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#UDSB WORKS SPLIT AGAINST IUPUI AND MIAMI FRIDAY NIGHT

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Dayton traveled to south on Friday evening to take part in a double header against IUPUI and Miami of Ohio, earning a split on the day with an exciting 4-3 win over IUPUI and then suffering a 7-2 setback to Miami at the MU Softball Stadium.

Game One – IUPUI
Scoring Breakdown
Top 1st – The Jaguars took little time to get on the board, getting a double, triple and sacrifice fly in the first four batters to take a 2-0 lead.
Bottom 3rd – Dayton freshman Lisa Tassi drove home a pair of runs with a single down the right field line that brought in Kirsten Rebekkah Potter and Kirsten Bartlett and evened the game, 2-2.
Top 5th – With two aboard, an errant Dayton throw allowed IUPUI to grab a lead at 3-2.
Bottom 7th – Senior Katelyn Gibson led off the inning with a single and pinch runner Kelly Fitzgerald moved around to third on a sacrifice and a groundout. After a Hannah DeSalvo walk, the table was set for Tassi again. The rookie laced a single to left field to tie up the game, 3-3.
Bottom 7th – Junior Katie Ryan plopped a single into short right center to score DeSalvo from second base and give the Flyers a walk-off, 4-3 win.

Key Stats
Lisa Tassi finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs driven in. The three RBI were the first two of Tassi's career.

It was also the first multi-hit performance of the year for the freshman.

Freshman pitcher Jessica Gilliam picked up her third win of the season and also laid down the crucial sacrifice bunt in the 7th inning to move Fitzgerald to second base.

Game Two – Miami (OH)
Scoring Breakdown
Bottom 1st – After reaching on an error, and RBI single put Miami on top early, 1-0.
Bottom 3rd – Miami's leadoff hitter Michaela Schlattman launched her fourth home run of the season to give the home team a 2-0 advantage.
Bottom 4th – A bases loaded wild pitch tacked another on for the hosts, giving Miami a 3-0 lead.
Bottom 5th – The Redhawks got two aboard with two outs and promptly followed with a three-run home run to push the MU lead to 6-0.
Top 6th – Sophomore Jaclyn Kweder crushed her first career home run to the opposite field to keep the Flyers alive and make the score 6-1.
Bottom 6th – Miami got the run right back in the home half of the inning, putting the score at 7-1.
Top 7th – Kayla Haberstich came home to score the final UD run of the game on a Kweder groundout, bringing the final score to 7-2.

Key Stats
Kweder finished the game with two RBIs, her highest total for the season.

NEXT GAME
Dayton returns to action on Tuesday, March 8 as they travel to Eastern Kentucky for a double header, beginning at 2 p.m.

 
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Players Mentioned

Kirsten  Bartlett

#24 Kirsten Bartlett

OF
Senior
R
Hannah DeSalvo

#17 Hannah DeSalvo

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R
Katelyn Gibson

#6 Katelyn Gibson

OF
5' 8"
Senior
L
Kayla  Haberstich

#22 Kayla Haberstich

IF
Sophomore
R
Jaclyn Kweder

#14 Jaclyn Kweder

OF
Sophomore
L
Rebekkah Potter

#4 Rebekkah Potter

IF
Redshirt Sophomore
R
Katie  Ryan

#26 Katie Ryan

IF
Junior
R
Lisa Tassi

#25 Lisa Tassi

SS
5' 9"
Freshman
R
Jessica Gilliam

#18 Jessica Gilliam

P
5' 10"
Freshman
R
Kelly Fitzgerald

#7 Kelly Fitzgerald

C/OF
5' 4"
Freshman
R

Players Mentioned

Kirsten  Bartlett

#24 Kirsten Bartlett

Senior
R
OF
Hannah DeSalvo

#17 Hannah DeSalvo

5' 7"
Junior
R
OF
Katelyn Gibson

#6 Katelyn Gibson

5' 8"
Senior
L
OF
Kayla  Haberstich

#22 Kayla Haberstich

Sophomore
R
IF
Jaclyn Kweder

#14 Jaclyn Kweder

Sophomore
L
OF
Rebekkah Potter

#4 Rebekkah Potter

Redshirt Sophomore
R
IF
Katie  Ryan

#26 Katie Ryan

Junior
R
IF
Lisa Tassi

#25 Lisa Tassi

5' 9"
Freshman
R
SS
Jessica Gilliam

#18 Jessica Gilliam

5' 10"
Freshman
R
P
Kelly Fitzgerald

#7 Kelly Fitzgerald

5' 4"
Freshman
R
C/OF