FAIRBORN, Ohio - The University of Dayton softball team split its midweek doubleheader at Wright State Wednesday, taking the first game, 8-2, before falling in the nightcap, 3-0.
Dayton is now 19-19 overall while Wright State moved to 16-25 on the season.
GAME ONE
Dayton 8, Wright State 2
Winning Pitcher:
Jessica Weaver (8-6) - two earned runs on 10 hits with seven strikeouts to one walk (7.0 IP)
Losing Pitcher: Olivia Otani (6-13) - two earned runs on four hits with zero strikeouts with two walks (3.0 IP)
Notable: sophomore catcher
Abby Ehrenborg tallied a career-high nine putouts
GAME TWO
Wright State 3, Dayton 0
Winning Pitcher: Makenna Durieux (4-7) - zero earned runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts to two walks (7.0 IP)
Losing Pitcher:
Catherine Jensen (3-3) - one earned run on four hits with three strikeouts to seven walks (4.1 IP)
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• 8 - Ehrenborg knocked out her eighth home run of the season in game one - she leads the team and is tied for fourth place in the A-10
• 3 - with her three-run homer in the first game, freshman
Alyssa Cacini recorded her first career three-RBI game
UP NEXT
Dayton returns to Atlantic 10 Conference play this weekend with a trip to the City of Brotherly Love. UD is scheduled for a three-game set at La Salle April 13-14 at West Campus Softball Field in Philadelphia. First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader is set for 12 p.m.
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