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Central Michigan CMU 5-6
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Winner Dayton DAYTON 4-11
Central Michigan CMU
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Dayton DAYTON
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Central Michigan CMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3
Dayton DAYTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 1

W: Longbrake, Justin (1-0) L: LEATHERMAN, I (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Wins On Walk-Off Home Run By Riley Tirotta

Tirotta's 11th Career Home Run For Dayton Gives The Flyers A 3-1 Victory

DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team got a walkoff home run from senior Riley Tirotta in the bottom of the ninth to take Friday's contest against Central Michigan 3-1.
 
Tirotta sent the 1-2 pitch over the left field wall to give the Flyers the victory. The two-run home run is the third home run of the season for Tirotta, who went 2-4 on the afternoon. Dayton also got another great performance from senior Hunter Wolfe, who went seven scoreless innings for UD, allowing just three hits and striking out 10 Chippewas.
 
It's the second time this season Dayton has won on a walkoff, with the other coming on March 7 against Oakland. The win improves the Flyers record to 4-11 in 2021.
 
ON THE MOUND
Wolfe dominated Central Michigan's offense, with his three hits marking the lowest number Wolfe has allowed in 2021. It was the lefty's second-straight start with 10 or more strikeouts and the seventh time in his Dayton career that he has posted double-digit strikeouts.
 
Senior Andrew Zapka entered the game for the Flyers in the eighth, allowing one unearned run in his one-third of an inning on the mound. He was relieved by senior Jonathan Brus who finished the eighth without allowing a run.
 
Graduate student Justin Longbrake earned the win, pitching a scoreless ninth inning for Dayton, striking out two without allowing a baserunner.
 
SCORING PLAYS
Bottom 5: (1-0 Flyers)
Junior Jake Silverstein reached on an error with one out in the fifth and stole second to get into scoring position. Senior Mariano Ricciardi sent a two-out groundball to the shortstop, who failed to field the ball cleanly and threw the ball past the CMU third baseman allowing Silverstein to give the Flyers the lead.
 
Top 8: (1-1 Tie)
A one-out dropped third strike put a runner on first and a double off of Zapka put runners on second and third with one out. A wild pitch from Brus brought the run home from third, but back-to-back strikeouts from Brus kept the score tied.
 
Bottom 9: (3-1 Flyers)
A leadoff walk from graduate student Alex Brickman brought pinch runner freshman Anthony Steinhardt into the game. Graduate student Eddie Pursinger advanced him to second with a sacrifice bunt to bring up Tirotta, who hit his 11th career home run to walk it off for the Flyers on Friday.
 
UP NEXT:
The Flyers will return for a doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. at Woerner Field.
 
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