Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton softball team dropped both games of its doubleheader to the IUPUI Jaguars Wednesday evening at UD Softball Stadium. The Jaguars held on for the 5-3 win in the first game and then used a three-run seventh in the nightcap to overcome the Flyers, 7-4. Senior Alysha Isaacson was 3-for-6 on the day including a two-RBI double.

GAME ONE: IUPUI 5, Dayton 3 | Box Score (PDF)
IUPUI (11-12) led off the second inning with a double and Lindsey Richards knocked out a two-run homer to put the Jaguars on the board first. Dayton (10-15) answered in the bottom of the third when Isaacson doubled in senior Kasi Vazquez and junior Tiffany Ricks, knotting the game at 2-2.

Two more runs in the fourth for IUPUI proved to be the winning scores and the Jaguars tacked on an insurance run in the fifth with a solo shot over the left field fence. The Flyers got one run back in the bottom of the seventh as a run was walked in. The UD rally was cut short with bases loaded as the final Flyer batter grounded out. The Jaguars claimed the 5-3 win.

Junior Kayla English (6-6) was charged with the loss after throwing five innings for the Flyers. She gave up five earned runs on five hits and struck out one to two walks. Sophomore Emily Froment closed out the game for UD, tossing two innings. She struck out three batters and gave up one hit.

Cassie Vodde (5-5) earned the win for IUPUI after working a complete game. She struck out two to three walks and gave up two earned runs on six hits.

GAME TWO: IUPUI 7, Dayton 4 | Box Score (PDF)
Dayton struck first in the second game when Ricks doubled in senior Rachel Archer to take the 1-0 lead in the first inning. IUPUI answered in the top of the second to even the score on a Flyer error that scored a runner from third.

The Flyers would plate three in the bottom of the second after back-to-back singles and a sacrifice bunt had runners on second and third. Archer reached first on a Jaguar fielding error that enable sophomores Katelyn Gibson and Kathryn Hess to score. Archer was brought home on a RBI-single from junior Natalie Mariano to put UD up, 4-1.

The Jaguars scored single runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings to pull even with the Flyers, 4-4. A three-spot in the top of the seventh for IUPUI put the Jaguars in the lead for good as the Flyers were not able to muster any more offense. IUPUI picked up the 7-4 win in the nightcap.

Froment (0-4) was charged with the loss after giving up the final three runs of the game, facing four batters in the sevening inning. Freshman Gabrielle Snyder put in six innings of work striking out four to zero walks and giving up three earned runs on 10 hits. Junior Lindsey Diggs finished the final three out for UD in the circle.

Emili Escamilla (3-1) threw the complete game for IUPUI, picking up the win. She struck out six batters to zero walks and gave up one earned run on seven hits.

The Flyers return to action tomorrow night with a single game at cross-town rival Wright State. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. in Fairborn.