DAYTON - The University of Dayton baseball team pulled out a close win over Ohio, 10-8, at home Tuesday evening in non-conference action at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.
Trailing 5-0 after two innings, sophomore Adin Zorin got the Flyers in the run column thanks to a two-run homer, his fifth of the season. The Bobcats pushed their advantage to four with a single run in the third, and that's when UD's comeback began.
Dayton chipped away at the lead in the fourth thanks to an RBI from freshman
Alejandro Sardinas. Fellow freshman
Ty Mainolfi singled home another in the Flyers' next at-bat to make the score 6-4. With two on and two out, sophomore
Michael DiMartini doubled, driving in a pair and knotting the score at 6-6.
The back and forth continued in the sixth with the Bobcats tallying two runs at the top of the inning. In the bottom of the inning, sophomore
Martin Howell swatted a solo shot to center to bring the Flyers within one. With two outs and two on, sophomore
Ryan MacDougall came through with a clutch two-run single to put Dayton ahead 9-8.
Manolfi came through once again an inning later, smacking a single to left field to bring home Howell and give the Flyers a 10–8 lead.
Freshman
Ben Dean secured his third save of the season, striking out a pair in the ninth inning.
BY THE NUMBERS
11- hits for the Flyers today
9 - strikeouts for Dayton pitching (4 - Samuels, 2 - Dean, Escobar, 1 - McGovern)
4 - Flyers with multiple RBIs (2 - DiMartini, MacDougall, Mainolfi, Zorn)
3 -
Martin Howell scored three runs, tying his season-high
3 - hits for
Ty Mainolfi, his third three-hit performance of the season
6 - walks worked by Dayton
UP NEXT
Dayton will travel to the Ocean State, Friday, April 18, to kick off a crucial road series with Rhode Island at Bill Beck Field. The Flyers and Rams are tied atop the Atlantic 10 standings after 15 games with identical 10-5 records.
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