BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The University of Dayton softball team scored 13 runs on the strength of 18 hits in a rout of IUPUI Saturday night as the Flyers opened play at the 2024 Indiana Invite. Six Flyers recorded multi-hit games including freshman Kirnan Bailey who was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate.

With the 13-3 win, Dayton improved to 8-6 on the season while IUPUI moved to 4-17 overall.

KEY STATS
18 - as a team, the Flyers tallied 18 hits on the night with six recording multi-hit games
4 - Bailey recorded a career-high four hits in four at-bats and also scored two runs
4 - graduate student Emily Daniel knocked in a career-high four RBI and batted her first triple of the season
3 - graduate student Kaelene Walter was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI
3 - freshman Deirdre Flaherty knocked out her first career home run and tallied a career-high three RBI
3 - graduate student Nicolette Papavasiliou recorded three hits in the game, her second multi-hit game of the season
3 - Bailey collected a career-high three stolen bases on the night
Winning Pitcher: Haven Dwyer (3-1); Losing Pitcher: Alex Holman (2-8)

UP NEXT
Dayton's weather-altered schedule at the Indiana Invite continues tomorrow with games against Oakland at 11 a.m. and IUPUI at 4 p.m. Both games will be available via live stats at Stadbroadcast.com and video stream (behind a paywall) on BTN+. All games are being played at the Hoosiers' Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington and admission is free. CLICK HERE for more schedule information and links.

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