ST. LOUIS - The University of Dayton softball team held off George Washington, 3-2, in its first game of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship Wednesday. The third-seeded Flyers advance to play the host Saint Louis Billikens, who earned the number two seed for the tournament, Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT at Billiken Sports Center.
Dayton improves to 25-22 on the season and George Washington moved to 23-21.
KEY STATS
2 - two Flyers tallied two hits in the game, including freshman
Hayden Baird who's RBI-single in the third scored the first run of the game
HR - two Flyers recorded a home run in the game, including junior
Deirdre Flaherty who scored what proved to the be the game-winning run
S - with her save today, senior
Izzy Kemp has equaled the program career saves record at 18
SB - three Flyers stole a base, including junior
Kirnan Bailey - her 41st stolen base of the season
Win -
Kate Kastelic (5-5). Loss - Cece Smith (11-9). Save - Kemp (4).
UP NEXT
With the win today, No. 3 Dayton will square off against No. 2 Saint Louis Thursday in the second game of the day. The start time is tentatively set for 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT at Billiken Sports Center. For more information, please visit the Atlantic 10's
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL page.
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