the second.
Kaleb Herbert's RBI single got the Rockets on the board in the bottom of the second.
Down 4-1 in the third, the Rockets got two runs back on a Tre Mariano RBI single and a Charlie Scholvin sac fly.
The first four Rockets reached to take a 7-5 lead in the sixth, with Brayden White delivering an RBI single before Cole Cahill blasted a three-run home run to put Toledo ahead. Later in the inning, Caden Konczak stole second and raced all the way home on the catcher's throwing error.

Up Next
Toledo returns to non-conference play on Monday, April 21, taking on Oakland at 3:00 p.m. at Scott Park. The matchup between the Rockets and Golden Grizzlies will air on BCSN and will stream on ESPN+.