RICHMOND, Ky. - The University of Dayton softball team split its midweek doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky Wednesday, winning game one, 2-0, and dropping the nightcap, 4-1. The first game was decided in the seventh inning and game two featured sophomore Hannah Heraty's first career home run.

Dayton finished the day 8-10 on the season while Eastern Kentucky is now 8-9 overall.

GAME ONE
Dayton 2, Eastern Kentucky 0
Winning Pitcher: Jessica Weaver (3-3) - zero earned runs on one hit and one strikeout to two walks (2.1 IP)
Losing Pitcher: M. Paulick (3-4) - two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts to three walks (7.0 IP)
Notable: UD starting pitcher Jessica Gilliam worked 4.2 scoreless innings while striking out five and walking two EKU batters.

GAME TWO
EKU 4, UD 1
Winning Pitcher: B. Todd (1-0) - gave up one earned run on three hits to go with six strikeouts to zero walks (7.0 IP)
Losing Pitcher: Olivia Lessmann (0-2) - two earned runs on two hits with zero strikeouts to three walks in her longest outing of the season (4.0 IP)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• 3-for-6 - sophomore Mallory Kimmell went 3-for-6 (.500) at the plate and drew one walk on the day for the Flyers
• 1 - Heraty's home run in game two was the first of her collegiate career
• 0.00 - Gilliam's ERA for the day after tossing 4.2 scoreless innings in game one
• 2 - today's Gilliam-Weaver combined shutout in game one is the second on the season for Dayton

UP NEXT
Dayton is scheduled to take part in Miami (Ohio)'s annual Invitational this weekend, March 15-17, in Oxford, Ohio. The three-day event will feature five games for Dayton against Austin Peay, Michigan State and host Miami.