Friday, April 3
Toledo, Ohio
12:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
14-15, 10-4
6
vs
4
Eastern Michigan
10-19, 5-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Mich. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Toledo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Frey, Hayden (3-0)
L: PFEIFFER, Michael (1-3)
S: Fliss, Michael (2)
Batting:
2B: JONES, Drew 1
HR: ZIRWAS, Devan 1 ; JELLISON, Bruce 1
RBI: WEAVER, Nick 1 ; ZIRWAS, Devan 1 ; JELLISON, Bruce 1 ; JONES, Drew 1
SF: WEAVER, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ZIRWAS, Devan 1 ; JELLISON, Bruce 2 ; HALE, John 1
SB: WILLIAMS, TJ 1 ; ZIRWAS, Devan 1 ; KNUPP, Keegan 1 ; HALE, John 1
CS: KNUPP, Keegan 1
Batting:
2B: Walton, Luke 1
HR: Baker, Cade 1 ; Payne, Jacob 1
RBI: Baker, Cade 1 ; Payne, Jacob 3 ; Walton, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Baker, Cade 2 ; Scholvin, Charlie 2 ; Payne, Jacob 2
CS: McCranie, Alex 1
HBP: Scholvin, Charlie 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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Junior Cade Baker tallied four hits, a home run and three runs scored in Toledo's doubleheader sweep over Eastern Michigan on Friday.
Photo by: Bree Bee
Rockets Sweep Weekend Series in Doubleheader Triumph Over Eastern Michigan
4/3/2026 8:00:00 PM | Baseball
Toledo holds on for 6-4 win in game one before offense explodes for 23-8 win in game two
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team held off Eastern Michigan, 6-4, in game one of a doubleheader opener, before exploding for a 23-8 victory in game two to lift the Rockets to a weekend sweep over Eastern Michigan on Friday.
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Toledo (15-15, 11-4 MAC) took the first game behind a strong start from Hayden Frey and homers from both Jacob Payne and a Cade Baker. In game two, Toledo fell behind 5-1 midway through the fourth, but scored five runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Down 8-6 in the bottom of the fifth, the Rockets put together a 14-run onslaught, including two grand slams, and scored 10 runs before an out was recorded.
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UT notched its second sweep and fourth MAC series win in five tries. The Rockets will finish the weekend at least tied for second in the league standings.
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Payne and Baker each totaled four hits and a home run across the two games, including their game one homers. Charlie Scholvin and Troy Sudbrook each added three knocks. Junior Carson McCaleb totaled seven RBIs in game two, the most in a game for a Rocket this season. Sudbrook tallied five RBIs for the doubleheader while Payne and Scholvin each had four. Toledo scored 20 runs in a game for the second time this season (21 vs. Northern Illinois, March 13).
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On the mound, Freshman Hayden Frey (3-0) had another strong start in game one. He went 5.2 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Michael Fliss earned his second save, tossing the final 3.1 innings of game one with two runs allowed and three strikeouts. In game two, Sam Rufenacht earned his first career winning decision, while Braden Curry and Arturo Ormaza finished the game with scoreless innings apiece.
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Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"Really proud of the way we played today. Got some really good pitching from Frey and Fliss in game one and we did enough with the bats to win the game. Game two got off to a rocky start, but super proud of how we fought from behind. The bats came alive in a huge way, with multiple guys having great days. That is a huge weekend and something to build off for next week.
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Top Rocket Hitters (Games 1 and 2 combined)
Pitching Lines
How it Happened
Game 1
The Rockets head to Oakland on Tuesday, April 7 and host Dayton on Wednesday, April 8 in midweek matchups before a key series at Western Michigan on Friday-Sunday, April 10-12. Tuesday's first pitch is at 3:00 p.m.
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Toledo (15-15, 11-4 MAC) took the first game behind a strong start from Hayden Frey and homers from both Jacob Payne and a Cade Baker. In game two, Toledo fell behind 5-1 midway through the fourth, but scored five runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Down 8-6 in the bottom of the fifth, the Rockets put together a 14-run onslaught, including two grand slams, and scored 10 runs before an out was recorded.
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UT notched its second sweep and fourth MAC series win in five tries. The Rockets will finish the weekend at least tied for second in the league standings.
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Payne and Baker each totaled four hits and a home run across the two games, including their game one homers. Charlie Scholvin and Troy Sudbrook each added three knocks. Junior Carson McCaleb totaled seven RBIs in game two, the most in a game for a Rocket this season. Sudbrook tallied five RBIs for the doubleheader while Payne and Scholvin each had four. Toledo scored 20 runs in a game for the second time this season (21 vs. Northern Illinois, March 13).
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On the mound, Freshman Hayden Frey (3-0) had another strong start in game one. He went 5.2 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. Michael Fliss earned his second save, tossing the final 3.1 innings of game one with two runs allowed and three strikeouts. In game two, Sam Rufenacht earned his first career winning decision, while Braden Curry and Arturo Ormaza finished the game with scoreless innings apiece.
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Quoting Head Coach Rob Reinstetle
"Really proud of the way we played today. Got some really good pitching from Frey and Fliss in game one and we did enough with the bats to win the game. Game two got off to a rocky start, but super proud of how we fought from behind. The bats came alive in a huge way, with multiple guys having great days. That is a huge weekend and something to build off for next week.
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Top Rocket Hitters (Games 1 and 2 combined)
- Jacob Payne – 4-for-6, HR (3), 4 RBIs, 5 runs, 2 BB
- Charlie Scholvin – 3-for-6, 4 RBIs, 4 runs, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 sac fly
- Cade Baker – 4-for-9, HR (3), 2 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 BB
- Troy Sudbrook – 3-for-9, HR (6), 5 RBIs, 3 runs
- Grand slam in game 2
- Carson McCaleb (all in game 2) – 2-for-4, HR (2), 7 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 2B, 1 BB
- Grand slam in fifth inning)
Pitching Lines
- Hayden Frey, Game 1 (W, 3-0) – 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 Ks
- Michael Fliss, Game 1 (SV, 2) – 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 Ks
- Sam Rufenacht, Game 2 (W, 1-0) – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
- Braden Curry, Game 2 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
- Arturo Ormaza, Game 2 – 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 Ks
How it Happened
Game 1
- Tied 1-1 in the first, Luke Walton doubled for a 2-1 lead.
- Jacob Payne lined a two-run home run to center for a 4-1 edge in the third.
- Cade Baker added a solo shot in the fifth for a 5-1 UT advantage.
- A double in the sixth cut things to 5-2, before Bruce Jellison's solo home run cut the deficit to 5-3 in the eighth. Later in the inning, Michael Fliss got a double play with the tying run on.
- Payne came home on a wild pitch to add on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.
- Back-to-back singles with one out put the tying run at the plate for EMU in the ninth. However, a sac fly followed by a strikeout finished the game.
- The Eagles scored four runs in the third inning on an RBI single, RBI double and two-run single. Leewood Molessa then hit a solo home run in the fourth for a 5-1 Eagles' lead.
- Toledo loaded the bases with one out in the third. Then, Carson McCaleb drove home two on a double to right field and Baker singled to left to get within 5-4. After Baker's single, Charlie Scholvin's deep sac fly brought home two runs for a 6-5 lead.
- Eastern Michigan struck for three runs in the top of the fifth, taking an 8-6 lead on two RBI doubles and an RBI single.
- Jacob Payne started the scoring in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single, followed by RBIs from Alex McCranie and Liam Arsich, two more from Preston Zumwalt on a single and another from Charlie Scholvin on a walk to make it 12-8 with nobody out.
- Then, with the bases still loaded, Troy Sudbrook cracked a grand slam to right-center field to put Toledo up 16-8. The Rockets would reload the bases with one out, before McCaleb made two grand slams in the inning and a 20-8 lead after a 14-run frame.
- Sudbrook's single and Jackson Hiatt's two-run home run rounded out the scoring in the sixth.
The Rockets head to Oakland on Tuesday, April 7 and host Dayton on Wednesday, April 8 in midweek matchups before a key series at Western Michigan on Friday-Sunday, April 10-12. Tuesday's first pitch is at 3:00 p.m.
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