AVON, Ohio – The No. 6 seed Toledo baseball team came up a run short, falling in a 4-3 decision to No. 3 Ball State in the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Crushers Stadium on Friday.
The Rockets (27-32) had the tying run cut down at the plate in the eighth inning, as the Cardinals (34-22-1) held on for the victory. A three-run homer by the Cardinals in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the difference. Toledo finished with a 2-2 record in the MAC Championship, winning at least two games in the tournament for the first time since 2013.