DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team came up short against Bellarmine on Tuesday afternoon, 8-6.

Dyrenson Wouters kicked off scoring in the bottom of the second, hitting a two-run home run into left field.

After Bellarmine tied in the game in the third, Jason Bello hit a bomb into left center in the fourth inning, allowing two to score and taking a 5-2 lead.

The Knights tallied a combined five runs in the seventh and eighth innings, pulling ahead 7-5. Bobby Stang made it a one-run game with a solo shot to left center, but Bellarmine added an insurance run in the ninth for an 8-6 final score.

BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Hits in four at-bats for Bello

2 – Runs scored for Ryan MacDougall and Wouters

2 – Doubles for UD, one hit by both Danny MacDougall and Ryan MacDougall

4 – Strikeouts for starting pitcher Carson Samuels

9 – Total punchouts for the Dayton pitching staff.

UP NEXT
The FlyBoys will take on St. Bonaventure on the road on April 24-26.