FAIRBORN, Ohio – The University of Dayton fell in the 12th inning to a Wright State walk-off home run on Thursday night, falling 5-4 at Nischwitz Stadium.
KEY MOMENT
- With one out in the bottom of the 12th inning, Wright State's Adrian Marquez sent a fly ball into the jet stream that carried over the right field fence to give the Raiders a walk-off winner.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
Top 3rdÂ
- Senior
Mitch Coughlin led off the inning with a triple and sophomore
Pat Meehan drove him home with a sacrifice fly, putting Dayton ahead 1-0 early.
Top 4thÂ
- With two outs in the inning, the Flyers rallied for two runs with just one hit. Freshman
Tate Hagan singled to start the rally, then a hit by pitch, three walks and a passed ball pushed two across for UD. Dayton edged its lead to 3-0.
Bottom 9th
- Wright State rallied with two outs, taking advantage of two walks and then getting a three-run home run to knot the score 3-3.
TOP 12th
- After Coughlin reached on an error and was sacrificed to second, a two-base wild pitch allowed the senior to slide across home safely and give the Flyers a 4-3 lead.
Bottom 12th
- Right fielder Adrian Marquez put the exclamation point on the ballgame for the Raiders, hitting a two-run, walkoff home run that narrowly cleared the right field wall to give Wright State the 5-4 win.
KEY STATS
- Starter
Austin Cline tossed a career-high eight and two-thirds innings, striking out four while walking only three.Â
- Senior
Mitch Coughlin went 2-for-4 at the plate, scored two runs and drove home another with a bases-loaded walk.
- For the Flyers, this is their second extra-innings loss on the season.
- Dayton outhit Wright State, eight to seven, but WSU smacked two home runs (game-tying three-run homer in the ninth, walk-off, two-run home run in the tenth).
UP NEXT
Dayton opens up the 2017 home campaign on Friday, March 10 when the Flyers welcome Western Illinois to Spectrum Stadium for a 3 p.m. game.
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