DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team pulled out a 7-6 comeback win over Butler thanks to seventh-inning home runs from Carlos Castillo and Marcos Pujols on Wednesday at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.

The win, played in front of a loud School Day crowd of nearly 400, gives head coach Jayson King the 800^th of his career, becoming the 27th active Division I coach to reach the milestone.

UD jumped ahead early with three runs in the first two innings, but the Bulldogs struck back with four unanswered runs over the next five innings to take a 4-3 lead.

The Flyboys powered their way back on top courtesy of two two-run homers in the home half of the seventh off the bats of Castillo and Pujols to go ahead 7-4. 

Butler made things interesting with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning, but the combination of Matthew Johnson and Anthony Hattrup slammed the door shut to secure the 7-6 victory.
 
By the numbers
38 – career home runs for Pujols putting him in a tie for second in Dayton history
9 – strikeouts for Jacob Wilson, a new career-high
8 – home runs on the season for Castillo
3 - times on base for Omar Daniels (one hit, two walks)
2 – strikeouts for freshman Jake Tedesco in 1.2 innings of work
1 - save for Hattrup, the first of his career
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers return to play at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium Thursday, May 11 for another Atlantic 10 doubleheader, hosting St. Bonaventure at 12 p.m. and following at 3 p.m.

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