DAYTON – Sophomore Tyler Henry twirled a gem for the University of Dayton in its home opener on Friday afternoon, tossing a complete game shutout to propel the Flyers by Western Illinois 6-0 at Spectrum Stadium.

KEY MOMENT
- Henry, who has worked primarily as a reliever during his young career, allowed just two hits and one walk on the afternoon while striking out four.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Bottom 1st 
- Dayton jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by a Robbie Doring two-run single that put the Flyers ahead three.

Bottom 7th
- The Flyers doubled up their score with another three runs, taking advantage of a Western Illinois error and wild pitch, as well as getting an RBI single from Connor Echols to put Dayton ahead 6-0. 

KEY STATS
- Starter Tyler Henry's complete game shutout marked a new career-high in innings (nine) and strikeouts (four) for the lefty.
- Senior Mitch Coughlin ignited the offense out of the leadoff spot, going 1-for-3 with a walk and scoring two runs.
- Fellow senior Robbie Doring drove in two runs with his first-inning single, giving him a 10 on the season

UP NEXT
Dayton finishes its series with Western Illinois on Sunday, March 12 when the Flyers and Leathernecks square off for a pair of games at Spectrum Stadium, starting at 12 p.m.