DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton baseball team suffered a 6-3 loss in the second game of the series vs. St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
The Flyers (11-24, 3-8 A-10) lost the second straight game to the Bonnies (16-11-1, 4-4 A-10) with the visitors already winning the series.
SCORING BREAKDOWN- Top of 2nd – St. Bonaventure opened the scoring in the second with an unearned run off a two-out RBI single to left. A two-run double then made it a three-run game. Dayton 0, SBU 3
- Top of 4th – The Bonnies added to their lead in the fourth with an RBI single to right. Dayton 0, SBU 4
- Top of 5th – SBU got another run the next inning on a fielder's choice play at the plate. Dayton 0, SBU 5
- Bottom of 6th- Nick Ryan put Dayton on the board in the sixth with an RBI single to left, scoring Robbie Doring from second. Dayton 1, SBU 5
- Top of 7th – St. Bonaventure got the run back in the seventh on a wild pitch. Dayton 1, SBU 6
- Bottom of 7th – The Flyers' rally attempt started in the eighth with a two-run single to right by Nick Weybright. Dayton 3, SBU 6
KEY STATS- The Flyers matched the Bonnies with nine hits in the game, including two each from Ryan and Weybright, who also provided the RBI for Dayton.
- UD left nine runners stranded and kept 11 SBU players on the base paths.
- Starter Zach Beaver (L, 2-6) went five innings, giving up five runs, only one earned, on seven hits while striking out six.
- Reliever Masashi Sakamoto threw the sixth and seventh frames before Tyler Henry came in to pitch scoreless eighth and ninth innings.
UP NEXTThe Flyers will finish up their series with the Bonnies Sunday at 12 p.m. UD SAAC will be hosting Alex's Lemonade Stand before and during the game with all proceeds going to Childhood Cancer research.
