COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Dayton baseball team came up short in the finale of its series against Ohio State University on Sunday, March 19 falling 12-8 at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium.

The FlyBoys got on the board first thanks to first-inning doubles from Ben Jones and Eddie Yamin IV. UD plated two more in the fourth to go ahead 3-0, but the Buckeyes' bats came alive in the middle innings.

After OSU plated four runs to take the lead in the home half of the fourth, Jones hit his second home run of the series in the fifth inning to tie the score at 4-4. Junior Carlos Castillo launched his second home run of the campaign, a two-run blast, an inning later to put Dayton ahead, 6-4

Ohio State busted out for three runs in the sixth and added five more in the seventh to take a commanding lead into the latter part of the contest.

Dayton tried to mount a rally in the ninth, scoring a pair of runs, but a double play ended the threat.

BY THE NUMBERS
12 - hits for the Flyers, the sixth double-digit hit effort on the season 
9 - multi-hit games for senior Ben Jones on the season, including a 4-for-5 performance today
4 - career home runs for Ben Jones, who hit two in the series and now has three on the season.
3 - stolen bases for the Flyers in the game - Tomaini, Adair and Watson
2 - home runs this season by Carlos Castillo

UP NEXT
The Flyers return to the friendly confines of Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium Tuesday, March 21 to take on Northern Kentucky University at 3 p.m.

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