KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The University of Dayton baseball team saw its bats go quiet Saturday night against the No. 3-ranked University of Tennessee, falling 4-1 to the Volunteers at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Senior Ben Jones notched both of Dayton's hits, collecting a pair of singles to add to his team lead on the season. Fellow senior Omar Daniels scored the FlyBoys' lone run on the back end of a first-and-third steal, crossing the plate in the third inning.

Dayton's bullpen was shut-down Saturday night, throwing four scoreless innings and allowing just one run. Junior Ryan Packard tossed two innings and allowed a single hit to go with a pair of strikeouts. The trio of junior Nick Wissman, junior Seth Claybourne, and graduate student Andrew Zapka threw the final two innings in scoreless fashion.

BY THE NUMBERS
4 - Scoreless innings from the bullpen quartet of Packard, Wissman, Claybourne and Zapka
4 - Strikeouts from senior starter Mark Manfredi, who allowed three earned runs in four innings of work
2 - Base hits for senior Ben Jones, his third multi-hit game of the season
1 - Stolen base for Omar Daniels, who walked, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored the Flyers' only run on the back end of a first-and-third steal play

UP NEXT
Dayton and Tennessee finish their three-game series Sunday, Feb. 25  with a 1 p.m. start at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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