DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team is hitting the road Friday for a three-game Atlantic 10 series at George Mason this weekend. The Flyers and Patriots will kick off the series with a 12 p.m. doubleheader Saturday followed by a single game Sunday, also at 12 p.m., at George Mason Softball Complex. Sunday's game will be video streamed live via A10Network.com.

About Dayton
Dayton (25-20, 12-5 A-10) enters the weekend with a four-game winning streak and the Flyers picked up a 2-1 Atlantic 10 series win over the George Washington Colonials last week. UD is in third place in the A-10 team standings with six games left in regular season play. The Flyers' offense is led by junior Kyle Davidson with a .355 average (11th A-10) that includes 49 hits (t-5th A-10) and 17 doubles (1st A-10) to go with 12 stolen bases (t-4th A-10). Senior Manda Cash (12-6) leads the Dayton pitching corps with a 1.55 ERA (2nd A-10) and 126 strikeouts (2nd A-10).

Scouting George Mason
George Mason (19-24, 9-8 A-10) had its mid-week doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's (Md.) canceled on Wednesday but the Patriots claimed a three-game sweep of La Salle in Philadelphia last weekend. Mason is in fourth place in A-10 team standings, one game ahead of George Washington. Jess Curbeira carries the team's best average of .316 with 42 hits and 12 doubles (t-7th A-10). In the circle for the Patriots, Marina Vitalich (2-3) holds the team's low ERA of 2.37 over 41.1 innings pitched while Bekah Ansbro (8-8) has tallied a team-best 91 strikeouts (5th A-10).

Series Stuff
Dayton holds a 7-5 advantage over George Mason in the all-time series between the two programs. The two last met on May 10, 2017 in the Atlantic 10 Championship when the Patriots outlasted the Flyers 6-5 on their home field.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2018 season, released April 22, Dayton came in at 165 (up 21 spots from last week) according to NCAA.com. George Mason ranked 229.