TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Dayton baseball team defeated Toledo for the second time this season, beating the Rockets 9-5 on Wednesday.

Toledo scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the opening inning.

The FlyBoys' offense came alive in the fourth, scoring all nine runs. Dyrenson Wouters hit a three-run home run to left field to take the lead, followed by a single shot from Jason Bello. With runners on second and third, Michael Smith Jr. tripled to center field, allowing two runs to score. After Smith Jr. scored on a wild pitch, Bobby Stang hit a two-run bomb to left center, taking a 9-1 lead.

The Rockets responded with four runs in the following side, but both teams remained scoreless the rest of the way.

Lucas Collins got credit for the win for Dayton.

BY THE NUMBERS
3 – RBIs for Wouters

2 – Runs scored by Colin Lynch

3 – Home runs for Dayton, one for Bello, Stang and Wouters

2 – Stolen bases by Smith Jr.

4 – Strikeouts for the Flyers' pitchers, two for Niklas Pavia and James Heller

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