OXFORD, Ohio – The University of Dayton lost to Miami (Ohio) University, 7-6, in a back-and-forth, extra-inning battle on Wednesday night from McKie Field.

KEY MOMENT
- After a triple to start the 12th inning, Miami's Ross Haffey came through with the RBI single to give the RedHawks the walk-off winner. 

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Top 2nd 
- Dayton got on the board first thanks to alert base running and an RBI groundout. Brandon Smith came home on a passed ball and Connor Echols scored thanks to a Brantley Johnson groundout, putting the Flyers ahead 2-0.

Bottom 3rd
- Miami took advantage of some wild pitching to make the score 2-1, as two hit by pitches and a walk, combined with a single, resulted in the RedHawks' first run of the game. 

Bottom 4th
- Another wild inning on the mound for the Flyers (three hit batters, one walk) helped Miami tie the game at 2-2. 

Bottom 5th 
- The RedHawks started the inning with a double, triple, and sacrifice fly that plated two runs and gave Miami a 4-2 lead.

Top 7th 
 - The Flyers struck for three runs on three hits to take a 5-4 lead, highlighted by a Matt Poland double and a Brad Burkhart RBI single.

Bottom 7th
- Miami struck right back with a pair of runs, plating two on RBI singles to take a 6-5 lead.

Top 9th 
- Senior Robbie Doring led off the inning with a pinch-hit double, and two batters later Brad Burkhart drove him in to tie the game 6-6.

Bottom 12th 
- After a leadoff triple, Miami smacked the walk-off winner into centerfield to give the RedHawks the 7-6 victory.


KEY STATS
- Dayton is 0-4 in extra-inning games on the season.
- Senior Brad Burkhart continued his fine play, knocking two base-hits and driving in two runs in the game.
- Senior Mitch Coughlin went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored in his return to the lineup after missing six games due to injury.
- Fellow senior Robbie Doring scored the game-tying run after doubling in a pinch hit appearance in the ninth. The outfielder hadn't seen action in six games.
- Dayton's offense tallied its six runs on 10 hits and six walks.

UP NEXT
Dayton returns home to Spectrum Stadium on Friday, April 12, when they play host to Atlantic 10 foe George Mason for a three-game series starting at 3 p.m.