TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team dominated a rivalry doubleheader with a pair of victories against Bowling Green to win the Battle of I-75 weekend series at Scott Park on Saturday. 
 
The Rockets (22-26, 12-12 MAC) swept the doubleheader with 8-3 and 8-1 victories to claim their third-straight MAC series and go 7-2 in their last nine MAC games. Tied at 2-2 in Game 1, the Rockets strung together two-run innings in the fifth, sixth, and seventh, plenty enough to put away the Falcons (30-16, 17-10 MAC). Toledo took a 4-0 lead by the end of the third in game two to cruise to victory, with the pitching staff limiting the Falcons to just three hits.

The Rockets claimed their first series win over their arch-rivals since 2021. The sweep moves Toledo into fifth place in the MAC standings with six league games remaining. The top six teams qualify for the MAC Tournament.
 
Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"I can't put into words how proud I am of these guys. We certainly didn't play our best baseball last night, but came back today and did. The pitching was dominant all day, and we built innings to have a very productive offensive day. This is a huge weekend series win that puts us in good shape for the MAC Tournament, and most importantly, we won the Battle of I-75."
 
Top Rocket Hitters

• Caden Konczak – 4-for-5, 2 R, 2 SB (Game 1)
  • Season high in hits and steals
• Brayden White – 2-for-4, 1 R (Game 1)
• Luke Leto – 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI (Game 1)
• Cole Cahill – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs (Game 2)
  •  Career high in RBIs; tied career high in hits
• Charlie Scholvin – 1-for-2, 3 R, 2 HBP, 1 BB (Game 2)

Pitching Lines 

• Jackson Bergman (W, 2-3) – 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ks (Game 1)
  • Season high in innings pitched, second-most of career
• Braden Curry – 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 Ks (Game 1)
• Brady Sasse – 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks (Game 2)
• RJ Shunck – 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 Ks (Game 2)
• Logan Jones – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB (Game 2)

How It Happened
Game 1

• Toledo took advantage of defensive miscues by Bowling Green to take a 2-1 lead, scoring on a single by Brayden White combined with a Falcon error in the second and a Charlie Scholvin RBI groundout.
• After the Falcons tied the game in the fifth, the Rockets grabbed a 4-2 lead on Luke Walton's sacrifice fly and Cole Cahill's RBI single.
• Toledo took advantage of another BGSU error in the sixth, leading to a Troy Sudbrook single to take a 6-2 lead.
• Luke Leto ripped an RBI double and Cam Gravelle added an RBI on a fielder's choice for another two-run inning and an 8-2 lead in the seventh.

Game 2

• The first three Rockets reached in the second inning, with Cole Cahill finishing off the rally with an RBI single.
• Toledo extended the lead to 4-0 in the third on a Luke Walton sacrifice fly, followed by Cahill knocking home two more Rockets with an RBI single.
• Cahill stepped up for his third RBI single of the game and Brayden White added a sacrifice fly for a 6-1 lead in the fifth.
• Cam Gravelle roped an RBI double for another run in the eighth, giving Toledo a 7-1 lead. Caden Konczak followed with an RBI single up the middle, driving home Gravelle for an 8-1 advantage.

Up Next 
The Rockets will be back in action on Tuesday, May 6, taking on Youngstown State at 3:00 p.m. at Scott Park. Tuesday's game will air on BCSN and ESPN+.