DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team came up short in Sunday's game against Fordham, falling 5-4 to the Rams.

The FlyBoys struck first, scoring in the bottom of the first on an RBI single from Colin Lynch.

After the Rams pulled ahead 2-1 in the fourth, Mike Lucarelli hit a home run near the right foul pole to make it a tie game.

Fordham regained the lead in the fifth inning, adding on two insurance runs. In the bottom of the ninth, Ryan MacDougall hit a two-run home run to right field, making the score 5-4 before the Rams tallied the final out.

BY THE NUMBERS
2 – Hits in three at-bats for Lucarelli and MacDougall

2 – RBIs for MacDougall

2 – Stolen bases, one for both Danny MacDougall and Ryan MacDougall

7 – Strikeouts for John Delgado in 7.1 innings

UP NEXT
The Flyers will head to Toledo for a game against the Rockets on April 8 at 3 p.m.

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