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Winner VCU VCU 13-9
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Dayton UD 13-9
Winner
VCU VCU
13-9
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Final
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Dayton UD
13-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
VCU VCU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 1
Dayton UD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0

W: Zachary Peters (3-1) L: McNabb, Austin (2-1) S: Cooper Campbell (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls To VCU In Extra Innings

VCU Broke The Tie On A Home Run In The Tenth

DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team came up short against VCU in the second game of the series, forcing the game to extra innings before falling 5-2.

The FlyBoys opened the game with a 1-0 lead off a single by Colin Lynch.

Trailing 2-1 into the eighth, Dayton tied the game on an error by the Rams.

In the top of the tenth inning, VCU broke the tie with a two-run home run to left field. The Rams added another run for a 5-2 score.

BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Hits for both Lynch and Michael Smith Jr.

3 – Stolen bases for Smith Jr., tied for the most in a single game this season

4 – Total stolen bases for Dayton

11 – Strikeouts for Jon Whiteside in eight innings of work, a season-high for the sophomore

16 – Total strikeouts for the FlyBoys' pitching staff

UP NEXT
The series will conclude on Sunday, March 22 at noon.

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