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0
UMass UM 4-14, 0-4 A-10
6
Winner Dayton DAYTON 12-11-1, 3-1 A-10
UMass UM
4-14, 0-4 A-10
0
Final
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Dayton DAYTON
12-11-1, 3-1 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UMass UM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Dayton DAYTON 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 6 9 1

W: Wolfe, Hunter (4-3) L: Lasko, Justin (1-3)

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UMass UM 4-15, 0-5 A-10
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Winner Dayton DAYTON 13-11-1, 4-1 A-10
UMass UM
4-15, 0-5 A-10
2
Final
11
Dayton DAYTON
13-11-1, 4-1 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UMass UM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Dayton DAYTON 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 X 11 13 4

W: Imbriano, Corey (2-0) L: Dow, Kevin (0-3) S: Henry, Tyler (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

#UDBASE Takes A Pair Of Wins In Doubleheader Vs. UMass

The Series Finale Will Be Sunday At 11 a.m. (ET)

DAYTON -- The University of Dayton baseball team earned a pair of wins and pushed its win streak to five games with a doubleheader sweep of Massachusetts on Friday afternoon. Dayton has now won five straight games and has a record of 13-11-1 (4-1 A-10), while Massachusetts is now 4-15 (0-5 A-10) on the season. The five-game winning streak is the first for the Flyers since they won six in a row back in May of 2012.


GAME ONE
DAYTON 6, UMASS 0

KEY MOMENT
With a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth, Riley Tirotta and Eddie Pursinger hit back-to-back singles with two outs, then Michael Cleary cleared the bases with a three-run home run to push Dayton's lead to four. Hunter Wolfe (7.0 IP) and Justin Longbrake (2.0) combined to throw a shutout to keep UMass off the board and from threatening the Flyer lead.

SCORING SUMMARY
Bottom 2: Dayton 1, UMass 0
Riley Tirotta reached on an error by the center fielder, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Eddie Pursinger took advantage by driving a single to center, which was enough to send Tirotta across the plate.

Bottom 6: Dayton 4, UMass 0
Riley Tirotta and Eddie Pursinger hit back-to-back singles with two outs, then Michael Cleary cleared the bases with a three-run home run to push Dayton's lead to four.

Bottom 8: Dayton 6, UMass 0
After a leadoff walk for Dayton, Connor Wilson pinch ran at first base and moved up to third on a Riley Tirotta single before eventually scoring on a wild pitch. Michael Cleary then ripped a double down the right field line for his fourth RBI of the day, driving in Tirotta.

GAME TWO
DAYTON 11, UMASS 2

KEY MOMENT
After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the second inning, Dayton rebounded with a six-run inning of its own in the bottom half of the frame. Eddie Pursinger opened the inning with a single through the right side and Michael Cleary immediately followed with a walk to put another baserunner aboard. Benjamin Blackwell kicked off the scoring with a double down the right field line to send home Pursinger and a Mitchell Garrity sacrifice fly on the next at-bat tied up the game at two apiece. Takahiro Yamada was hit by a pitch, then Connor Echols recorded his team-high seventh double of the season to plate Blackwell and put Yamada on third. Yamada would score when Jay Curtis reached on an error, while Echols scored on a wild pitch. Curtis would also come around to score in the inning on a Riley Triotta double off the wall in right. Corey Imbriano and Tyler Henry combined for 7.2 innings of relief, allowing just two hits in that timeframe to shut down the Minutemen the rest of the way.

SCORING SUMMARY
Top 2: UMass 2, Dayton 0
Consecutive singles to open the inning put a run on the board for Massachusetts and after a walk and a sac bunt, the Minutemen had runners on second and third with just one out. Thomas Pipolo picked up an RBI single through the left side, but Corey Imbriano came out of the bullpen after Pipolo's base hit and got Dayton out of the inning with no additional damage done.

Bottom 2: Dayton 6, UMass 2
Eddie Pursinger opened the inning with a single through the right side and Michael Cleary immediately followed with a walk to put another baserunner aboard. Benjamin Blackwell kicked off the scoring with a double down the right field line to send home Pursinger and a Mitchell Garrity sacrifice fly on the next at-bat tied up the game at two apiece. Takahiro Yamada was hit by a pitch, then Connor Echols recorded his team-high seventh double of the season to plate Blackwell and put Yamada on third. Yamada would score when Jay Curtis reached on an error, while Echols scored on a wild pitch. Curtis would also come around to score in the inning on a Riley Triotta double off the wall in right.

Bottom 6: Dayton 7, UMass 2
For the second straight game, Connor Wilson entered as a pinch runner following a leadoff walk -- this time moving into scoring position on a Benjamin Blackwell sac bunt. Takahiro Yamada singled to right to drive Wilson home.

Bottom 7: Dayton 8, UMass 2
Jay Curtis opened the inning with a solo shot to left field for his second home run of the season.

Bottom 8: Dayton 11, UMass 2
Mitchell Garrity doubled down the line to open the inning and Connor Echols drove him in with a single of the middle. Another single from Jay Curtis placed runners at the corners for Dayton and Riley Tirotta sent Echols and Curtis both home with another double off the wall.

NOTABLE STATS
  • Hunter Wolfe is riding a 14.0-inning scoreless streak on the mound after seven scoreless innings apiece in his last two starts vs. UMass and at Saint Louis
  • Michael Cleary was hit by two pitches on Friday to bring his season total to 16, which is tied for the NCAA lead in hit by pitches.
  • Mitchell Garrity is close behind with 14 HBP on the season.
  • Dayton is on its longest winning streak since the Flyers had a six-game winning streak snapped on June 1, 2012 against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament.
UP NEXT
  • The series between Dayton and Massachusetts will come to a close on Sunday at 11 a.m. (ET).
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