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Winner Dayton DAYTON 20-16-1
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Eastern Michigan EMU 8-28-1
Winner
Dayton DAYTON
20-16-1
4
Final
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Eastern Michigan EMU
8-28-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton DAYTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 0
Eastern Michigan EMU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 3

W: Henry, Tyler (2-1) L: HESTER, Caleb (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big Ninth Inning Leads To #UDBASE Win Over Eastern Michigan

The Flyers Will Take On George Mason This Weekend To Continue Atlantic 10 Conference Play

Ypsilanti, Mich. – The University of Dayton baseball team defeated Eastern Michigan on by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The Flyers improve to 20-16-1 with the win, while the Eagles drop to 8-28-1 on the year. Dayton's 20 wins are now just one shy of last year's total, which was the most wins in a single season since 2014.
 
KEY MOMENT
With the game tied at 1-1 and two outs in top of the ninth, Mitchell Garrity was at third base for Dayton when Takahiro Yamada hit a ground ball to second base and Drake Peggs made an error for Eastern Michigan, allowing Garrity to score the first of what would turn out to be three runs in the inning.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Bottom 6: Eastern Michigan 1, Dayton 0
Jeff Timko led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo shot to left center.
 
Top 7: Dayton 1, Eastern Michigan 1
Bryce Hellgeth opened the inning with a double that rattled off the wall in center field and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Mitchell Garrity drove in Hellgeth to tie the game with a lined single to left center.
 
Bottom 9: Dayton 4, Eastern Michigan 1
Mitchell Garrity was hit by a pitch with two outs to give Dayton its first baserunner of the inning, then moved all the way to third when he stole second and the ball was kicked into the outfield on the throw down to try and catch him stealing. The Flyers took the lead when Takahiro Yamada beat out a throw at first following an error by the Eastern Michigan second baseman, allowing Garrity to score on the play. Connor Echols and Jay Curtis both walked to load the bases, then Riley Tirotta added a pair of insurance runs to the board when his single to right center drove in a pair.
 
KEY STATS
  • Sophomore Mitchell Garrity led the way at the plate with a pair of base hits, an RBI and scoring the game-winning run in the ninth.
  • Riley Tirotta increased his team-high RBI total to 27 with two runs batted in on a lined single to right center in the top of the ninth.
  • Freshman Bryce Hellgeth made his first career start.
  • Hellgeth doubled in the top of the seventh and scored a run to tie up the game at 1-1.
  • Dylan Keller made his second career start on the mound and threw 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out four.
  • Tyler Henry was the most effective reliever for Dayton and earned the win, throwing 4.0 scoreless frames and striking out four batters.
UP NEXT
Dayton resumes Atlantic 10 Conference play this weekend with a three-game series at George Mason.
  • Friday, Apr. 19 at 3 p.m.
  • Saturday, Apr. 20 at 1 p.m.
  • Sunday, Apr. 21 at 12 p.m.
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