DAYTON - The University of Dayton softball team will open a five-game road week Wednesday at Ohio State. The Flyers and Buckeyes will get underway at 2 p.m. April 1 at Buckeye Field in Columbus and the game will be broadcast on BigTenPlus.com.

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 1 at Ohio State  2 p.m.  Live Stats | B1G+
Thursday, April 3 at Providence  2 p.m.  Live Stats | Friars Live
Friday, April 4 at Rhode Island  12 p.m.  Live Stats | ESPN+
Friday, April 4 at Rhode Island  2:30 p.m.  Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, April 5 at Rhode Island  12 p.m.  Live Stats

ABOUT DAYTON
Dayton (15-12) is coming off its third-consecutive Atlantic 10 series win at George Mason over the weekend. The Flyers won two of three against the Patriots and are now tied for third place in A-10 standings. UD's offense is led by junior Deirdre Flaherty with a .360 average and 20 RBI while junior Kirnan Bailey (.352) has tallied 31 hits, 24 runs and 25 stolen bases (5th NCAA). Bailey's 0.93 stolen bases per game ranks first in all of NCAA DI. Four-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week Izzy Kemp (9-3) carries the team's low ERA of 1.55 (18th NCAA) with 151 strikeouts (5th NCAA) and five complete games over 85.2 innings pitched for the Flyers. Her 12.5 strikeouts per seven innings ranks third nationally.

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton wrapped up its weekend at George Mason with a 7-1 win over the Patriots on Sunday. Senior Izzy Kemp struck out 10 batters, her second-consecutive and ninth double-digit strikeout game of the season, and sophomore Ella Holman collected two RBI on the day, her first multi-RBI game of the year. 

RPI RANKINGS
In the NCAA's most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) through games on March 30, Dayton ranked 188 according to NCAA.com. This week's opponents: Ohio State - 73, Providence - 152, Rhode Island - 271

UP NEXT
UD will return home next week for four games inside the friendly confines of UD Softball Stadium. Dayton will welcome IU Indy to the Gem City on Tuesday for a single game at 3 p.m. Over the weekend, Dayton and St. Bonaventure will play a three-game A-10 series beginning at 12 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.

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