MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The University of Dayton softball team suffered two losses by a total of two runs Saturday on the second day of the MTSU Invitational. North Dakota State edged Dayton, 5-4, in nine innings in the day's first game while Illinois State used a walk-off home run to get past UD, 1-0, in the nightcap.

Dayton is now 4-7 on the season.

GAME ONE
North Dakota State 5, Dayton 4 (9 inn.)
• senior Abby Ehrenborg went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI after knocking out her fifth home run of the season
• sophomore Quinn Pallardy also tallied two hits for the Flyers
Winning Pitcher: Mac Schultz (1-0) - 9.0 IP, three earned runs on eight hits with six strikeouts
Losing Pitcher: Addy Bullis (2-2) - 2.2 IP, zero earned runs on zero hits with two strikeouts

GAME TWO
Illinois State 1, Dayton 0
• Pallardy and freshman Megan Ward tallied the Flyers' hits in the loss to the Redbirds
• Bullis carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the sixth
Winning Pitcher: Mack Leonard (4-1) - 7.0 IP, zero earned runs on two hits with seven strikeouts
Losing Pitcher: Sarah Bailitz (2-3) - 0.2 IP, one earned run on one hit

UP NEXT
Dayton will close out the 2021 MTSU Invitational with a match-up against host Middle Tennessee in the tournament's third-place game on Sunday. First pitch between the Flyers and Blue Raiders is set for 11 a.m. ET. Don't forget, the time changes tonight. Spring forward!

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