DAYTON – The University of Dayton baseball team will host George Mason for the final home series of the season on May 8-10.

Friday's game will be a Dollar Dog Day, and Sunday's game will honor the graduating class with a pregame ceremony. Tommy Ahlers Jr., Michael Fortes, Aiden Heberlie, Jackson Judy, Danny MacDougall, Peyton Malecha and Dyrenson Wouters will all be recognized.

ABOUT THE FLYBOYS
The FlyBoys are 27-20 overall and 11-13 in the Atlantic 10 with two weekends left in the regular season.

Leaders for Dayton include Jason Bello, Danny MacDougall and Michael Smith Jr. Smith Jr. and Bello earned A-10 awards this week, receiving Player and Rookie of the Week. MacDougall was ranked on D1Baseball's Top 50 Second Basemen for the second week this season, checking in at No. 25.

These three are also closing in on program records. Bello is currently tied for third in single-season home runs, sitting at 17. MacDougall is one double away from setting the single-season record for doubles with 24. He and Smith Jr. lead the team with 31 and 30 stolen bases, respectively, placing them fourth and fifth in single-season records.

As a team, the Flyers are third in program history in hit by pitch in a single season, with 110. The record is 117 batters hit by a pitch in one season, set in 2019. The FlyBoys are also already fifth in runs scored with 409, RBIs with 380 and stolen bases with 114. The team is also two home runs shy of the team record, currently sitting at 77.

Dayton also leads the Atlantic 10 in nine statistical categories. These statistics include: batting average (.306), doubles per game (2.17), hit by pitch (110), hits (500), home runs (77), home runs per game (1.64), on base percentage (.423), runs (409) and slugging percentage (.523).

LAST TIME OUT
Dayton went 2-1 in a home series against La Salle. The third game of the series was a big comeback game, going from down 9-1 to winning 21-14.

The Flyers hit five home runs, including a grand slam by Michael Smith Jr. and a pair of home runs for Jason Bello. They also hit five doubles, with Dyrenson Wouters leading the team with two. Austin McNabb led the FlyBoys' pitching efforts with five of the team's 10 strikeouts.

SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
George Mason is 23-23 overall and 13-11 in the A-10. The Patriots are on a four-game winning streak after sweeping George Washington last weekend and defeating William & Mary in a midweek game.

Senior shortstop Owen Clyne leads George Mason with a .500 slugging percentage and 44 runs scored and was named a Brooks Wallace Award semifinalist. Friday's starting pitcher, Logan Rumberg, leads the Patriots with a 3.55 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched. Second in both categories is Jake Drumm, who is projected to get the start on Saturday.

LAST MEETING
The FlyBoys are 13-16 all-time against George Mason. Last season, Dayton went 1-2 in a road series with the Patriots and fell to them in the A-10 Championship opener.

Ryan MacDougall and Dyrenson Wouters each hit two-run home runs, accounting for four of Dayton's five runs in the loss.

UP NEXT
Dayton will face Notre Dame at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.