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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team will play a pair of games against nearby Miami University this week with a home game on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and a road game on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

WEEK PREVIEW
• The Flyers are 8-27-1 this year overall and coming off a huge 4-1 win over VCU on Sunday that ended a 12-game skid for Dayton. This season, the Flyers are 3-16 at home and 5-15-1 in non-conference contests.
• The Miami Redhawks are 18-19 through the first half of the season with a 5-9 road record and a 9-13 non-conference mark. In recent action, MU took two of three games from Ball State at home and has won four of its last five contests.

WHO TO WATCH
• The Dayton offense is batting .227 this season with an on-base percentage of .303 and 68 stolen bases.
• Aaron Huesman leads the way with a .333 average and 17 RBIs, while Jared Broughton has provided 20 RBIs and six doubles.
• Ian Hundley and Robby Sunderman are the main threats on the base paths with 19 and 14 steals respectively.
• The Flyers have a team ERA of 5.55 through the first 36 games and have racked up 183 strikeouts.
• Joe Wahl and Denton Sagerman both have two wins to lead the team with Nick Weybright recording all four of Dayton’s saves on the year.
• Dayton defense
• Miami offensively is batting .269 with 90 extra-base hits, including 74 doubles.
• Alex Johnson leads the team with 29 RBIs, three home runs, and a .446 slugging percentage. Matt Honchel has contributed 12 steals and a team-high .335 batting average.
• Miami’s pitching staff has recorded 236 strikeouts compared to 142 walks while positing a 4.84 ERA.
• Brooks Fiala is 5-4 with a 2.65 ERA and 73 strikeouts to anchor the rotation with Ryan Powers picking up four saves in relief.
 • Brian Thene will make his eighth start of the season against the Flyers Tuesday and has a 2-2 record and 3.38 ERA on the year.

LAST MEETING
• Dayton and Miami last met on April 17, 2012 in Oxford where the Redhawks took a 13-8 win over the Flyers. A.J. Ryan and Jared Broughton both contributed RBIs for UD in the contest.

FORECAST
• The weather is expected to be high-60’s and mostly cloudy on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it will be low-50’s and a chance of rain.