The University of Dayton baseball team is in Richmond, Va. this weekend for a three-game series against conference foe VCU. The Flyers are searching for their first series win of the season and took one of three games last weekend in their first Atlantic 10 series of the year against George Washington. The series will begin with a doubleheader on Friday with the first game beginning at 3 p.m. and will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Probable Starters:
Game 1: Friday, April 6 at 3 p.m.
RHP Tyler Jones (UD) – (1-1, 4.96 ERA)
RHP Connor Gillispie (VCU) – (4-1, 1.80 ERA)
 
Game 2: Friday, April 6 at 6 p.m.*
TBA (UD)
RHP Sean Thompson (VCU) – (3-1, 3.00 ERA)
 
Game 3: Sunday, April 8 at 1 p.m.
TBA (UD)
RHP Michael Dailey (VCU) – (2-3, 6.75 ERA)
 
ABOUT VCU (19-10, 4-2 A-10)

• Like Dayton, VCU also went 1-2 in its conference series last weekend, as the Rams dropped two of three to the Saint Louis Billikens. VCU swept Rhode Island the week before to give the Rams a 4-2 conference record this season.
• Connor Gillispie, VCU's Friday starter has struck out 52 batters in just 35.0 innings pitched and sports a .174 BAA
• VCU was selected to finish second in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Coaches Poll, finishing just behind Saint Louis, who were named the A-10 favorites.
• VCU Leaders:
  • Batting Avg. – Paul Witt (.330)
  • Home runs – Paul Witt (2)
  • RBIs – Paul Witt (20)
  • Runs – Berezo/Lamb (19)
  • Stolen Bases – Haiden Lamb (15)

 
LAST TIME VS. VCU
Dayton took two of three games against VCU last season to win the series, with Brian Wood driving home the game-winning run in the eighth inning of the series' rubber match in a come-from-behind effort for the Flyers.