Following a winless weekend at Central Michigan, the University of Toledo softball team was 8-31 and headed for the doldrums.
Less than three weeks later, the Rockets are the hottest team in the Mid-American Conference with their eyes fixed on making the MAC tournament. UT has won 10 straight games — its longest streak in 23 years — and played itself back into contention.
A season that once seemed lost is one productive weekend away from the conference tournament.
“I think, at a certain point, you just [say], ‘What do you have to lose?’ ” right fielder Jessica Lemieux said.