DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team travels to Rhode Island for a crucial three-game Atlantic 10 series against the Rams beginning Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m. at Bill Beck Field.
 
Both the Flyers and Rams are tied atop the A-10 with conference records of 10-5. UD and URI are also tied with George Mason, Saint Joseph's and Davidson.
 
COMEBACK KIDS STRIKE AGAIN
- Dayton defeated Ohio University on Tuesday night in comeback fashion for the second time this season, topping the Bobcats 10-8 at Woerner Field.
- OU jumped out to a 5-0 lead before UD started its comeback, getting two runs in the second on an Adin Zorn home run, and knotting the score in the fourth with a four-run frame.
- The Bobcats regained the lead in the top of the sixth, but the Flyers struck back immediately with a home run from Martin Howell and a two-run, two-out single by Ryan MacDougall.
- UD also topped the Bobcats in comeback fashion when the two played in March, with the FlyBoys coming out with a 10-9 victory in 12 innings.
 
LONG LIVE THE LONG BALL
- The Flyers have utilized the long ball over the last three weeks of action, hitting at least one home run in 12 of their last 13 games.
- Dayton has gone 10-3 in that stretch of games, with freshman Rylan Lujo leading the way with five home runs (while hitting .418) in that stretch. Bobby Stang and Adin Zorn have both slugged four homers apiece, while four Flyers have hit three home runs in that time.
 
LUJO WINS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AGAIN
- For the fourth time this season, freshman Rylan Lujo has been named the conference Rookie of the Week by the Atlantic 10 conference.
- Lujo hit .500 with a 1.468 OPS in Dayton's 3-1 week of action. Lujo finished the week with a pair of doubles, a home run, six RBI and five runs scored to go along with four walks and a stolen base.
- After starting the week with one hit in each game, Lujo went 3-for-5 and 2-for-2 in the Flyers' last two games against George Washington. Lujo slugged a grand slam in UD's finale against the Revolutionaries to help complete the sweep.
 
MR. 500
- Sunday's win over George Washington pushed Dayton to 20-18 on the season and 10-5 in Atlantic 10 play, and also gave first-year head coach Scott Loiseau his 500th career victory.
- Loiseau racked up 480 wins at NCAA Division II Southern New Hampshire, leading the Penmen to 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including eight NCAA Regional finals (including seven-straight) and five trips to the NCAA Division II College World Series.
 
HOW SWEEP IT IS (AGAIN)
- The FlyBoys made it two consecutive Atlantic 10 sweeps this weekend, taking down George Washington by scores of 6-1, 22-10 and 9-8 at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium.
- Dayton smacked seven home runs in the series, with sophomore Ryan MacDougall finishing the weekend with a pair.
 
FLYING HIGH IN ATLANTIC 10 ACTION
- Dayton's offense has come alive in conference play, with four players hitting .385 or better and seven players turning in an OPS over .950.
- Junior Dyrenson Wouters is leading the charge with a .519 average in A-10 action, while Rylan Lujo (.460), Michael DiMartini (.397) and Adin Zorn (.387) have also had fantastic starts to league play.
- Lujo leads UD in OPS in A-10 play with a 1.345 mark, while Wouters is at 1.340, Zorn at 1.096, redshirt sophomore Bobby Stang at 1.006, Mason Dobie at .981, Ty Mainolfi at .973 and DiMartini at .965.
- Senior right-hander Chris Peguero has a 2-0 record with 28 strikeouts in 30.1 innings of work, while sophomore reliever Bennett LaPalm has a 3-1 record in conference action and picked up his first save of the season against George Washington last weekend.
 
FRESHMAN PHENOM
- Freshman Rylan Lujo has continued to live up to lofty preseason expectations, hitting .418 with a 1.188 OPS, 16 doubles and nine home runs.
- The Coconut Creek, Fla. native is first nationally among freshmen in hits and doubles, second in average and third in home runs.
 
DAY AIR GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW
- The Dayton baseball team and the Dayton Dragons have announced that tickets for the Flyers' 2025 Day Air Ballpark game against Wright State on April 29 are now on sale.
- Tickets are $10.00 for all spectators. Students from both the University of Dayton and Wright State will be admitted free of charge.
 
SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND
- Rhode Island comes into the weekend with an overall record of 22-15 and an A-10 mark of 10-5. The Rams are in a five-way tie for first place in the league with Dayton, Davidson, George Mason and Saint Joseph's.
- Anthony DePino is the top hitter for the Rams this season and is one of the best hitters in the Atlantic 10. The senior has a .390 average with a 1.365 OPS, slugging 14 home runs and 12 doubles while driving in 41 runs and scoring 55.
- The pitching is led by Trystan Levesque and Jeremy Urena, who have ERAs of 3.63 and 5.80, respectively, to go along with a combined 9-1 record.
- Dayton's last visit to Rhode Island was in the 2023 season when the FlyBoys took two games of the three-game set.
 
ON DECK
- Dayton continues its road trip with a visit to Richmond, Ky. on Tuesday, April 22 for a 6 p.m. contest against Eastern Kentucky at Earle Combs Stadium.