MUNCIE, Ind. – The University of Dayton baseball team dropped both games in the doubleheader at Ball State University on Friday.

The Flyers (3-13) were unable to overcome the host Cardinals (10-9) in either of the contests on the opening day of the series.

GAME 1 – Dayton 3, Ball State 9
SCORING BREAKDOWN

• Top of 1^st – Robbie Doring opened the scoring with an RBI double to left, scoring Glenn Jones, who had doubled just previously. Dayton 1, Ball State 0
• Top of 4^th – Mark Giesler doubled the Flyers' lead with an RBI double to center. Dayton 2, Ball State 0
• Bottom of 5^th – Ball State scored six times in the bottom of the 5^th frame with a pair of RBI doubles and a pair of RBI singles. Dayton 2, Ball State 6
• Bottom of 6^th – The Cardinals added to its lead in the sixth with an RBI double and a two-run home run. Dayton 2, Ball State 9
• Top of 7^th – Connor Echols plated his first run of the season with a sacrifice fly to right. Dayton 3, Ball State 9

KEY STATS

• The Flyers were out-hit in the contest 14-8. Giesler led the way with a 3-for-4 outing and an RBI while Huesman scored twice. Doring and Echols provided the other UD runs.
• For the seventh game this season, Dayton did not commit an error.
• Starter Charlie Dant (L, 1-1) was saddled with the loss after giving up six runs on nine hits in five innings on the mound.
• Reliever Ben Polansky came out of the bullpen and threw the next three innings giving up three runs on five hits.

GAME 2 – Dayton 1, Ball State 6
SCORING BREAKDOWN

• Bottom of 1^st – Ball State took the initial lead with a single run on an RBI single up the middle. Dayton 0, Ball State 1
• Bottom of 3^rd – The Cardinals doubled their lead with another RBI single. Dayton 0, Ball State 2
• Bottom of 5^th – Ball State added four more runs on a pair of two-run doubles. Dayton 0, Ball State 6
• Top of 7^th – Mark Giesler hits a solo home run to lead off the seventh. Dayton 1, Ball State 6

KEY STATS

• The Flyers totaled seven hits in the contest, but left seven runners on base.
• Echols went 2-for-4 to lead Dayton while Giesler drove in the lone Flyer run. Six different UD athletes recorded a hit in the game.
• Starter Mason Kutruff (L, 0-3) pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits while fanning two.
• Freshman Tyler Henry came in relief and threw 3 2/3 shutout innings of work, striking out three and walking none.

UP NEXT

• The Flyers will take on the Cardinals again Saturday at 2 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.