ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton baseball team struck first in the battle of the Atlantic 10's top teams, taking the series opener against Saint Louis in dominating fashion, 11-3, on Friday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center.
 
The FlyBoys jumped ahead with a five-run first and never looked back. Senior Carlos Castillo, making his return to the lineup after missing time due to injury, doubled home a pair of runs to announce his return with authority. He'd go on to collect two more hits and finish the day with four RBI.
 
After the Billikens scored in the home half of the first, UD responded by scoring another pair in the second and four more in the third to make it six unanswered and put the game out of reach.
 
Junior David Pedanou finished the game with three hits, two runs scored and added a stolen base, while sophomore Alejandro Cazorla went 1-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs.
 
Starting pitcher Eli Majick threw the first 5.1 innings, striking out three and allowing two runs to pick up his fifth win of the season. Relief ace Nick Wissman threw the final 3.2 and struck out three to earn his seventh save on the campaign.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
30 – stolen bases for David Pedanou, just the second player in UD baseball history to reach 30 steals in a single season
10 – total hits in the game for the Flyers, the 24^th time this season they've reached double-digit hits
9 – multi-hit games on the season for Carlos Castillo
6 – strikeouts for Dayton pitching (3 – Majick; 3 – Wissman)
3 – hits for both Pedanou and Castillo
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers and Billikens are back in action on Saturday, May 10 at the Billiken Sports Center, with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
 
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