DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team is heading west to Fort Collins, Colorado, for the Colorado State Classic March 8-10. Dayton is scheduled to play a total of five games against Syracuse, Wagner and host Colorado State at Ram Field.

Tournament Central Page

About Dayton
Dayton (7-5) picked up three wins last weekend at Belmont's Bruin Classic before heading home early due to inclement weather in Nashville. The Flyers have now had three games cancelled due to weather. UD is led offensively by senior Kyle Davidson with a .425 average that includes a team-best 17 hits on the season. She also is 10-for-11 in stolen bases and averages 0.83 SB/game which ranks eighth nationally. In the circle, senior Jessica Gilliam (3-2) carries the team's low ERA of 2.05 and has struck out 22.

Series Stuff
Colorado State: The Rams hold a 2-1 advantage over the Flyers after the two split two games in 2014's Colorado State Classic.
Syracuse: First Meeting
Wagner: Dayton has won three of its four meetings against Wagner in the all-time series, including a 7-0 win in the pair's last meeting on March 6, 2015.

RPI Rankings
In the NCAA's final Rating Percentage Index (RPI) for the 2018 season, Dayton came in at 176 according to NCAA.com. Opponents: Colorado State 115, Syracuse 94 and Wagner 257.

Start Me Up
Senior Kyle Davidson has made 125 consecutive appearances in the Flyers' starting lineup. During her career at UD, Davidson has started in 147 of the 156 games she has played.

So Offensive
Five Flyers are currently hitting above .300 (min. 10 AB) and their combined number of hits account for 59 percent of the team's hits.
Kyle Davidson: .425, 17
Lisa Tassi: .417, 15
Alyssa Cacini: .333, 4
Abby Ehrenborg: .314, 11
Julia Blarr: .308, 4

#Winning
Dayton head coach Cara LaPlaca tallied her 233rd career win at UD on April 15, 2017 at La Salle, surpassing former Flyer head coach Jodi Eickemeyer as Dayton's all-time winningest coach. She now has 277 wins at UD. Notable - coach LaPlaca currently has 408 career wins as a head coach.

Cacini #A10SB Rookie of the Week
For the second time this season a Flyer was named the Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Week on Monday, March 4. Arlington Heights, Ill., native Alyssa Cacini led the team with a .750 average as Dayton collected three wins at the weather-shortened Belmont Bruin Classic. She was a perfect 2-for-2 with one walk in a 3-1 win over Northern Kentucky. In Dayton's 3-2 win over Belmont, Cacini batted a two-RBI double to tie the game at two runs apiece. She recorded seven putouts and three assists to zero errors while posting a .800 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage.