FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Dayton baseball team dropped a game on the road to No. 5 Arkansas on Tuesday by a score of 18-1. The loss drops the Flyers to 1-6 overall, while the Razorbacks improve to 6-2 this season. The two teams will complete the two-game midweek series tomorrow with first pitch taking place at 4 p.m. (ET).

KEY MOMENT
The score was tied 0-0 with two outs in the bottom of the second when Arkansas had nine straight runners reach base, which led to an eight-run inning for the Razorbacks. Hunter Wilson began the streak of base runners for Arkansas by drawing a walk on a full count to give the Razorbacks runners on first and second. The next batter Casey Martin followed with a three-run home run and Arkansas tacked on five additional runs in the inning to give the Razorbacks an 8-0 lead at the end of the second.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Bottom 2nd:
With two outs in the inning, Casey Martin was the second of nine straight Arkansas batters to reach base and hit a three-run home run to break a 0-0 tie. Martin was followed by six more hits before the inning was over and the Razorbacks added five more runs. Arkansas 8, Dayton 0
Bottom 4th:
With one out and runners on second and third, Hunter Wilson hit a single through the left side of the infield to score one Razorback and advance the other to third. Casey Martin hit into a fielder's choice the next at bat to score the runner from third. Arkansas 10, Dayton 0
Bottom 5th:
With two outs and runners on second and third, Arkansas took advantage of a Dayton error to score two more runs to finish off the inning. Arkansas 14, Dayton 0
Bottom 7th:
Heston Kjerstad and Jordan McFarland opened the bottom half of the seventh with back-to-back singles, advanced a base on a wild pitch and then both scored following a fielder's choice and a single. Casey Martin hit a two-run home run down the left field line, his second long ball of the game. Arkansas 16, Dayton 0
Bottom 8th:
Two of the first three Arkansas batters of the inning reached on a hit by pitch and a walk and would later go on to score on singles from Zack Plunkett and Hunter Wilson. Arkansas 18, Dayton 1
Top 9th:
Drew Reckart and Nick Spiliotis both recorded their first career hits, including Spiliotis's RBI single into right field to put the Flyers on the board. Arkansas 18, Dayton 1

KEY STATS

• Sophomore Brantley Johnson had his third multi-hit game of the season and went 2-for-4 at the plate
• Nick Spiliotis and Drew Reckart both recorded their first career hits in the ninth inning of the game
• Senior Danny Hentz made his season debut in relief during the seventh inning and picked up two strikeouts in 0.2 innings pitched.
• Sophomore Brian Wood came in as a reliever in the fifth inning, giving him his first pitching appearance of the year.
• A key difference between the two teams was batting average with runners on base. Dayton was 4-18 (.222), while Arkansas hit 13-32 (.406) with runners on.

UP NEXT

• March 1 – at Arkansas, 4:05 p.m. (ET)