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DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team will play its final home game of the season on Tuesday when it hosts Ohio University at 3 p.m. ET at Time Warner Cable Stadium.
GAME PREVIEW
• The Flyers are 9-34-1 overall and 3-18 in the Atlantic 10. Dayton has been consistent both on the road and at home, with a 4-19 record at Woerner Field. UD most recently lost three games to George Washington this past weekend, but the Flyers did win their last home non-conference game with a 5-4 victory over Miami two weeks ago.
• The Ohio Bobcats are 12-33 on the season and 7-14 in the MAC. In road contests, OU is 5-12, but is coming off a 4-3 victory at Buffalo this past Sunday. The Bobcats have won two of their last four games.
WHO TO WATCH
• The Dayton offense is batting .225 as a team and has 72 extra-base hits and 74 stolen bases this season.
• Jared Broughton leads the team with 21 RBI while Aaron Huesman and Robby Sunderman have both contributed 20 apiece. Huesman’s .285 average is a team-high as well.
• The Flyers as a pitching staff have an ERA of 5.60 and 223 strikeouts in 44 games.
• Denton Sagerman, Nick Weybright, and Joe Wahl each have two wins on the mound to lead the Flyers. Weybright also has all four saves for UD.
• Dayton defensively posts a .959 fielding percentage and has committed 70 errors this year.
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• Ohio’s offense boasts a .259 batting average and has 72 doubles, 14 home runs, and 43 steals in 45 games.
• Jake Madsen is the main offensive threat with a .342 average, 32 RBI, and 16 doubles on the year, all team-highs. Dan Schmidt has chipped in five home runs and 27 RBI as well.
• Ohio has a team ERA of 5.62 and an opposing batting average of .310.
• Sean Kennedy leads OU with a 4-2 record out of the bullpen while Jake Miller has 55 k’s and a 4.91 ERA.
• The Bobcat defense has a .961 fielding percentage and 68 errors in 1,748 chances. Twelve players have perfect 1.000 marks on the year.
LAST MEETING
• The Flyers and Bobcats last played on May 15, 2012 in Athens, Ohio where OU came out on top, 7-2. Tommy Konrad and Denton Sagerman both saw action on the mound for Dayton, while Hundley added a hit and a run.
FORECAST
• The weather on Tuesday is expected to be mostly cloudy, in the low-70’s, and a 20% chance of rain.