Rockets Suffer 10-5 Setback at Samford on Sunday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Toledo baseball team wrapped up its weekend series at Samford with a 10-5 loss on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs (21-15) grabbed an early lead thanks to a four-run second inning, but the Rockets (15-20) fought back to pull within a run in the top of the seventh. With the score at 5-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Samford plated four runs to extend its lead back to five and Toledo was unable to mount a comeback in the final innings.

"We had another disappointing day today," head coach Rob Reinstetle said. "We fought and clawed our way back to a 5-4 game going into the last two innings, but Samford hit a grand slam to pull away from us. We showed we still had a…