COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team surrendered five runs in the seventh inning to Ohio State Friday night, ultimately falling to the Buckeyes 7-2 at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.

After OSU jumped ahead 2-0 in the first inning, senior Ben Jones launched his second home run of the campaign to knot the score at 2-2. Starter Mark Manfredi settled in after the first-inning homer, allowing just one hit over the next five innings of work. In fact, the left-hander retired 10 consecutive Buckeyes from the third through the sixth inning.

Dayton mounted a threat in the final inning, getting the first two runners aboard, but unfortunately the rally fizzled out and the FlyBoys would get no closer.

BY THE NUMBERS
10 - consecutive batters retired by Manfredi from the third through the sixth inning
6 - hits for the Flyers, one each for Jones, Carlos Castillo, Marcos Pujols, Matt Maloney, Paxton Tomaini and Eddie Yamin IV
5 - runs scored in the bottom of the seventh inning by Ohio State to break a 2-2 tie
2 - strikeouts for reliever Andrew Zapka

UP NEXT
 The FlyBoys and Buckeyes will be back in action Sunday, March 19 for a 1 p.m. game. Saturday's contest has been postponed due to impending weather.

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