Tuesday, March 24
Indianapolis, Ind.
2:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
1
at
11
Butler
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Toledo
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
5
3
Butler
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
5
11
12
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grayson Bradberry (2-1)
L: Giesige, Cole (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Zumwalt, Preston 1
RBI: Zumwalt, Preston 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sudbrook, Ryan 1
CS: Scholvin, Charlie 1
Batting:
2B: Easton Moore 1 ; Charlie Schebler 1
HR: David Ayers 1
RBI: Logan Crock 1 ; David Ayers 2 ; Connor Sackett 1 ; Gavin Gilmore 2 ; Gunnar Duncan 4
SF: Logan Crock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Logan Crock 1 ; David Ayers 3 ; Easton Moore 2 ; Gavin Gilmore 2 ; Jack Zeller 1 ; Charlie Schebler 1 ; Gunnar Duncan 1
SB: Logan Crock 1 ; David Ayers 3
CS: Gunnar Duncan 1
HBP: Logan Crock 1 ; Easton Moore 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Cole Cahill hit 2-for-4 at Butler on Tuesday.
Photo by: Bree Bee
Rockets Fall to Butler in Eight Innings
3/24/2026 4:32:00 PM | Baseball
Preston Zumwalt secures first career hit and RBI
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Toledo baseball team was defeated by Butler, 11-1 to begin the week in an eight-inning affair at Bulldog Field on Tuesday.
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The Bulldogs led 1-0 after three innings, then extended the advantage with two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and two more tallies in the sixth. Toledo got on the board in the seventh, but Butler responded with five runs in the eighth inning to force the run rule.
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Freshman Preston Zumwalt got his first career RBI on an RBI double in the seventh inning. Junior Cole Cahill tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-3 effort.
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Cole Giesige (0-2) started and pitched a season-high five innings, allowing four runs, three earned, with seven strikeouts to one walk. Freshman Sam Rufenacht saw his first career action, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Freshman Henry Johnson also saw his first career action on the mound.
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Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"Really disappointed with the effort today by our position players. We played down to our opponent versus playing good baseball. This is a game that takes total focus and being at your best to win. You can't ever just walk into a game and expect to win, and that's how I feel we played today on offense and defense. That falls on me as a head coach. I need to do a better job of getting our players to play regardless of who we play. They all count. The only bright side of today was that we had a couple of guys get on the mound and throw the ball really well. With a good Michigan team tomorrow and a big MAC series at Akron this weekend, we'd better wake up and get back to playing good baseball."
Top Rocket Hitters
The Rockets head to Ann Arbor on Wednesday, March 25 to face Michigan. First pitch is at 4:00 p.m. on B1G+.
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The Bulldogs led 1-0 after three innings, then extended the advantage with two runs in the fourth, one run in the fifth and two more tallies in the sixth. Toledo got on the board in the seventh, but Butler responded with five runs in the eighth inning to force the run rule.
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Freshman Preston Zumwalt got his first career RBI on an RBI double in the seventh inning. Junior Cole Cahill tallied his fifth multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-3 effort.
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Cole Giesige (0-2) started and pitched a season-high five innings, allowing four runs, three earned, with seven strikeouts to one walk. Freshman Sam Rufenacht saw his first career action, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Freshman Henry Johnson also saw his first career action on the mound.
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Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"Really disappointed with the effort today by our position players. We played down to our opponent versus playing good baseball. This is a game that takes total focus and being at your best to win. You can't ever just walk into a game and expect to win, and that's how I feel we played today on offense and defense. That falls on me as a head coach. I need to do a better job of getting our players to play regardless of who we play. They all count. The only bright side of today was that we had a couple of guys get on the mound and throw the ball really well. With a good Michigan team tomorrow and a big MAC series at Akron this weekend, we'd better wake up and get back to playing good baseball."
Top Rocket Hitters
- Cole Cahill – 2-for-4
- Preston Zumwalt – 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B
- Cole Giesige (L, 0-2) – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks
- Sam Rufenacht – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 Ks
- A throwing error on a stolen base attempt allowed the first run of the game to come home for a 1-0 Butler lead in the first.
- The Bulldogs extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth on two RBI singles.
- David Ayers added another run for BU with a solo home run in the fifth.
- An RBI single and a sac fly added two more in the sixth for a 6-0 Butler advantage.
- Preston Zumwalt put Toledo on the board with an RBI double in the seventh.
- Two singles, a double steal and a bases-loaded walk totaled five runs for Butler in the eighth.
The Rockets head to Ann Arbor on Wednesday, March 25 to face Michigan. First pitch is at 4:00 p.m. on B1G+.
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