Friday, May 15
Toledo, Ohio
3:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
28-27, 20-12
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vs
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Kent State
40-12, 24-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Toledo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ciaran Caughey (7-2)
L: Frey, Hayden (6-3)
S: Peyton Williams (6)
Batting:
2B: Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 1
HR: Nolan Belcher 1
RBI: Luke Matthews 1 ; Nolan Belcher 1 ; Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Nolan Belcher 1 ; Brady Marshall 1 ; Ripken Reese 1 ; Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe 1
CS: Luke Matthews 1
HBP: Ripken Reese 1
Batting:
2B: Wagner, JP 1
RBI: Baker, Cade 1 ; Payne, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sudbrook, Troy 1 ; Wagner, JP 2
SB: Sudbrook, Troy 1
CS: Arsich, Liam 1
HBP: Arsich, Liam 1 ; Sudbrook, Troy 1 ; Scholvin, Charlie 1 ; Wagner, JP 1
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Freshman Hayden Frey worked 5.0 innings, allowing three runs with five strikeouts to no walks in the middle game of Toledo's series against Kent State on Friday.
Photo by: Bree Bee
Rockets Clipped in One-Run Affair Against Kent State, 4-3
5/15/2026 6:06:00 PM | Baseball
JP Wagner and Cade Baker each tally multi-hit games for Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo baseball team dropped the middle game of the regular-season finale series against Kent State, as the two teams played their second-straight one-run game in a 4-3 final at Scott Park on Friday.
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The Rockets (28-27, 20-12 MAC) led early, taking a 2-0 advantage after four innings. The Golden Flashes (40-12, 24-8 MAC) scored three in the fifth to take the lead, and added a key insurance run in the seventh to go up 4-2. Toledo got a run back in the eighth, but could not score the tying or winning run in the ninth.
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Junior JP Wagner tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season, in a 2-for-3 afternoon with two runs scored. Junior Cade Baker had his 21st multi-hit game of the season with two hits. Baker and junior Jacob Payne each delivered an RBI single.
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Freshman Hayden Frey pitched 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out five batters without a walk. He retired the first 11 batters of the game. Graduate student Deron Swanson worked the final four, with just one run and two hits surrendered, adding another five strikeouts.
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The Rockets and Golden Flashes will conclude the series and the regular season on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Toledo will honor seven seniors before the game for Senior Day.
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Top Rocket Hitters
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The Rockets (28-27, 20-12 MAC) led early, taking a 2-0 advantage after four innings. The Golden Flashes (40-12, 24-8 MAC) scored three in the fifth to take the lead, and added a key insurance run in the seventh to go up 4-2. Toledo got a run back in the eighth, but could not score the tying or winning run in the ninth.
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Junior JP Wagner tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season, in a 2-for-3 afternoon with two runs scored. Junior Cade Baker had his 21st multi-hit game of the season with two hits. Baker and junior Jacob Payne each delivered an RBI single.
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Freshman Hayden Frey pitched 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out five batters without a walk. He retired the first 11 batters of the game. Graduate student Deron Swanson worked the final four, with just one run and two hits surrendered, adding another five strikeouts.
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The Rockets and Golden Flashes will conclude the series and the regular season on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Toledo will honor seven seniors before the game for Senior Day.
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Top Rocket Hitters
- JP Wagner – 2-for-3, 2 runs, 1 2B, 1 HBP
- Cade Baker – 2-for-4, 1 RBI
- Jacob Payne – 1-for-4, 1 RBI
- Hayden Frey – 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 Ks
- Deron Swanson – 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 Ks
- The Rockets strung together three singles in the second inning, with Jacob Payne's RBI tally putting Toledo up 1-0.
- JP Wagner doubled to lead off the fourth inning and came around to score on a wild pitch for a 2-0 lead.
- Nolan Belcher led off the fifth with a home run to cut the deficit in half, 2-1. Then with two outs, an RBI double and RBI single gave the Golden Flashes the lead, 3-2.
- Kent State got a runner on third run in the seventh and plated the run on an infield single for a 4-2 edge.
- The Rockets put two runners on with two outs in the seventh, but a long flyout to center field ended the inning.
- Toledo put runners on first and second in the eighth, before Cade Baker stepped up for a two-out single to cut the deficit to 4-3.
- Liam Arsich extended the game with a hit by pitch in the ninth, but a strikeout concluded the contest.
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