DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team slugged its way past St. Bonaventure in its doubleheader Thursday, taking down the Bonnies 17-3 in game one and 5-2 in game two at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.
 
Due to inclement weather in the Dayton area, the date and time of the series finale will be determined Friday, May 12 in the morning. Keep an eye on DaytonFlyers.com and the #FlyBoys social media channels for all the up-to-the-minute updates.
 
GAME ONE
Dayton 16 St. Bonaventure 3
The #FlyBoys jumped ahead early and never looked back, scoring runs in each of the first five innings en route to a 17-3 drubbing.
 
UD scored in all but one inning in the contest, with a grand slam from freshman Eddie Yamin IV serving as the game's exclamation point in the home half of the eighth inning.
 
The pitching trio of Parker Bard, Anthony Hattrup and Ryan Packard put together a strong overall performance, striking out a combined 10 batters and allowing just four hits. Bard surrendered two earned runs in five innings of work, and Hattrup struck out six in three innings on the bump. Packard slammed the door in the final inning with a pair of strikeouts.
 
Only two Flyers had multi-hit games, as Carlos Castillo collected three hits and Marcos Pujols added a pair. Eight of nine starters had base hits in the game, and all nine FlyBoys reached base.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
17 – runs for the FlyBoys, a new season-high
10 – strikeouts for the Dayton trio of pitchers (Bard, Hattrup and Packard)
7 – stolen bases for UD, a new season-best
4 – grand slams on the season for the Flyers, with Eddie Yamin IV doing it today
 
GAME TWO
Dayton 5 St. Bonaventure 2
Though not as much offense in the nightcap, the Flyers were equally dominant in game two, plating five runs early and letting the pitching do the rest on the way to a 5-2 victory.
 
St. Bonaventure jumped ahead with a run on three hits in the opening frame, but Ben Jones erased the lead with his ninth home run of the season in the home half of the first.
 
UD took the lead for good the next inning when David Pedanou drove home Matt Maloney with a sacrifice fly after the catcher led off the inning with a triple.
 
Dayton put some distance between itself and SBU with a three-run fourth inning. The FlyBoys got four consecutive two-out hits from Omar Daniels, Ben Jones, Keagan Calero and Marcos Pujols to go up 5-1.
 
The Bonnies scored a single run in the seventh inning, but the bullpen tandem of Nick Wissman and Andrew Zapka slammed the door, pitching the final three innings and allowing just one base hit.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
24 – reached base streak for Ben Jones thanks to hits in both games – a season high
16 – stolen bases on the year for Carlos Castillo
3 – double plays turned by the FlyBoys on the day
 
UP NEXT
Poor weather is expected in the Dayton area this weekend and a determination of the series' final game will be made Friday morning. Please stay tuned to DaytonFlyers.com and the #FlyBoys social media for all the latest updates.
 
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