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Rockets Advance to MAC Championship Behind Herculean Effort From Nate Langbehn
Photo Credit: Bree Bee Written By: Sawyer Knierim Date: May 23rd, 2026 The Toledo Rockets faced Kent State in a game for a trip to the MAC Championship game at 11:45 am. Toledo was looking to make their 4th appearance in the championship. JP Wagner said they “played with nothing to lose.” It showed, as the Rockets won 5-2. Toledo’s bats got going early when Liam Arsich was hit by a pitch and Troy Sudbrook singled. JP Wagner doubled to right-center, scoring Arsich. Cade Ba
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Rockets Brought Back Down To Earth As Everything Goes Wrong Against Northern Illinois
Photo Credit: Bree Bee Written By: Sawyer Knierim Date: May 22nd, 2026 According to Murphy’s Law, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. The adage highlights the inevitability of errors and unforeseen complications. For the Toledo Rockets today, there were many errors and complications. Northern Illinois took advantage of it all, winning 9-3. It started with a weather prediction. Rain in the forecast forced the game to be moved from 6:05 PM to 4:45 PM. However, it did no
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Rockets Outshine the Golden Flashes as Kent State Can't Score in an 8-0 shutout
Photo Credit: Bree Bee Written By: Sawyer Knierim Date: May 21st, 2026 The Rockets got off their bus for a crucial game against the 2-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes. Both teams sat in the stands for an hour and a half while Miami (OH) and Northern Illinois played 15 innings in a barnburner. After Northern Illinois finally accepted the win, Toledo and Kent State took the field at 8:11 PM, 2 hours after the originally scheduled 6:05 PM start. By 11:00 PM, the Rockets would w
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Rockets Blast Off After Leininger Clips The Cardinals
Photo Credit: Bree Bee Written By: Sawyer Knierim Date: May 20th, 2026 The Toledo Rockets entered the MAC Baseball Tournament as the No. 3 seed, carrying unfinished business. After reaching the championship game last season, Toledo opened this year’s tournament with another run in mind. Its first test came against the sixth-seeded Ball State Cardinals in a double-elimination format where every win matters. Head coach Rob Reinstetle told his team the message was simple: win.
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