DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team split its Atlantic 10 doubleheader with George Washington Saturday at UD Softball Stadium. The Colonials claimed game one by a 14-12 margin followed by a 6-5 Flyer win in the nightcap. Junior Kyle Davidson tallied five RBI on three hits for the day.

Dayton is now 22-20 on the season and 11-5 in league play while George Washington moves to 28-16 overall and 8-8 in conference play.

SCORING BREAKDOWN
Game One: George Washington 14, Dayton 12
Dayton came out swinging, scoring four runs on five hits to jump out 4-0 on George Washington in the first inning. The Colonials got three runs back in the second, including a two-run homer, to pull within one, but the Flyers tacked on one more in the bottom when junior Kayla Haberstich singled in senior Jaclyn Kweder. GW put together a four-run third to get in front, 7-5, and added one more in the fourth for a three-run advantage. Junior Lisa Tassi led off the fifth and was sacrificed in on a fly out but George Washington exploded in the sixth for six runs. It was do or die time in the bottom of the sixth as Dayton was trailing by eight, 14-6, when senior Kyle Davidson knocked out a three-run long ball to cut the lead to five. The Colonials didn't score in the seventh and the Flyers were down to their last out when Davidson doubled in two baserunners. She was able to score on the subsequent play, a GW error, but that would be the end of the rally as George Washington held on for the 14-12 win.
Winning pitcher: K. Lange (7-2)
Losing pitcher: Manda Cash (10-6)

Game Two: Dayton 6, George Washington
George Washington scored first in the nightcap, putting up two runs in the third after taking advantage of two Dayton errors. Kweder scored the Flyers first run of the game in the third on a Haberstich double, cutting the Colonial lead to one, 2-1. UD batted through the order in the fourth inning, putting up a four spot on the strength of a two-RBI single from Haberstich and a total of five Flyer hits, pushing the lead to 5-2. Freshman Abby Ehrenborg sent a solo shot over the left-field fence for one more and the score remained 6-2 in favor of Dayton through the top of the seventh. George Washington rallied in the top of the final inning, scoring three runs, but that wouldn't be enough as Dayton held on for the 6-5 win.
Winning pitcher: Jessica Weaver (5-7) – complete game
Losing pitcher: S. Costlow (10-5)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• .571 = Haberstich's batting average for the day. She also collected four RBI, scored two runs and drew one walk.
• 5 = the total number of RBI tallied by Davidson on the day. She was 3-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored and one stolen base.
• 4-for-4 = Ehrenborg's record at the plate in game two
• 4 = the total number of stolen bases for the Flyers, including two by junior Kelly Fitzgerald.

UP NEXT
Dayton and George Washington will close out their three-game series on Sunday in a rubber match scheduled for 12 p.m. The Flyers will recognize its senior team members prior to the game with a Senior Day ceremony scheduled to begin at approximately 11:30 a.m.