DAYTON - The University of Dayton baseball team could not keep up with the powerful Eastern Kentucky lineup Wednesday, March 29, falling 14-8 to the Colonels at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.

EKU jumped ahead to a double-digit lead after five innings of play before the FlyBoys started to chip away. With a man aboard in the sixth inning, Paxton Tomaini sent his fourth home run of the season to the opposite field beyond the right-center field wall.

Dayton added three runs in the seventh and single runs in the eighth in ninth innings, but the Colonels' lead proved too much in the end.

BY THE NUMBERS
3.1 - innings thrown by freshman Matthew Johnson, a new career-high
3 - RBI for Tomaini, who drew a bases-loaded walk in addition to his two-run homer 
2 - runs scored by freshman Mason Dobie, a new career-best
1 - scoreless innings of relief pitching by Michael Crossan and Jacob Wilson, who each also registered a strikeout
2 - hits for captains Jay Curtis and Nolan Watson

UP NEXT
Dayton turns the page to Atlantic 10 play this weekend when it welcomes George Washington to the Gem City for the A10 opener. Game one is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.

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