DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team will continue its nine-game homestand with two against St. Bonaventure Wednesday afternoon. Game one of the doubleheader is set to get underway at 2:05 p.m. at UD Softball Stadium and admission is free.

Both games will be available to follow via live stats at Stabroadcast.com and video stream on ESPN+.

ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (24-17, 13-5 A-10) is currently enjoying a six-game winning streak after picking up a three-game series sweep of Saint Joseph's at home last weekend.  UD is paced by junior Maddie Kapsimalis (.371) with 46 hits, 18 of which are for extras, to go with 38 RBI and 22 walks. Junior Emma Schutter is the team's top run scorer with 27 while graduate student Emily Daniel has swiped a team-high 23 bases. The Flyer pitching corps features three hurlers that have put in 80+ innings of the work this season who have combined for 211 Ks. Sophomore Izzy Kemp carries the team low ERA of 2.04.

SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
St. Bonaventure (3-30, 2-16 A-10) is coming off a 1-2 weekend at home against Fordham, breaking up a 15-game losing skid. The Bonnies' offense is led by Brooke Bobbey (.282) with 20 hits, 15 runs scored and 10 stolen bases and Kymora Wang (.273) with 24 hits, including seven doubles. In the circle, Emily Phelan (1-17) has made 19 starts in 21 appearances, tallied 35 strikes and worked 76.0 innings pitched.

SERIES STUFF
Dayton leads, 45-17
The Flyers have won four straight and five of the last six meetings in the all-time series. Last season, UD swept the A-10 doubleheader at SBU on April 12. The Bonnies most-recent win was March 19, 2022 in Dayton, a 6-2 victory for St. Bonaventure.

RPI RANKINGS
In the NCAA's final Rating Percentage Index (RPI) through games on April 22, Dayton came in at 126 according to NCAA.com. St. Bonaventure was ranked 301.

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