DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team will play host to Northern Kentucky Tuesday for a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at UD Softball Stadium.

About Dayton
Dayton (25-21, 11-6 A-10) is coming off a 1-2 home weekend against Rhode Island as it steps out of conference play for a doubleheader with Northern Kentucky. As a team, Dayton leads the Atlantic 10 with 79 total doubles and ranks second in the NCAA with 1.74 doubles/game. The Flyers' offense is led by senior Gabrielle Snyder with a .427 average (1st A-10, 28th NCAA) that includes 64 hits (1st A-10, 14th NCAA) with 13 doubles (3rd A-10). Junior Manda Cash (14-9) is the team's top hurler with a 2.41 ERA and 178 strikeouts (1st A-10, 20th NCAA) over 136.2 innings pitched.

Scouting Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky (13-31, 7-11 HL) played a three-game set with Horizon League foe Cleveland State at home this past weekend, falling to the Vikings 2-1 in the series. Dani Devlin has recorded a team-best 37 hits, including 10 doubles and 13 home runs, and she has batted in a team-high 31 RBI. In the circle, Taylor Ginther holds the team's low ERA of 4.79 in 16 relief appearances and one start while Ashlyn Roberts has tallied a team-best 64 strikeouts.

Series Stuff
Dayton and Northern Kentucky have previously met 24 times with the series tied at 12 wins each. The series dates back to 1986 but the two last squared off earlier this season at the Georgia Classic with the Flyers defeating the Norse twice, 11-8 and 13-6.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) that includes games through April 23, Dayton came in at 196 according to NCAA.com. Northern Kentucky comes in at 239.

She's A Hit Machine
With 208 career hits, senior Gabby Snyder now owns the Dayton all-time career hits record. Additionally, after batting her third double of the season against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 17, Snyder set a new Dayton career doubles record and she now has 54 career doubles. With seven home runs on the season, her career total of 13 ranks tied for ninth all-time in the UD record book.

Speaking of the Record Book
Junior Manda Cash has already made her mark on the Dayton record book and continues to climb the rankings. Her career ERA of 1.77 ranks third all-time in program history. Additionally, Cash has tallied 528 career strikeouts which ranks second, behind only former Flyer Kayla English (2012-15) who holds the record with 564.

She's a Quick One
With 17 stolen bases on the season, senior Hannah DeSalvo has already surpassed her career total from the last three years. Her 27 career stolen bases ranks her sixth all-time. DeSalvo has also been hit by a pitch 14 times this season (2nd A-10), setting a new Dayton single-season record.

#Winning
Dayton head coach Cara LaPlaca tallied her 233rd career win at UD on April 15 at La Salle, surpassing former Flyer head coach Jody Eickemeyer as Dayton's all-time winningest coach. She now has 235 wins at UD.