DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team will welcome No. 24 Ohio State to UD Softball Stadium Wednesday for a single game. The Flyers and Buckeyes will get underway April 16 at 4 p.m. and admission is free. The game will be available to follow via live stats and stream on ESPN+.

PROMOTIONS
Red Out
Post-game Autograph Session

ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (20-13, 10-4 A-10) has moved into first place in Atlantic 10 standings after a series sweep at Loyola Chicago this past weekend and is currently enjoying a five-game winning streak. The Flyers' offense is paced by seniors Emma Schutter (.385) with 42 hits, 33 runs scored, 16 walks, 18 stolen bases and .532 slugging percentage and Maddie Kapsimalis (.342) with 38 hits, 25 RBI and 22 runs. Junior Izzy Kemp (9-4) carries the team's low ERA of 2.60 to go with 113 Ks and nine complete games over 94.1 innings of work.

SCOUTING OHIO STATE
Ohio State (33-10-1, 8-5 Big Ten) claimed a 2-1 Big Ten series win at Penn State over the weekend and the 24th-ranked Buckeyes stand in sixth place in league rankings. Jasmyn Burns (.492 - 6th NCAA) leads OSU with 61 hits, 20 home runs (2nd NCAA), 14 doubles, 63 RBI and a 1.105 SLG% (2nd NCAA). In the circle, Lorin Boutte (15-7, 4.41) is OSU's No. 1 with 102 strikeouts and five complete games through 106.1 innings.

SERIES STUFF
Ohio State leads, 15-2
The Buckeyes have won four straight in the series with the Flyers' last victory coming on May 6, 2011, a 6-4 win in eight innings in Columbus.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton spent the weekend in the Windy City for a three-game league series at Loyola Chicago and the Flyers came home in first place in A-10 standings after taking three from the Ramblers. Senior Maddie Kapsimalis led the team over the weekend after going 5-for-9 at the plate with four runs and two walks. Freshman Ella Holman made her first career home run count, a two-run long ball in the top of the seventh of game two Saturday, scoring what proved to be the winning run.

RPI RANKINGS
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) through games on April 14, Dayton ranked 155th according to NCAA.com. Ohio State came in at 24.

FLYER FACTS
• Cara Clark is in her 18th season as head coach of the Flyers in 2025. Her record at Dayton is 433-438-2 (.497) and Clark's career win-loss mark sits at 564-564-2 (.500) over a total of 24 seasons. In Atlantic 10 Conference play, she has tallied a 204-144 career record. Clark has tallied the program's most wins and holds the all-time best winning percentage at Dayton.
• Dayton has won the Atlantic 10 Regular Season title two times (2024, 2015) and the Flyers have captured the A-10 Championship title once (2024). In 2024, the Flyers made their 11-consecutive appearance in the A-10 Tournament. Over 15 appearances, UD has tallied a 19-28 record in the conference postseason championship.
• The Flyers finished the 2024 season with a 33-21 overall record and a 19-7 conference mark, finishing in first place in regular-season play.
• Top returners: Kirnan Bailey (So., IF), Maddie Kapsimalis (Sr., IF), Emma Schutter (Sr., OF), Chloe Wong (Sr., IF) and pitchers Haven Dwyer (Sr.) and Izzy Kemp (Jr.).

UP NEXT
Dayton will continue its four-game homestand on Friday as it welcomes A-10 foe Fordham to UD Softball Stadium. Due to Easter, the conference series schedule has been adjusted to one game Friday at 4 p.m. followed by an 11 a.m. doubleheader on Saturday - admission is free.

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