HIGH POINT, N.C. - The University of Dayton baseball team split its series-opening doubleheader with High Point University on Saturday afternoon at Williard Stadium, falling in game one 13-7 before bouncing back to take game two, 10-2.

Freshman Connor Fennell dazzled on the mound for the #FlyBoys in game two, striking out three and allowing just two runs in 5.1 innings of work. UD's offense was powered by senior Carlos Castillo and sophomore Eddie Yamin IV, who both hit grand slams in the game.

GAME ONE - High Point 13 Dayton 7
High Point jumped ahead early thanks to a pair of second-inning homers and controlled play the rest of the way, using an eight-run fifth inning to distance themselves from UD. In total, the Panthers slugged four homers in game one.

UD plated six runs in the fifth and sixth innings, getting its first two in the game from sophomore Ivan Arias's first career home run. 

The Flyers made things interesting in the seventh when sophomore Eddie Yamin IV brought home a run with a sacrifice fly, but a three-run eighth from HPU put the game out of reach.

GAME TWO - Dayton 10 High Point 2
The day's second game started as a pitcher's dual, as Fennell stymied the Panthers' offense through the first five innings. Unfortunately the Flyers' bats were kept quiet through their first four innings as well, but the bats came alive in a big way in the fifth.

Freshman David Mendez led off the inning with a walk, followed by a walk to senior Paxton Tomaini and a single by junior centerfielder David Pedanou loaded the bases. That's when Castillo came through with a two-out grand slam, his first home run of the season and first career grand slam.

Dayton tacked on a run in the sixth, and the knockout blow came in the top of the ninth, as the #FlyBoys plated five runs. Castillo drove in his fifth run of the contest with an RBI single to start the ninth, and after a pair of walks, Yamin launched his first home run of the season and second career grand slam beyond the left field wall.

Senior Nick Wissman pitched the final 2.2 innings, striking out three and allowing just one hit en route to his third save of the season.

BY THE NUMBERS
3 - Saves on the season for Nick Wissman, most in the Atlantic 10
2 - Grand Slams in Game Two for Dayton, marking the first time since at least 2005 the Flyers have hit two grand slams in one game.
1 - It was the first career win for freshman Connor Fennell

UP NEXT
The Flyers and Panthers wrap their series on Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m.

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