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Toledo, Ohio
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Baseball's Winning Streak Snapped, Drops Series Opener at Toledo
4/2/2026 6:15:00 PM | Baseball
Eagles had previously won six straight games
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TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped its series opener to the University of Toledo, 10-2, Thursday, April 2. The loss halts EMU's six-game winning streak.
John Carmichael (Destrehan, La./Destrehan/McCLennan C.C.) (0-5) started on the mound and went six innings, allowing four earned runs off nine hits while striking out one and walking three as he was tagged with the loss. Toledo's Nathan Leninger (6-0) earned the win.
How it Happened
Eastern Michigan struck early at Scott Park, pulling even with the Rockets in the second inning when Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley) singled to center to score Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) and tie the game at one. After Toledo regained the lead in the third, Jellison knocked in his second run in the fourth inning with a groundout, allowing Devan Zirwas (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny/VCU) to cross the plate and bring it to 2-2.
Carmichael limited the Rockets to four runs (all earned) over six innings, but a turning point arrived in the bottom of the sixth. Toledo's J.P. Wagner broke the tie with a two-run triple, putting the hosts ahead for good. In the seventh, defensive miscues unraveled the Eagles as two errors fueled a five-run outburst, ballooning Toledo's lead to 9-2. The Rockets tallied another run in the eighth to reach double digits.
Eastern saw two batters reach base in the ninth inning before ultimately falling to the Rockets, 10-2.
Game Notes
» Eastern's record shifted to 10-18 (5-8 MAC), and Toledo's improved to 13-15 (0-4 MAC).
Eastern pitching issued just three walks or fewer for the ninth time this season.
» Eastern matched a season-high with two double plays for the third time this season.
» Bruce Jellison extended his hitting streak to seven straight games, his longest as an Eagle. He drove in a pair of runs for his sixth multi-RBI outing, the second most on the team. He has at least two RBI in each of his last four games for the first time in his NCAA Division I career. He reached base for the 13th consecutive game, tying Stecko's streak from earlier this season as the longest on the team.
» Bruce Jellison recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season and third in the last four games as he totaled two singles in the contest.
» Ty Stecko notched his seventh multi-hit game of the season, reaching base with a hit in each of his first two at-bats. Stecko doubled in his first at-bat for his sixth of the season. He collected his third hit of the day with a single to right field in the eighth, matching his season high originally set against Central Michigan, March 28. He has three hits in two of his last three games.
» In his eighth start of the season, John Carmichael went five innings for the sixth time this season as he has done so in six of his eight starts. He finished the game with a season-high 6.0 innings pitched.
» Nick Weaver (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood/Elgin C.C.) knocked a pair of singles for the fifth time in 2026, marking the second time he has done so in the last four games.
Historical Notes
» The Eagles and Rockets met for the 179th time. Overall, Eastern holds the lead in the series with a 101-76 all-time record against Toledo and a 14-26 record when facing it in the Glass City since 1999.
Up Next
The Eagles and Rockets will play games two and three in a doubleheader tomorrow, April 3, beginning at 12 p.m.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped its series opener to the University of Toledo, 10-2, Thursday, April 2. The loss halts EMU's six-game winning streak.
John Carmichael (Destrehan, La./Destrehan/McCLennan C.C.) (0-5) started on the mound and went six innings, allowing four earned runs off nine hits while striking out one and walking three as he was tagged with the loss. Toledo's Nathan Leninger (6-0) earned the win.
How it Happened
Eastern Michigan struck early at Scott Park, pulling even with the Rockets in the second inning when Bruce Jellison (Hartland, Mich./Hartland/Wabash Valley) singled to center to score Ty Stecko (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin/Mount St. Mary's) and tie the game at one. After Toledo regained the lead in the third, Jellison knocked in his second run in the fourth inning with a groundout, allowing Devan Zirwas (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny/VCU) to cross the plate and bring it to 2-2.
Carmichael limited the Rockets to four runs (all earned) over six innings, but a turning point arrived in the bottom of the sixth. Toledo's J.P. Wagner broke the tie with a two-run triple, putting the hosts ahead for good. In the seventh, defensive miscues unraveled the Eagles as two errors fueled a five-run outburst, ballooning Toledo's lead to 9-2. The Rockets tallied another run in the eighth to reach double digits.
Eastern saw two batters reach base in the ninth inning before ultimately falling to the Rockets, 10-2.
Game Notes
» Eastern's record shifted to 10-18 (5-8 MAC), and Toledo's improved to 13-15 (0-4 MAC).
Eastern pitching issued just three walks or fewer for the ninth time this season.
» Eastern matched a season-high with two double plays for the third time this season.
» Bruce Jellison extended his hitting streak to seven straight games, his longest as an Eagle. He drove in a pair of runs for his sixth multi-RBI outing, the second most on the team. He has at least two RBI in each of his last four games for the first time in his NCAA Division I career. He reached base for the 13th consecutive game, tying Stecko's streak from earlier this season as the longest on the team.
» Bruce Jellison recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season and third in the last four games as he totaled two singles in the contest.
» Ty Stecko notched his seventh multi-hit game of the season, reaching base with a hit in each of his first two at-bats. Stecko doubled in his first at-bat for his sixth of the season. He collected his third hit of the day with a single to right field in the eighth, matching his season high originally set against Central Michigan, March 28. He has three hits in two of his last three games.
» In his eighth start of the season, John Carmichael went five innings for the sixth time this season as he has done so in six of his eight starts. He finished the game with a season-high 6.0 innings pitched.
» Nick Weaver (Streamwood, Ill./Streamwood/Elgin C.C.) knocked a pair of singles for the fifth time in 2026, marking the second time he has done so in the last four games.
Historical Notes
» The Eagles and Rockets met for the 179th time. Overall, Eastern holds the lead in the series with a 101-76 all-time record against Toledo and a 14-26 record when facing it in the Glass City since 1999.
Up Next
The Eagles and Rockets will play games two and three in a doubleheader tomorrow, April 3, beginning at 12 p.m.
Follow Us
Keep up with all things Eastern baseball by following the team on X @EMU Baseball, and on Instagram @emu_baseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nathan Leininger (6-0)
L: Carmichael, John (0-5)
S: Nate Langbehn (1)
Batting:
2B: Stecko, Ty 1
RBI: Jellison, Bruce 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Zirwas, Devan 1 ; Stecko, Ty 1
SB: Stecko, Ty 1 ; Weaver, Nick 1
Batting:
2B: Cade Baker 2
3B: Jacob Payne 1 ; Jp Wagner 1
RBI: Jacob Payne 2 ; Liam Arsich 2 ; Alex McCranie 1 ; Jp Wagner 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Cade Baker 2 ; Troy Sudbrook 1 ; Jacob Payne 2 ; Luke Walton 1 ; Liam Arsich 2 ; Alex McCranie 2
SB: Cade Baker 1
HBP: Troy Sudbrook 2 ; Jacob Payne 1 ; Liam Arsich 1
Game Leaders
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