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Kirk's Walk-Off Grand Slam Lifts Baseball Past Toledo, 12-11

Matt Kirk Walk-Off Grand Slam

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University baseball team rallied to score six in the ninth inning and walked it off on graduate student Matt Kirk's (Milford,Ohio-Milford-Cypress-Toledo) walk off grand slam to pick up the 12-11 victory over the University of Toledo Rockets Sunday, April 23, inside Oestrike Stadium.

Junior Joe Grassi (Holidaysburg, Pa.-Holidaysburg Area-Harford C.C.) (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Eastern Michigan (17-21, 7-14 MAC). The left hander went 0.1 shutout innings without giving up a hit, allowing no walks and striking out one.