DAYTON - The University of Dayton baseball team dropped the series finale against Eastern Illinois Monday, March 6, by a score of 9-6 at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium. The FlyBoys and Panthers split the series, each winning two games. 

Dayton jumped ahead early with a pair of runs in the first inning. Afer EIU struck back to tie the game in the third, UD plated another run on a Ben Jones home run. Junior Paxton Tomaini expanded the lead with his first homer as a FlyBoy an inning later, but the Panthers did not go away quietly.

After a back-and-forth battle, the Panthers collected five runs in the seventh that pushed the visitors ahead by a 9-4 tally. 

Dayton struck back for a run in the bottom of the seventh and mounted a dangerous rally in the ninth. The FlyBoys scored one run on a single by junior Carlos Castillo, but they left the bases loaded as the rally fizzled out.

Jones led the team with three hits, including a home run and a double. Tomaini also added a home run and double of his own in a 2-for-5 performance.

BY THE NUMBERS
14 - hits for Dayton
5 - doubles for the FlyBoys
4 - FlyBoys with multi-hit games, including Jones (3), Castillo (2), Tomaini (2) and Scott (2)
2 - homeruns for Dayton, courtesy of Jones and  Tomaini

UP NEXT
The FlyBoys wrap up their home stretch by hosting the Miami Redhawks Wednesday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at Woerner Field at EOS Ohio Stadium. Follow live stats and listen to the game on daytonflyers.com.

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