BRONX, N.Y. - The University of Dayton softball team is set to take on George Washington in the first round of action at the 2018 Atlantic 10 Softball Championship. The third-seeded Flyers and sixth-seeded Colonials will get underway at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bahoshy Field, home of the Fordham Rams.
All pertinent information about the tournament, including live stats and video links, ticket information and post-game stats, can be found on the
Championship Central Page.
This is Dayton's 10th overall and sixth-straight appearance in the A-10 Championship.
About Dayton
Dayton (28-23, 15-8 A-10) closed out the 2018 regular season with a three-game sweep of Rhode Island in Kingston. The Flyers allowed the Rams only one run, including sophomore
Jessica Weaver's complete-game 6-0 shutout in Saturday's nightcap. UD is led offensively by A-10 First Team member junior
Kyle Davidson with a .338 average (11th A-10), 53 hits (t-9th A-10), 18 doubles (1st A-10) and 14 stolen bases (6th A-10). A-10 Second Teamer senior
Manda Cash is the Flyers' ace in the circle with a 1.45 ERA (1st A-10), 146 strikeouts (2nd A-10) and four saves (1st A-10).
Scouting George Washington
George Washington (32-19, 12-11 A-10) comes into the A-10 Championship as the number-six seeded team. The Colonials are coming off a 2-1 weekend in St. Louis against the SLU Billikens. GW's offensive is paced by Jenna Cone with a .390 average (2nd A-10) to go with 57 hits (5th A-10), 16 doubles (2nd A-10) and 12 home runs (6th A-10). The Colonials' pitching corps is led by Sarah Costlow with a 3.16 ERA (13th A-10) while Sierra Lange had tallied 105 strikeouts (6th A-10).
Series Stuff
There have been 32 meetings between Dayton and George Washington, including a 2-1 series win for the Flyers earlier this year in Dayton. UD has won eight of the last nine match-ups. The two last squared off in the A-10 Championship in 2013 when George Washington defeated Dayton, 2-1.
RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2018 season (through games played on May 6), Dayton came in at 190 according to NCAA.com. George Washington ranked 167.
