DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team suffered a 4-3 loss at the hands of cross-town rival Wright State Tuesday at UD Softball Stadium. The Flyers return the home-and-away series to Fairborn tomorrow afternoon with a 4 p.m. tilt against the Raiders at WSU Softball Stadium.

Dayton evens its record to 12-12 on the season while Wright State moves to 4-13 overall.

STATS OF THE GAME
3-for-4 - sophomore Kyle Davidson was the only player on either team to record three hits on the afternoon
11 - junior Manda Cash (5) and freshman Jessica Weaver (6) combined for 11 strikeouts in the circle for Dayton
6 - six strikeouts for Weaver is a career-high

Wright State 4, Dayton 3
Wright State struck first, plating a run in each of the first two innings but Dayton got one back in the bottom of the second to set the score at 2-1 in favor of the Raiders. WSU tacked on two more in the third but UD tried to keep pace, getting run home on a Davidson double. After three complete, Wright State was in front, 4-2. The Flyers would hold the Raiders scoreless for the remainder of the contest and Dayton mounted a comeback in the seventh. With the bases loaded and two outs, freshman Julia Blarr walked in a run to pull Dayton within one as Davidson trotted home. The rally ended with the next Flyer batter as the Raiders were able to hold on for the 4-3 win.

UP NEXT
Dayton and Wright State will square off again tomorrow evening at WSU Softball Stadium. Originally scheduled for 6 p.m., the game has been moved up to a 4 p.m. start due to forecasted colder temperatures.