Toledo Rockets pound Butler Bulldogs 12‑1 in afternoon rout

TOLEDO, Ohio (Interstat) — Preston Zumwalt drove in five runs on two hits, leading the Toledo Rockets to a 12-1 victory over the Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon at Scott Park Baseball Complex. Toledo improved to 25-24 while Butler fell to 17-28.

Zumwalt doubled with the bases loaded in the second inning, scoring three runs to break the game open. He added a two-run single in the fourth. Cade Baker went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Ty O’Brien had two hits and two RBIs. The Rockets pounded out 11 hits, including two sacrifice flies, and used eight pitchers in the rout.

Butler managed only three hits, with Connor Sackett driving in their lone run with a fourth-inning single. Alex Thomas took the loss, allowing two earned runs over two innings. Toledo’s Braden Curry, Ryan Hughes and Matt Hubbard combined for five scoreless innings of one-hit relief.