Rockets Blast Three Home Runs in 12-1 Thumping of Youngstown State

Wednesday, May 7

Toledo, Ohio

3:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

23-26

Youngstown State

12-35

Youngstown State

TOLEDO

Josh Cote's home run sparked a seven-run rally in the fifth inning of Toledo's 12-1 win over Youngstown State on Wednesday.

Photo by: Bree Bee

Rockets Blast Three Home Runs in 12-1 Thumping of Youngstown State

5/7/2025 6:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Jose Cote, Tre Mariano, Caden Konczak all homer for Toledo

TOLEDO, Ohio – Three home runs highlighted a big-inning offensive attack in the Toledo baseball team's 12-1, seven-inning victory over Youngstown State at Scott Park on Wednesday.

Tied at 1-1 in the fifth, the Rockets (23-26) struck for seven runs in the fifth inning, adding on four more in the bottom of the seventh to complete the run-rule victory over the Penguins (12-35). The seven-run fifth inning was Toledo's biggest inning of the season. The Rockets have won three-straight games and five of their last six overall.

Toledo also eclipsed eight runs for the third-straight game, its first stretch of three-straight games of at least eight runs since reaching the mark four consecutive times from April 9-14, 2024.

Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"It took us a little bit to get going today, but we locked in and a great fifth inning blew the game open. We've been playing really solid baseball and need to continue this week at Northern Illinois to bolster our tournament chances."

Top Rocket Hitters

Caden Konczak – 4-for-4, HR (9), 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
- Tied season high for hits; 13th multi-hit game of the season
Josh Cote – 1-for-3, HR (2), 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
- Game-winning home run in the fifth inning
Cole Cahill – 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season
Tre Mariano – 1-for-2, HR (5), 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP

Pitching Lines

Ryan Kennedy – 3.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks
Ryan Hughes (W, 2-1) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB
Brennan McCune - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

How It Happened

Toledo got on the board first with a Luke Walton RBI fielder's choice in the first, before Youngstown State tied things with an RBI single in the second.
Josh Cote homered to lead off the fifth for a 2-1 lead. Then, RBI singles by Troy Sudbrook and Charlie Scholvin, plus a two-run single by Cole Cahill gave Toledo a 6-1 lead before an out was recorded.
A YSU throwing error and a wild pitch completed the seven-run fifth inning for an 8-1 advantage.
Tre Mariano and Caden Konczak each slugged two-run home runs in the seventh inning to end the game at a 12-1 mercy rule.

Up Next
The Rockets hit the road for the final away series of the season, heading to Northern Illinois for a three-game weekend set. Friday's opener will be at 4:00 ET on NIU All-Access.