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Head Coach Joe Abraham Enters 4th Season at UT!

Rockets set 2021 offensive records!

     Joe Abraham enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Toledo softball program in 2022 after taking over at the Rockets’ helm prior to the 2019 season.
     Returning to the field for the first time since the 2020 was abruptly shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Abraham guided the Rockets to a 31-22 overall record, including a 21-16 mark in MAC play, good for fourth place. Toledo set school records as a team for batting average (.299), on-base percentage (.375), slugging percentage (.426), runs

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scored (276) and RBIs (243). The Rockets were paced by Danya Denner, who was named the MAC Player of the Year and to the All-MAC First Team following the 2021 campaign. Leah Munson was selected to the All-MAC Defensive Team.

     Abraham’s first year with the Rockets proved to be a success, as the team won its first MAC Tournament title in program history to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1992. Toledo registered a 29-28 overall record, with 10 wins coming in conference play. The team saw five athletes selected to all-conference teams. Senior Kaitlyn Bergman earned first team honors, while Megan Choate, Katie Cozy, and Erin Hunt earned second team accolades. Aubrey Reed was named to the All-Freshman Team. Cozy was also named to the NFCA Great Lakes Region Second Team.
     A native of Columbus, Ohio, Abraham graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and political science. He went on to Capital University Law School, where he graduated cum laude in 1996, practicing law from 1996-2008.


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UT's #33 Arika Reed, playing first base, reaches for a late throw. The UT team set offensive records for 2021, posting a 21-16 mark in Mid-American Conference play to finish in fourth place and set school records with a .299 team batting average.
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Fan Favorite! UT Women's Softball Team
goes to bat for USA Patriots charities!

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FRONT ROW (l-r): Lily Beyer, Leah Munson, Arika Reed, Jaiden Batyik, Aubrey Reed, Sydney McKeever, Raquel Emery, Madison Mikulski, Aleah Marra, Bri Robeson, Erin Hunt. MIDDLE ROW (l-r): Asst. Coach Paige McMenemy, Alexis d’Alexander, Jenna Kroll, Macey Moore, Sophia Schwegel, Molly Ryan, Riley Mohr, Lauren Erickson, Hannah Tackett, Rebecca Cottrell, Raelyn Nyren, Lexi Eckman, Head Coach Joe Abraham. BACK ROW (l-r): Asst. Coach Ryan Schalk, Brenna Bailey, Makenna Durieux, Chelsea Collins, Dayna Denner, Annika Johnson, Leah Tipple, Bella Brass, Anna Dixon, Rebecca Johnson, McKenna Schmidt, Asst. Athletic Trainer Emily Loew.

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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO'S shortstop, #10, Lily Beyer lines a hit to left in the August 28 game at Mercy Health Field against the USA Patriots. UT lost to the warriors 17-8.
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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO'S second baseman, #9, Aleah Marra exhibits good form batting against the USA Patriots in the "fan-favorite" charity game at Mercy Health Field.
Reese Hines Randy Tedder photo/JEFF WALLES

TRADING HATS! USA Patriots Reese Hines, left and Randy Tedder traded USA Patriots hats for UT hats prior to the game. The UT girls fast pitch team - experienced new challenges playing slow-pitch for the first time. MSgt Hines, an explosive ordinance disposal technician, retired from the USAF in Nov. 2013. While in the Navy Tedder was awarded the Defense Service Medal. The UT girls lost 17-8.