DeKALB, Ill. – The Toledo baseball team controlled play from start to finish and evened its weekend series at Northern Illinois with a 8-2 victory at Ralph McKinzie Field on Saturday.
The Rockets (24-27, 13-13 MAC) took control with a three-run first inning and extended the advantage to 6-0 with runs in fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Toledo then restored the six-run cushion with a pair of tallies in the ninth. produced a three-hitter over seven innings, not allowing the Huskies (20-30, 8-18 MAC) to reach base until the fourth, or score until the seventh. Toledo kept alive a 23-game run without consecutive losses dating back to April 6, holding a 15-8 record in that span.