AKRON, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team scored early and often against the University of Akron Wednesday, March 15, scoring 10 runs in the first five innings and ultimately winning 11-5 at Skeeles Field.

The Flyers scored four runs in the first inning with just two base hits and never looked back. They'd go on to tack on a run in the third inning and four more in the fourth. UD tacked on single runs in the fifth and seventh innings, maintaining the lead the entire way.

Junior Michael Adair went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and two runs driven in and senior Jose Martinez drove in two runs, scored two runs and hit a double. 

BY THE NUMBERS
13 - free passes drawn by Dayton batters, 11 walks and a hit-by-pitch
10 - batters Dayton sent to the plate in both the first and fourth innings
7 - strikeouts from UD pitching, including four from freshman starter Jake Tedesco, who earned his first collegiate win
4 - extra-base hits by the #FlyBoys - doubles by Jones, Maloney and Yamin, and a triple by Calero
3 - RBI from leadoff man Ben Jones, who tacked on two hits and a run scored

UP NEXT
Dayton travels across I-70 to take on Ohio State University in a three-game series this weekend, March 17-19. The FlyBoys and Buckeyes start their series Friday night at 6 p.m.

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