SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The University of Dayton baseball team outhit UNC Asheville on Friday afternoon, but the Bulldogs doubled-up the Flyers 12-6 at Russell C. King Field.

KEY MOMENTS
- After Dayton grabbed a first inning, 2-1 lead, UNC Asheville came back and scored five runs on four hits to jump ahead and would never look back.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Top 1st
- UNC Asheville got on the board with an RBI groundout that plated the game's first run and gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.

Bottom 1st 
- Dayton came back with a pair of runs in its half of the first, as seniors Maverick Prine and Matt Poland picked up RBIs to put the Flyers ahead 2-1.

Top 2nd 
- The Bulldogs took a commanding 6-2 lead thanks to a five run frame, highlighted by a bases loaded double that plated three and put UNC Asheville ahead.

Bottom 3rd
- UD made a dent in the deficit thanks to a Robbie Doring RBI double, making it 6-3.

Top 4th 
- UNC Asheville jumped out further thanks to a three-run home run that gave the Bulldogs a 9-3 advantage.

Top 5
- The Bulldogs tacked on an unearned run to bring their lead to seven and put the score at 10-3.

Bottom 5th 
- Dayton struck back with three runs thanks to RBIs from Doring and Prine, bringing the Flyers within four at 10-6.

Top 6th 
- UNC Asheville edged a few runs further and brought the game to its final score of 12-6 with a pair of runs scored.

KEY STATS
- Dayton had three players reach base three times in the game, as Nick Ryan (0-for-2, three walks), Connor Echols (3-for-4) and Pat Meehan (3-for-4) all set the table for the offense.
- Ryan and Echols each scored two runs, while Robbie Doring and Maverick Prine both drove in two.
- After surrendering 12 runs on nine hits in the first six innings, Peter Rozman, Jason Johnson and Tyler Henry tossed three scoreless frames and allowed just one hit.
- The Flyers' pitching staff issued 11 walks and also hit two batters. Of the 13 free passes, six came around to score for the Bulldogs.
- 11 hits marked the third straight game that the Flyers knocked double-digit base knocks.
- In UD's three-run fourth, the Flyers had four hits and left three runners on base when Brantley Johnson was robbed of a base hit to end the inning.

UP NEXT
UD returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 25 when they take on USC Upstate at 4 p.m.