TYSONS, Va. – The University of Dayton baseball team rallied for four unanswered runs to topple Massachusetts in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, 4-1, on Tuesday night at Capital One Park.

The FlyBoys advance to take on No. 2 seed VCU on Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m.
 
After freshman David Mendez drove in the first Dayton run of the game in the sixth with a two-out single, sophomore Alejandro Cazorla belted a two-out, two-strike blast beyond the left-center field wall to put the Flyers on top, 3-1.
 
An inning later Mendez came through again, this time tattooing a ball into the Virginia night to push the lead to its final at 4-1.
 
Both starters locked in a pitcher's duel early, as freshman Connor Fennell was fantastic for the Flyers. He pitched into the sixth inning, striking out six and allowing just one run on four hits.

Fennell was lifted for senior Nick Wissman, who proceeded to shut the Minutemen offense down, going 3.1 innings and striking out five without allowing a hit.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
33 – wins on the season for the FlyBoys, a best for the Jayson King era
11 – wins for Nick Wissman, who needs just one more to tie Dayton Hall of Famer Luke Trubee for the most in a single season in program history 
11 – strikeouts in the game for Wissman (5) and starter Connor Fennell (6)
13 – multi-RBI games for rookie David Mendez, who had two today, including his sixth homer of the campaign
9 – home runs on the campaign for Alejandro Cazorla
 
UP NEXT
Dayton will be the visitors in taking on No. 2 seed VCU in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
 
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