Toledo Drops Rubber Match at Samford, 16-8

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Toledo baseball team lost its series finale at Samford on Sunday by a score of 16-8

The Rockets took a 6-4 lead with a couple runs in the top of the sixth, but the Bulldogs scored seven runs in the bottom half of the sixth and five more in the seventh to slug their way to a win in the rubber match of the weekend series.

John Servello drove in two runs with his two-run home run in the second inning, and Nicky Winterstein also tallied two RBIs on Sunday. Mason Sykes and Darryn Davis each drove in a run to aid the cause, and both Matt Kirk and Marcus Strother recorded two hits. Eight different pitchers saw time on the mound on Sunday. Connor Brandon made his…