March 15, 2006

After a rain-filled weekend forced Dayton to finish all three games of its series with Oakland on Sunday, Dayton heads east on Spring Break for four games in the "Old Dominion" state. UD takes on Virginia Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. ET before heading to Longwood for a three-game series over theweekend. The Flyers will play the Lancers on Friday at 1 p.m. ET, Saturday at Noon ET and Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

All four games of the trip can be followed live with Gametracker on www.DaytonFlyers.com.

UD has won four of its last five games including three victories in four contests last week. RS junior Kyle Lindsay was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week on Monday after recording two wins and a save in three appearances last week for the Flyers. LIndsay has a 3.86 ERA this season with 12 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched.

The trio of Bobby Getty, Joe McSoley and William Benoit have paced the UD offense this season and hold the top three batting averages on the team.

Getty leads UD in nearly every offensive category with a .395 average, 14 runs scored, six doubles, nine walks and a .500 on base percentage.

McSoley has driven in at least one run in eight of 13 games played this season including two each against Butler and the series opener against Oakland. He is hitting .313 with a team-best 13 RBI this season to go along with three doubles and two home runs.

Benoit has hit safely in nine of 13 games this year and holds a .289 average with eight walks, seven runs scored and five RBI. He has also collected eight walks, which is the second most on the team.

Following the four-game road trip through the State of Virginia, Dayton returns home to host Toledo on Wednesday, Mar. 22 at 2 p.m. ET for the first of eight consecutive games at Time Warner Cable Stadium. The entire homestand can be followed with live audio and Gametracker on www.DaytonFlyers.com.