CARY, N.C. – The University of Dayton was shutout for the first time in 2017 on Saturday afternoon, falling to William and Mary 7-0 at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

KEY MOMENT
- William and Mary set the tone right off the bat, striking out the side in order in Dayton's half of the first inning, then scoring three runs in their half to take a lead they would never give up.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Bottom 1st
- William & Mary jumped on the board early thanks to a two-run home run from the third batter of the game. The Tribe made it a 3-0 lead with a bases-loaded walk.

Bottom 4th 
- WMU added another run, this time unearned, on an infield single and error combination to put the score at 4-0.

Bottom 5th
- The Tribe added a pair of runs thanks to three hits and a Flyer error, making the score 6-0.

Bottom 7th 
- William and Mary brought the score to its final of 7-0 with a solo home run in the home half of the seventh.

KEY STATS
- After averaging over nine runs and 11 hits through the first six games, Dayton was held to no runs and just four hits.
- The Flyers struck out 11 times in the game against Tribe starter Bodie Sheehan, all of them swinging.
- Senior lefty Mason Kutruff threw his best outing of the season, going four innings and allowing just one earned run on four hits while striking out four.
- Sophomore Connor Echols bunted for a base hit in the fourth inning to keep his hit streak alive. The Sidney, Ohio native has a hit in all eight of the Flyers' games this season.

UP NEXT
UD finishes its road trip to North Carolina with a 12:30 p.m. game against Maryland at the USA Baseball Training Complex.

- The Tribe added a pair of runs thanks to three hits and a Flyer error, making the score 6-0.

Bottom 7th 
- William and Mary brought the score to its final of 7-0 with a solo home run in the home half of the seventh.

KEY STATS
- After averaging over nine runs and 11 hits through the first six games, Dayton was held to no runs and just four hits.
- The Flyers struck out 11 times in the game against Tribe starter Bodie Sheehan, all of them swinging.
- Senior lefty Mason Kutruff threw his best outing of the season, going four innings and allowing just one earned run on four hits while striking out four.
- Sophomore Connor Echols bunted for a base hit in the fourth inning to keep his hit streak alive. The Sidney, Ohio native has a hit in all eight of the Flyers' games this season.

UP NEXT
UD finishes its road trip to North Carolina with a 12:30 p.m. game against Maryland at the USA Baseball Training Complex.