DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team dropped Saturday's contest against North Dakota State 9-1 at Woerner Field.
 
The Flyers only managed to pick up three hits on the day and made four errors in the loss, which brings the team's record to 3-9 in 2021. Junior Benjamin Blackwell picked up two of those hits and scored the only run of the game for Dayton, which was driven in by junior Marcos Pujols.
 
ON THE MOUND
Graduate student Ben Olson started on the mound for the Flyers, battling for six innings, allowing six runs, four earned, on eight hits. The lefty struck out eight Bison hitters throughout the contest before leaving the game in the seventh inning.
 
Sophomore Anthony Hattrup entered for Olson, going two-thirds of an inning allowing two runs, one earned, with two walks and two strikeouts in his time in the game. Freshman Nick Rispoli ended the seventh inning on the mound, allowing one hit in his one-third of an inning and one unearned run.
 
Junior Thomas Braybrooks pitched a scoreless eighth inning, allowing one hit and striking out one and freshman Parker Bard finished the game not allowing a run in the ninth while picking up two strikeouts.
 
SCORING PLAYS
Top 3: (2-0 Bison)
Olson walked the leadoff hitter in the third inning but looked to have him out on a pickoff attempt. The throw to second from Pujols went into left field allowing him to get into scoring position. An infield single got him to third and after a wild pitch put runners on second and third a groundout to senior Mariano Ricciardi brought home the first run of the game. A single to right field followed to make it a 2-0 NDSU lead.
 
Top 4: (4-0 Bison)
The leadoff hitter for the Bison was hit by a pitch and a double to left center field made it 3-0 NDSU, with the throw home allowing the runner to advance to third. The next batter grounded out to Blackwell, bringing home the fourth run of the game.
 
Top 7: (9-0 Bison)
 
Olson allowed a leadoff single followed by a hit by pitch. Hattrup entered for him and the Bison attempted a double steal with the throw from junior Jay Curtis going wide past senior third baseman Riley Tirotta and into left field allowing a run to score. Hattrup struck out the next two hitters before walking the two after that to load the bases with two outs. Rispoli entered the game at that point and a single brought home two more runs, giving NDSU a 7-0 lead. An error by senior left fielder Jared Howell brought home the final two runs of the inning for the Bison.
 
Bottom 7: (9-1 Bison)
Blackwell doubled to left field to open the seventh inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Pujols brought him home with a sacrifice fly to right field putting Dayton on the board and giving the game its final score.
 
UP NEXT:
The Flyers will return for the third game in the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Woerner Field.