LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After the University of Dayton baseball team jumped ahead of No. 9 Louisville with five runs in the first two innings Friday, March 10, the Cardinals struck back in a big way in the fifth frame with nine runs that carried the home team to an 11-7 victory at Patterson Stadium.

Freshman Eddie Yamin IV crushed his third home run of the season to put the FlyBoys ahead 2-0 in the first frame. An inning later, senior Ben Jones drove in the third run of the game on a fielder's choice, and fellow senior Marcos Pujols followed a batter later with a two-run double.

After Louisville plated nine runs in the fifth and single runs in the seventh and eighth innings, and Dayton struck back for a pair in the ninth. Junior Carlos Castillo picked up an RBI on a sacrifice fly, and Pujols drove in Jones on a ground out.

BY THE NUMBERS
11 - base hits for both the Flyers and Cardinals
9 - walks issued by Dayton pitching
6 - game hit streak for Marcos Pujols
3 - hits and RBI for Pujols, both season highs
3 - home runs this season by freshman Eddie Yamin IV

UP NEXT
Dayton and Louisville are set to play Game Two of their series with a 1 p.m. ET game Saturday, March 11 at Patterson Stadium.

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