DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team opened up Atlantic 10 Conference action with two wins over St. Bonaventure Friday afternoon at UD Softball Stadium.

With back-to-back homeruns in the bottom of the sixth – a grand slam by sophomore Katie Reeg and a solo shot by junior Alyssa Cacini – the Flyers surged to a 7-3 win in the first game. Freshman Addy Bullis picked up the win and had a career-high 10 strikeouts on the mound for UD.

In game two, junior Megan Gist belted a walkoff homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 1-1 deadlock and propel the Flyers to a sweep of the doubleheader.

Dayton is now 7-12 overall and 2-0 in A-10 play, while SBU drops to 0-8 overall and 0-2 to start conference play.

GAME ONE
Dayton 7, St. Bonaventure 3
• 7 – Reeg (4 RBI) and Cacini (3 RBI) knocked in all the UD runs; Reeg with a grand slam and Cacini went 2-for-4 with two homeruns and two runs scored. This was Reeg's first collegiate homerun.
• 2 – Seniors Abby Ehrenborg (2-for-3 with a double) and Morgan Metaja (2-for-4 and a stolen base), along with Cacini, had two hits.
• 6 – six different Flyers scored in the game.
Winning Pitcher: Addy Bullis (4-3) – 7.0 IP, three earned runs on five hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts
Losing Pitcher: Ally Haskell (3-3) – 5.1 IP, seven earned runs on 13 hits with two strikeouts

GAME TWO
Dayton 2, St. Bonaventure 1
• 3 – Cacini continued with a hot bat, going 3-for-3 with three doubles and a RBI.
• 2 – Freshman Megan Ward went 2-for-3 and currently leads the Flyers with a .391 batting average this season.
• 1 – Gist hit her first career homerun, a walkoff in the bottom of the seventh.
Winning Pitcher: Kelsey Gumm (1-4) – 2.2 IP, zero earned runs on two hits with one strikeout
Losing Pitcher: Emily Phelan (0-3) – 6.1 IP, two earned runs on nine hits with four strikeouts

UP NEXT
Dayton continues conference play with another doubleheader vs. the Bonnies Saturday, March 27 with first pitch for the first game at noon ET at UD Softball Stadium.

Based on campus and local COVID-19 protocols and capacity restrictions, Dayton home athletic events will not be open to the general public. Limited seating is available to guests of Dayton student-athletes (names must be on a pass list for admission). Currently, visiting team fans are not permitted in/at the facility. Additionally, attendance at Dayton home athletic events will be socially distanced and fans are required to wear masks.

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