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DAYTON HOSTS FORDHAM IN FINAL WEEKEND

GameDate/TimeLocationMedia
Game 1 - vs. FordhamThursday, May 14 - 3 p.m. ETWoerner Field
Dayton, Ohio
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Game 2 - vs. FordhamFriday, May 15 - 1 p.m. ETWoerner Field
Dayton, Ohio
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Game 3 - vs. FordhamSaturday, May 16 - 12 p.m. ETWoerner Field
Dayton, Ohio
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GAME PREVIEW
• The University of Dayton baseball team will host Fordham in its final series of the regular season this weekend at Woerner Field. The Flyers and Rams meet Thursday at 3 p.m., Friday at 1 p.m., and Saturday at 12 p.m. Before the final game of the series, there will also be a Senior Day ceremony for the six Dayton seniors.
• The Flyers are 14-37 overall and 3-18 in Atlantic 10 games. Dayton is 7-15 at home and on a five-game losing streak, including a loss at Bowling Green on Tuesday.
• Fordham enters the final weekend with a 21-28 record on the season and 12-9 A-10 record. The Rams are jockeying for positing in the conference standings as they look towards the A-10 tournament. Fordham has found most of its success at home, going 4-18 on the road this year.

WHO TO WATCH - DAYTON
• Offensively, Dayton is batting .239 on the season with a .331 slugging percentage and a .330 on-base percentage. The Flyers have 90 doubles and 50 steals as well.
• Leading the way for UD are sophomore Matt Poland, who has a .276 average and 19 RBI, and senior Zach Schira, who has a .270 average and 24 RBI.
• Pitchers Charlie Dant (1-10, 5.18 ERA, 64 k's), Noah Buettgen (3-7, 5.08 ERA, 51 k's), and Mason Kutruff (5-2, 5.14 ERA) are projected as the starters.
• As a pitching staff, Dayton has a 5.60 ERA and 324 strikeouts through 448 innings of work. Freshman Tyson Schnitkey leads the team with 24 appearances while junior Sam Brunner has five saves.
• Defensively, the Flyers have a .958 fielding percentage and 83 errors in 51 games.

WHO TO WATCH - THE OPPONENT
• Fordham has a team batting average of .273 to go with 112 extra-base hits and 94 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Matthew Kozuch and junior Charles Galiano both have 34 RBI to lead the Rams with Galiano hitting eight home runs this season. Joseph Runco has also chipped in 28 steals and 38 runs scored.
• The pitching staff for the Rams has combined for an ERA of 4.99 and 357 strikeouts compared to 187 walks.
• The Rams defensively have a .973 fielding percentage and 49 errors.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST – DAYTON, OHIO
Thursday – Mostly Cloudy, High of 75 degrees, low of 63 degrees. 0% chance of rain, Wind at 9 mph
Friday – PM Storms, High of 86 degrees, low of 67 degrees. 50% chance of rain, Wind at 14 mph
Saturday – Scattered Storms, High of 86 degrees, low of 68 degrees. 50% chance of rain, Wind at 10 mph

LAST MEETING
Dayton and Fordham last met in the final game of the season for the Flyers at the 2014 A-10 tournament in St. Louis. The Rams eliminated the Flyers with a walk-off 4-3 win in 10 innings.

STATISTICAL RANKINGS
The Flyers are ranked 13th in the A-10 in team average and 12th in team ERA. Individually, senior A.J. Ryan is ranked eighth in home runs while senior Sergio Plasencia is sixth in the league in walks. Dant is second in innings pitched and seventh in strikeouts as well. Schnitkey has made the second most appearances.

The Rams are ranked ninth in the A-10 in team average and eighth in team ERA. Individually, Kozuch is ninth in the A-10 in batting average while Runco is second in the league in stolen bases. Brett Kennedy is also the league leader in strikeouts.

 
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Players Mentioned

Noah  Buettgen

#18 Noah Buettgen

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Charlie  Dant

#30 Charlie Dant

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Sergio Plasencia

#3 Sergio Plasencia

IF
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
L/R
Matt Poland

#5 Matt Poland

C
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
A.J.  Ryan

#32 A.J. Ryan

1B
6' 3"
Senior
L/L
Zach  Schira

#21 Zach Schira

OF/1B/C
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Sam Brunner

#31 Sam Brunner

RHP
6' 4"
Junior
R/R
Mason Kutruff

#42 Mason Kutruff

LHP
6' 4"
Freshman
L/L
Tyson Schnitkey

#41 Tyson Schnitkey

RHP
6' 4"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Noah  Buettgen

#18 Noah Buettgen

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
Charlie  Dant

#30 Charlie Dant

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Sergio Plasencia

#3 Sergio Plasencia

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
L/R
IF
Matt Poland

#5 Matt Poland

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
C
A.J.  Ryan

#32 A.J. Ryan

6' 3"
Senior
L/L
1B
Zach  Schira

#21 Zach Schira

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
OF/1B/C
Sam Brunner

#31 Sam Brunner

6' 4"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Mason Kutruff

#42 Mason Kutruff

6' 4"
Freshman
L/L
LHP
Tyson Schnitkey

#41 Tyson Schnitkey

6' 4"
Freshman
R/R
RHP