DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team dropped two games to visiting Akron Wednesday at UD Softball Stadium. The Zips clipped the Flyers 1-0 in game one and claimed the game-two win by an 8-4 margin.

Dayton will head into this weekend's Atlantic 10 series at Fordham with an 18-16 overall mark while Akron improved to 18-20 on the season after today's games.

GAME ONE
Akron 1, Dayton 0
6 - graduate student Sarah Bailitz recorded six strikeouts, just one off her season high
3 - freshman Deirdre Flaherty tallied a career-high three assists working behind the plate
Win - Macy Walters (5-5). Loss - Bailitz (4-6). Save - None.

GAME TWO
Akron 8, Dayton 4
DP - for the third-consecutive game, the Flyers recorded a double play on defense
25 - after drawing a walk in the third inning, junior Maddie Kapsimalis extended her reached-base streak to 25 games which is tied for the longest current reached-base streak in DI (Madisyn Kennedy - Mississippi State)
3 - junior Emma Schutter tallied three hits in the game, her second three-hit game of the season
2 - graduate student Kaelene Walter was a perfect 2-for-2 with one run scored as the second Flyer with a multi-hit game
Win - Mallory Herwerden (1-0). Loss - Sami Scholtz (0-1). Save - Cailey Joyce (2).

UP NEXT
Dayton returns to conference action this weekend with a trip to the Big Apple for a three-game set at Fordham. The Flyers and Rams are tied for third place in A-10 standings with an 8-4 mark in league games heading into the series. The games will be played at Fordham's Bahoshy Field and admission is free. CLICK HERE for more schedule information and links.

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