DAYTON -- The University of Dayton baseball team dropped a midweek game to Eastern Michigan on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 10-2. Dayton is now 4-9-1 this season, while Eastern Michigan improves its record to 3-13-1. Both of the Flyers runs came from solo home runs with Eddie Pursinger and Tate Hagan both leaving the yard.

KEY MOMENT

• Dayton's offense couldn't figure out Eastern Michigan starting pitcher Luke McGuire, who went 7.0 innings and allowed just one run on two hits and was effective in finding the zone with no walks. The Eagles jumped out to a 6-1 lead during McGuire's time on the mound, which was enough to secure the victory.

SCORING SUMMARY
Top 1: Eastern Michigan 2, Dayton 0
Three straight base hits to open the game from Cameron Cruz, Zachary Owings and Jeff Timko plated two runs and Eastern Michigan took an early 2-0 lead.

Bottom 2: Eastern Michigan 2, Dayton 1
Eddie Pursinger cut the EMU lead in half by kicking off the frame with a solo shot down the left field line.

Top 3: Eastern Michigan 4, Dayton 1
Two singles and a hit by pitch allowed the Eagles to load the bases with one out and a Nick Jones singles down the right field line doubled Eastern's run output for the day.

Top 5: Eastern Michigan 5, Dayton 1
Jeff Timko homered to right field with two outs.

Top 6: Eastern Michigan 6, Dayton 1
For the second straight inning, Eastern Michigan hit a solo home run with two outs, this time from Taylor Hopkins.

Top 9: Eastern Michigan 10, Dayton 1
Eastern Michigan added four insurance runs off of no hits in the ninth. The Eagles drew four walks, were hit by a pitch twice and had a sac fly.

Bottom 9: Eastern Michigan 10, Dayton 2
Tate Hagan lifted a pinch-hit home run over the right field wall for Dayton to close out scoring for the day.

KEY STATS

• Eddie Pursinger's home run was his third of the season and second in the last three games. Pursinger is now tied with Alex Brickman for team lead in home runs.
• Tate Hagan's pinch hit home run was his first of the season and second of the year. Hagan is 2-for-5 (.400) this season.
• Dayton used a total of nine pitchers in the game and Zach Watzka, Gavin Bates and Will Sheats all made their Flyer debut.
• Sheats and Justin Longbrake both threw scoreless innings of relief and Longbrake retired the side in order.
• Jay Curtis recorded his second double of the season and is now tied with Connor Echols, Alex Brickman and Mitchell Garrity for the team lead in that category.

UP NEXT

• Dayton hosts Ohio tomorrow, March 13 at 3 p.m. (ET)
• The Flyers will play a four-game, home-and-home set with Ball State this weekend:
  • Friday, March 15 at 3 p.m. (ET) in Dayton, Ohio
  • Saturday, March 16 at 12 p.m. (ET) in Muncie, Ind. **Doubleheader** 
  • Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m. (ET) in Dayton, Ohio