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DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton baseball team faced Ball State twice again on Sunday and were swept by the Cardinals on the day and in the series.

Game 1 – Dayton 4, Ball State 5
Dayton took the opening lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the third by senior Alex Harris.

Ball State answered in the second with a sacrifice fly, evening the score up at one apiece.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Flyers got the lead back with a bases-loaded, sacrifice fly by sophomore Matt Poland, putting Dayton up 2-1.

The Flyers got another run in the fifth when Harris ripped an RBI single up the middle, scoring sophomore Glenn Jones for a two-run advantage. Junior Aaron Huesman followed suit with an RBI single of his own to make it a 4-1 contest.

Ball State cut into the margin in the top of the eighth with a two-run single, closing the gap to one run. The Cardinals then scored the tying run in the top of the ninth, at 4-4.

With one out and a runner on third, Ball State took a 5-4 lead on a sacrifice fly, completing the rally.

That score would hold as the visitors took game one from the Flyers.

Offensively, Dayton was led by senior Sergio Plasencia, who went 3-for-5, Harris, who had two RBI and two hits. Jones and senior A.J. Ryan had multi-hit games as well for UD.

Starting pitcher Noah Buettgen had his best outing of the season with just two earned runs allowed on eight hits while striking out five in 7 1/3 innings. Junior Sam Brunner (L, 0-2) suffered the loss after allowing the final two runs of the ball game.

 
Game 2 – Dayton 4, Ball State 15
The Cardinals came out on top again in game two with three innings of four runs each.

Ball State continued their offensive assault in the series finale with a two-run double in the top of the first for a 2-0 lead. The Cardinals got two more runs before the initial inning was over and UD was down 4-0 early on.

In the second inning, BSU added four more runs to its lead with a pair of stolen bases, a Dayton error, wild pitch, a sacrifice fly, and a home run. The Cardinals went on to score again in the third to make it a 9-0 contest.

The Flyers broke up the shutout bid in the third with an RBI single by Plasencia, scoring Jones from third.

The Cardinals scored again in the fifth, pushing their advantage back to nine runs. Another four-run inning in the seventh made it a 14-1 ball game.

Dayton got three runs in the bottom of the eighth thanks to a wild pitch and a two-run single by Huesman, but it would not be enough of a comeback as the Flyers fell in the series finale.

Dayton totaled eight hits in the ball game, including two each from Huesman, Harris, and Jones. Huesman also drove in a pair while Plasencia added an RBI.

Starter Bradley Horn (L, 1-1) gave up eight runs in his two innings of work before giving way to the bullpen. Reliever Brad Burkhart made his first pitching appearance, giving up just one earned run on five hits in four innings on the mound.

The Flyers (5-12) will head to Toledo on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. contest.