A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL  BRACKET

Bronx, N.Y. – The University of Dayton baseball team bounced back from a loss to Fordham earlier in the day and locked up a berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship game with a 5-2 win over Davidson on Friday night. Dayton is now 32-25-1 and the Flyers now have the most wins since 2011.

Dayton takes on Fordham in the championship tomorrow with the first game scheduled for noon and a second game taking place 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game if the Flyers win. If Dayton wins, it would be just the second-ever in program history and the first since 2012. The games will both be broadcast on ESPN+, as well as have live stats streams.

KEY MOMENT
Dayton held a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh, but Davidson was threatening with the bases loaded and two outs. Tyler Henry got out of the jam with no damage done by forcing Ruben Fontes to foul out to the first baseman to end the inning.

SCORING SUMMARY
Top 4: Dayton 1, Davidson 0
Dayton loaded the bases with a single from Alex Brickman and a pair of walks from Jay Curtis and Connor Wilson. Alex Brickman scored when Eddie Pursinger reached on a fielder's choice.

Bottom 4: Dayton 1, Davidson 1
Alex Mardiney tied it with a solo home run.

Top 5: Dayton 2, Davidson 1
Dayton loaded the bases for the second straight inning behind a Mitchell Garrity single and Michael Cleary and Benjamin Blackwell both getting hit by a pitch. Alex Brickman singled to right field to send Blackwell across the plate.

Top 6: Dayton 4, Davidson 1
Eddie Pursinger reached on an infield single and scored all the way from first on a Takahiro Yamada double to the left center gap that rolled to the wall. Yamada advanced to third on a Benjamin Blackwell groundout and scored when Michael Cleary dropped a perfectly placed drag bunt single down the first base line.

Bottom 6: Dayton 4, Davidson 2
A pair of singles and an error allowed Davidson to cut the Dayton lead to two.

Top 8: Dayton 5, Davidson 2
Takahiro Yamada walked to lead off the inning and Benjamin Blackwell singled through the right side to give Dayton runners at the corners. Yamada came across to score on a Mitchell Garrity groundout.

KEY STATS

• Tyler Henry struck out a career-high 11 batters in 7.2 innings of work, shattering his previous career best of four.
• Hunter Wolfe made his first relief appearance of the season for Dayton and earned the save with a pair of strikeouts in 1.1 scoreless frames.
• Alex Brickman had a team-high two base hits and was one of five Flyers with an RBI.
• Mitchell Garrity, Michael Cleary, Eddie Pursinger and Takahiro Yamada were the other players for Dayton to post an RBI.