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Luke Leto
Craig Strobeck
Luke Leto produced three RBI hits in a 3-for-5 day in Toledo's 5-3 victory at Northern Illinois on Sunday.
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 25-27
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Northern Ill. NIU 20-31
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
25-27
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Final
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Northern Ill. NIU
20-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 10 1
Northern Ill. NIU 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 0

W: Leininger, Nathan (5-5) L: M. Ruh (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rockets Scrap to 5-3 Win to Take Series at Northern Illinois

Toledo claims fourth-straight MAC series with two runs in the ninth

DeKALB, Ill. - The Toledo baseball team pushed across three runs in the final two innings to take a 5-3 victory against Northern Illinois in a Mid-American Conference series finale at Ralph McKinzie Field on Sunday.

The Rockets (25-27, 14-13 MAC) led 2-0 midway through the sixth, but two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh by the Huskies (20-31, 8-19 MAC) pushed them ahead 3-2. However, the Rockets tied things in the eighth and took the lead with two runs in the ninth to wrap up their fourth-straight MAC series win. Toledo is 7-2 this season in MAC series finales.

Toledo is three games up on a MAC Tournament spot with three conference games to play.

Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"I'm so proud of the guys for pulling out that game today. NIU is a scrappy bunch and fought us all weekend. Sasse gave us an outstanding start and Leininger was lights out at the end. The offense just kept fighting back and found a way to get the big hits to seal the game. We're in a great spot moving forward, just need to keep finding ways to win games."

Top Rocket Hitters
  • Charlie Scholvin - 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HBP, 1 SB
    • Ties season high in hits; 30th HBP this season; Nine HBPs in last six games
  • Luke Leto - 3-for-5, 3 RBIs, 1 2B, 1 SB
    • Ties season high in hits; Fourth game with 3+ RBIs
  • Brayden White - 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SAC bunt
Pitching Lines How It Happened
  • Charlie Scholvin led off the second with a double in the second and Luke Leto singled him home two batters later for a 1-0 lead.
  • Leto then singled home Scholvin again for a 2-0 advantage in the sixth.
  • With two outs in the sixth, the Huskies put runners on second and third with a double, walk and wild pitch. Then, NIU tied things 2-2 on an RBI single.
  • The Huskies put runners on the corners with no outs in the seventh, before bringing home the runner at third on a double-play ball for a 3-2 advantage.
  • Consecutive hits by Scholvin (double), Cole Cahill (single) and Leto (double) tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the eighth.
  • Toledo put runners on first and second in the ninth, before Troy Sudbrook drove home the go-ahead run on an RBI single. Two batters later, a fielder's choice on a Cahill grounder made things 5-3.
  • NIU had first and second with one out in the ninth, but a Nathan Leininger strikeout and a groundout ended the game.
Up Next
The Rockets begin the final weekend of the regular season against Bowling Green on Tuesday, May 13 at Scott Park. First pitch is at 3:00 p.m. and will be on BCSN and ESPN+. Tuesday's matchup will not count towards the league standings.
 
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