DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team swept its Atlantic 10 doubleheader against Saint Joseph's Saturday at UD Softball Stadium. With the wins, the Flyers have now moved into first place in league standings, pulling in front of Saint Louis.
Both victories were decided by a walk-off RBI double in the seventh inning. Dayton improves to 23-17 overall and 12-5 in conference games while Saint Joseph's moves to 19-22 on the season and 12-7 in A-10 action.
KEY STAT
Junior
Haven Dwyer tallied two wins in the circle for the Flyers, posting a 0.00 ERA over 6.1 innings of work
GAME ONE
Dayton 3, Saint Joseph's 2
2B - junior
Emma Schutter batted her seventh double of the season in the seventh inning to record the game-winning RBI
2 - junior
Chloe Wong was one of two Flyers to tally two hits in the game for her ninth multi-hit game of the season
2 - graduate student
Nicolette Papavasiliou collected two RBI after knocking out her second home run of the year
Win - Dwyer (7-4). Loss - Emily Siler (8-8). Save - None.
GAME TWO
Dayton 2, Saint Joseph's 1
2B - for the second time in the last three games, junior
Maddie Kapsimalis recorded the game-winning RBI with a double in the seventh inning
BB - Wong drew two walks in the contest and is now one of eight Flyers with double-digits walks on the season
2 - freshman
Kirnan Bailey recorded two hits, the ninth time this season she has had more than one hit in a game
Win - Dwyer (8-4). Loss - Taylor Trowbridge (9-8). Save - None.
UP NEXT
Dayton and Saint Joseph's will close out their three-game series Sunday with a single game at UD Softball Stadium. First pitch is set for 12:05 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on
ESPN+. Admission is free.
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