DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team fell 18-5 to Saint Joseph's, going 0-3 against the Hawks this weekend.

Trailing 5-0, Michael Smith Jr. hit a home run to right field, putting the Flyers on the board in the bottom of the third.

St. Joe's responded with a three-run home run in the fourth to take an 8-1 lead, which Ryan MacDougall cut with an RBI double down the right field line to make it an 8-2 game in the fifth.

The FlyBoys tallied three runs in the seventh inning off a sacrifice fly by Colin Lynch and a two-run home run by MacDougall.

Saint Joseph's recorded six runs in the eighth and ninth innings to lock up the game.

BY THE NUMBERS
3 – Hits for Smith Jr., leading the FlyBoys and going 3-for-4 on the day

3 – Doubles for Dayton, including two for Smith Jr.

2 – Home runs for UD, one for Smith Jr. and one for MacDougall

14 – Strikeouts on the day for the pitching staff, led by John Delgado's seven

UP NEXT
The Flyers will play back-to-back midweek games, taking on Bowling Green on Tuesday, April 14 and hosting Wright State at Day Air Ballpark on Wednesday, April 15.