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Saint Joseph's SJU 16-22, 8-7 A-10
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Winner Dayton DAYTON 24-20-1, 12-6 A-10
Saint Joseph's SJU
16-22, 8-7 A-10
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Dayton DAYTON
24-20-1, 12-6 A-10
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Joseph's SJU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Dayton DAYTON 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 7 2

W: Pletka, Cole (2-2) L: MARTINEZ, Jose (1-3) S: Longbrake, Justin (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

#UDBASE Clinches Series Against Saint Joseph's With 2-1 Win

Dayton Has Also Raised Over $2,000 For The Vs. Cancer Foundation And Shaved Their Heads After The Game

DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team fell behind early, but fought back to take and hold the lead in a 2-1 win over Saint Joseph's on Sunday. The Flyers were led by a strong effort on the mound from starting pitcher Cole Pletka and reliver Justin Longbrake. Dayton improved to 24-20-1 (12-6 A-10) with the win and Saint Joseph's fell to 16-22 (8-7 A-10) with the loss.
 
KEY MOMENT
In the bottom of the sixth, the Flyers had runners on first and second with one out, having recently tied the game. Connor Wilson hit a ground ball back to the pitcher, who got the force at second, but the double play throw to first went wide, and Riley Tirotta scored to take the lead.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Top 1: Saint Joseph's 1, Dayton 0
A walk and a single put runners on first and second with one out. After a strikeout recorded the second out, a single to right drove in the game's first run.

Bottom 6: Dayton 2, Saint Joseph's 1.
Back-to-back hits by Eddie Pursinger and Riley Tirotta put runners on second and third with nobody out. A Jay Curtis sacrifice fly drove home Pursinger to tie the game at one. After a walk, a Saint Joseph's throwing error on a fielder's choice allowed Tirotta to score from second.


KEY STATS
  • Michael Cleary was hit by a pitch for the 21st time this season, tying a single-season UD record. The 21 hit-by-pitches is tied for the most in the nation on the season. Mitchell Garrity was also hit by a pitch, his 20th on the season.
  • Cole Pletka went 6.2 innings, allowing just one run on four hits, and struck out nine on the day. His first five outs were all via the strikeout.
  • Pletka has now struck out nine or more in three starts this season.
  • Justin Longbrake came in out of the bullpen and threw 2.1 scoreless frames for his team-high third save.
  • Flyer pitching stranded eight Saint Joseph's baserunners on the afternoon.
  • Hawks pitching stranded nine Dayton baserunners on the afternoon.
  • Seven different Flyers recorded a hit during the game.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will travel to Kent State on Tuesday, April 30 to take on the Golden Flashes. First pitch is at 6:00 p.m. Dayton will return home the following day to take on Bowling Green.
 
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