Niles, Ohio — Toledo scored eight runs throughout a sixth inning that was interrupted by a rain delay and went on to beat the Youngstown State baseball workforce 18-8 on Tuesday at Eastwood Area.
The Rockets held a 7-6 lead after 5 innings, and their lead grew to 12-6 earlier than play was stopped for roughly 1:40. Toledo added three extra tallies after the delay, and three runs within the seventh elevated the margin to 18-6. The Penguins scored twice within the backside of the seventh in what was the ultimate inning of the sport, which lasted greater than four-and-a-half hours with the delay.
Trey Legislation led the Penguins offensively going 3-for-5 with three RBIs from the leadoff spot within the order, and Aiden Dunlap was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Eli Brown added two hits, and 4 Penguins had one hit apiece as YSU posted 12 as a workforce. Brett Stanley walked and singled, and he stole three bases.
Toledo hit 4 house runs within the sport, and two of them have been by Owen Jackson. Jackson, the fifth hitter within the Rockets’ lineup, was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and 5 RBIs in his two-homer day. Toledo completed with 18 runs on 16 hits within the sport.
Jackson hit a three-run house run throughout a four-run first inning for Toledo, and the Rockets scored the primary seven runs of the sport. They received a pair of two-out singles within the second to push the result in 6-0, and Jackson’s second house run of the sport got here on the primary pitch of the highest of the third.
The Penguins scored the following six runs, and their cost began with out recording successful within the backside of the third. Stanley was hit by a pitch, stole second, went to 3rd on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ian Francis. Legislation then ripped a two-run single to proper with two outs within the fourth to make it a 7-3 deficit, and the Penguins scored 3 times within the fifth to get inside a run.
Within the fifth, Alejandro Covas drew a four-pitch stroll to guide off the inning, and Francis adopted with a double to place two runners in scoring place. Covas scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt Thompson, and Francis got here house on an RBI single by Dunlap. Dunlap sprinted from first to 3rd on a single by Eli Brown, and he went the ultimate 90 ft on an RBI groundout by Joe Suarez.
Within the prime of the sixth, Jackson hit an RBI single to place the Rockets up 12-6 earlier than the tarp got here out. When play resumed, JP Wagner hit a ground-rule double, and Tre Mariano adopted with a three-run blast that made the rating 15-6. Brayden White hit a three-run house run for the Rockets within the seventh to up the benefit to 18-6.
The Penguins’ two runs within the backside of the seventh got here on back-to-back two-out, RBI singles by RJ Sherwood and Legislation.
Youngstown State used six pitchers within the sport, and 6 runs have been charged to starter Colin Casteel. Aidan English was the primary Penguin out of the bullpen, and he pitched a team-high 2.1 innings in reduction. For Toledo, starter Yianni Skeriotis allowed one earned run on 5 hits in 3.2 innings. The Rockets improved to 17-16 total whereas the Penguins dropped to 4-27.
Youngstown State will host Milwaukee for a three-game Horizon League collection this weekend at Eastwood Area. Recreation one of many collection is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m., and all three video games will likely be broadcast on YSNLive.com.