ST. LOUIS – The University of Dayton baseball team fell in game two of its series at Saint Louis, 11-4 on Saturday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center.
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The Flyers struck first with a run in the top of the opening inning when junior
Mason Dobie drew a walk to drive in a run.
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SLU grabbed the lead with a grand slam in the home half of the third inning and never looked back, despite Dayton's best efforts at a comeback.
Dayton scored a run in the top of the fourth when Dobie drove in
Nolan Watson, who led off the inning with a triple. The Flyers had baserunners in the next two innings but were unable to cash in.
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Senior
Paxton Tomaini smacked a solo home run in the seventh inning, but the Saint Louis lead proved too much for Dayton to overcome.
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BY THE NUMBERS
27 – active on-base streak for
David Pedanou, who reached via walk
15 – times
Nolan Watson has been hit-by-pitch this season
10 – multi-RBI games on the season for
Mason Dobie, who drove in two runs
9 – multi-hit games this season for
Keagan Calero, who went 2-for-4
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UP NEXT
Dayton and Saint Louis play the rubber match of the series with first place in the Atlantic 10 on the line on Sunday, May 11 at the Billiken Sports Center, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
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