Wednesday, April 8
Bowling Green, Ohio
1:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
11-25, 7-7
0
at
5
Bowling Green
16-19, 4-10
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Toledo
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2
Bowling Green
2
0
1
1
1
0
X
5
5
2
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BECKHAM, Morgan (4-3)
L: McDonald, Katie (7-8)
Batting:
2B: Miller, Audrey 1
Base Running:
HBP: Miller, Audrey 1
Batting:
3B: STEFFES, Peyton 2
RBI: STEFFES, Peyton 1 ; CHEVALIER, Ashley 1 ; KAUFMAN, Cameron 1
SH: HUNT, Hannah 1 ; CHEVALIER, Ashley 1 ; MATHEWS, Kendall 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RAY, Izzy 1 ; BEHRENDT, Taylor 1 ; HUNT, Hannah 1 ; MARTIN, Addie 1 ; SIMKO, Hannah 1
SB: DAVIS, Delaney 1
HBP: RAY, Izzy 1 ; MARTIN, Addie 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
rf/dh
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Payton Pudlowski blasted a three-run homer against Bowling Green, helping UT win the series over its rival on Wednesday.
Photo by: Ellen Holton
Rockets Split Twin Bill with BGSU to Earn Series Win
4/8/2026 7:07:00 PM | Softball
Payton Pudlowski's three-run homer helps Toledo wins second game of doubleheader
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Toledo softball team split a pair of games with Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75 presented by Fremont Federal Credit Union on Wednesday afternoon. Toledo fell in game one, 5-0, before winning the rubber match, 6-4, to win the three-game series.
UT earned its fourth series win in Mid-American Conference play and moved to 8-7 in league play, which places the Rockets in sixth in the league standings.
The Rockets' offense racked up 10 hits in the game two, none bigger than the three-run homer by sophomore second baseman Payton Pudlowski in the fifth inning that put Toledo ahead for good. Samantha Bolding also had a big game at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Katie McDonald (8-8) got the win in relief, giving up two runs on two hits in 3.1 innings.
The Rockets fell in game one, 5-0. The offense was held to just six hits, led by Aubrey Hensley who went 2-for-2 and drew a walk. McDonald took the loss in the first contest, tossing a complete game and allowing just three earned runs on five hits.
Quoting Head Coach Jessica Bracamonte
"Taking another series is huge for us, and always a little sweeter when it's to win the Battle of I-75. Proud of the way we bounced back in game two today to close it out. We talked about the adjustments we needed to make at the plate after dropping game one today and we came out and did just that. We did a great job of playing together in every aspect and it showed."
Up Next
Toledo will return home to host Miami for a three-game series on Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12. Action from Scott Park will begin on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. with a doubleheader.
Hitting Highlights
Includes both games
Game One
UT earned its fourth series win in Mid-American Conference play and moved to 8-7 in league play, which places the Rockets in sixth in the league standings.
The Rockets' offense racked up 10 hits in the game two, none bigger than the three-run homer by sophomore second baseman Payton Pudlowski in the fifth inning that put Toledo ahead for good. Samantha Bolding also had a big game at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Katie McDonald (8-8) got the win in relief, giving up two runs on two hits in 3.1 innings.
The Rockets fell in game one, 5-0. The offense was held to just six hits, led by Aubrey Hensley who went 2-for-2 and drew a walk. McDonald took the loss in the first contest, tossing a complete game and allowing just three earned runs on five hits.
Quoting Head Coach Jessica Bracamonte
"Taking another series is huge for us, and always a little sweeter when it's to win the Battle of I-75. Proud of the way we bounced back in game two today to close it out. We talked about the adjustments we needed to make at the plate after dropping game one today and we came out and did just that. We did a great job of playing together in every aspect and it showed."
Up Next
Toledo will return home to host Miami for a three-game series on Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12. Action from Scott Park will begin on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. with a doubleheader.
Hitting Highlights
Includes both games
- Aubrey Hensley – 2-for-4, 2 BB
- Third multi-hit outing of the season in game one
- Eliza Maloney – 3-for-6, 1 BB
- First multi-hit game of the season
- Payton Pudlowski – 2-for-6, 1 R, 4 RBI, HR (2)
- Fourth multi-RBI game of the season
- Samantha Bolding – 3-for-8, 2 R
- 12th multi-hit game of the season
- Katie McDonald (Game 1 – L, 7-8) – 6.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Mady Yackee (Game 2) – 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K
- Katie McDonald (Game 2 – W, 8-8) – 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Game One
- Bowling Green scored first, capitalizing on a pair of Toledo errors for a 2-0 lead in the first. The Falcons added runs across the third, fourth and fifth innings to extend their advantage, 5-0.
- The Rockets loaded the bases in the top of the seventh but were unable to send any runs home.
- The Falcons got on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single, 1-0.
- UT took the lead off a pair of sac flies from Jenna Gober and Payton Pudlowski in the fourth, 2-1.
- BGSU evened the contest with a sac fly of their own in the bottom of the fourth, 2-2.
- Eli Enriquez scored on an error from Bowling Green and Pudlowski crushed a three-run homer to put UT back in front during the top of the fifth, 6-2.
- The Falcons cut the Rockets' lead to two with an RBI single in the bottom of the frame, 6-4, but were unable to add any more runs during the final two innings.
Toledo Softball - 2025 Season Highlights
Monday, May 05
Toledo Softball vs BGSU - Battle of I-75
Thursday, May 01
Jessica Bracamonte Press Conference
Thursday, July 07
Game 2 Highlights vs. Akron (May 15)
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