DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Xavier on Saturday at Woerner Field. UD fell in the first game 24-16 before losing a late lead in a 14-11 loss in game two.
 
The Flyers now sit at 10-18 in 2021.
 
KEY STATS
Dayton had 28 hits between the two games, with senior Riley Tirotta going 7-9 with five RBIs on the afternoon, hitting for the cycle in the first game of the series. Tirotta also extended his hitting streak to a team-high 10 straight games with hits in both contests.
 
 Graduate student Eddie Pursinger hit a home run in each game and drove in nine runs on the afternoon, with five of those coming in the second game. Junior Marcos Pujols also went 5-10, driving in five runs as well and hitting a home run, while graduate student Chris Cabrera hit his first career home run in a Dayton uniform in game one as well. The Flyers hit five home runs between the two games.
 
Graduate student Tyler Jones made his 79^th career appearance in game one of the doubleheader, just two behind Brian Heitkamp for second in program history.
 
Senior Mitchell Garrity extended his own program record with his 52^nd career hit by pitch in game one of the afternoon.
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will return to action on Tuesday at 3 p.m. against Morehead State at Woerner Field.
 
ATTENDANCE POLICY
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.

These protocols will be reviewed as the season progresses.