GREENVILLE, S.C. – The University of Dayton baseball team picked up its first win of the 2017 season, scoring 12 runs on 12 hits and squeaking out a nail-biting 12-11 win over Furman University on Sunday afternoon at Latham Stadium.

KEY MOMENTS
- Dayton trailed early on in the game 4-2 when freshman Brantley Johnson came through with a two-run single to tie the score. Four batters later, fellow freshman Tate Hagan launched a three-run homer that put the Flyers ahead for good.
- With only one out in the eighth and an 11-8 lead, senior Robbie Doring brought back a would-be three-run homer to keep the Flyers in the lead.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Bottom 1st
- Furman broke open the scoring with a solo home run in the home half of the first, putting the Paladins up 1-0.

Top 2nd 
- Dayton came back with a run of their own a half inning later, as senior Mitch Couglin left the yard for his first collegiate home run to tie the game 1-1.

Bottom 2nd 
- The Paladins jumped back ahead with a leadoff home run that made the score 2-1.
- Furman added another with a one-out, two-run single that put the home team head 4-1.

Top 3rd
- UD cut the deficit to 4-2 thanks to a Robbie Doring RBI double that scored Nick Ryan.

Top 4th 
- The Flyers exploded for six runs in the inning, highlighted by a two-run single by freshman Brantley Johnson and a three-run homer for Tate Hagan. When the dust settled, Dayton had taken an 8-4 lead.

Bottom 4th 
- Furman came back to tally a single run in the home half of the frame to make the score 8-5.

Top 5
- Continuing their offensive prowess, the Flyers plated three more runs in the inning, with sophomore Connor Echols and Doring picking up RBIs and making the score 11-5.

Bottom 5th 
- Keeping with the theme of the game, the Paladins answered back with a home run to bring the score to 11-6.

Bottom 6th 
- The Paladins kept the power surge flowing with a leadoff home run to make the score 11-7.

Bottom 8th 
- Furman brought the game to two runs when the Paladins plated a pair to bring the score to 11-9.

Top 9th 
- Coughlin smacked his second home run of the game to put UD ahead 12-9.

Bottom 9th 
- Furman brought the game to a single run with a pinch hit, two run blast, but the game's tying run was thrown out trying to steal second, and Dayton pulled out a 12-11 victory.

KEY STATS
- For Coughlin, the two home runs of Game Three were the first two of his career.
- Hagan's fourth inning homer was also his first collegiate hit.
- Freshman R.J. Wagner worked three and two-thirds innings to pick up his first collegiate victory.
- Senior Kevin Piersol got the last five outs of the game to pick up his first save of the season.
- The Flyers produced 30 hits and 22 runs in the three-game series.
- Dayton's fourth inning included six runs, five hits, and a walk that started it all.

UP NEXT
UD returns to South Carolina on Feb. 24 to take on UNC Asheville at Wofford College at 12 p.m.