TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo softball team begins the 2018 season this weekend at the second annual Dot Richardson's National Collegiate Softball Invitational in Clermont, Fla. The Rockets will play a total of five games in the tournament against defending NISC Champion Liberty, Detroit Mercy, Fairleigh Dickinson and Morgan State.
The Rockets will look towards the leadership of seniors Ashley Rausch and Samantha Showalter to guide the team in the upcoming campaign. Rausch started in all 58 games last season and compiled a .307 batting average that was good for second best on the squad.