April 3, 2007

Box Score

DAYTON, Ohio - Twelve strikeouts by Flyer pitching was not enough as Dayton lost to visiting Cincinnati, 5-2 in non-conference action at Time Warner Cable Stadium on Tuesday. UD (10-16) is scheduled to resume its homestand on Wednesday against Indiana Southeast at 3 p.m. ET.

Dayton scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and recorded double-digit strikeouts, but fell to 4-3 at home this season after being out hit by Cincinnati, 12-6.

Flyer starter Sean Finn had his second straight solid start with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched. The righty suffered the loss after allowing three runs on seven hits while not surrendering a walk. Finn has tallied 18 strikeouts and just one walk in 12.0 innings pitched over his last two starts.

Senior Phil Ernst pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts before being replaced by Alex Dye who allowed two runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts in 2.0 innings pitched.

Offensively the Flyers were led by Scott Dunwoody who doubled, scored a run and drove in another as part of a 1-for-4 performance.

Senior Michael Massa was hit by a pitch, stole a base and scored a run while sophomore Jeff Mercer had a sacrifice fly for Dayton which remained on school-record pace by being hit by pitch twice. UD has now been hit by pitch 51 times in 26 games (1.96 HBP per game).

Bobby Getty finished 2-for-4 with a double while Myles Swartzel was 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch for the Flyers.

Cincinnati opened the scoring on a one-out single in centerfield in the top of the first. Then Dayton responded with two runs of its own in the bottom of the frame. Michael Massa was hit by the first pitch of the game from former Flyer John Baird. Massa then stole second and scored on a RBI doubled to left centerfield by Scott Dunwoody. Dunwoody advanced to third on a groundout and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Mercer to put UD on top 2-1.

UC evened the score with solo home run in the top of the third and then took the lead with leadoff blast in the fifth inning to go ahead 3-2..

The Bearcats padded their lead in the eighth on a two-out two-RBI double to right field to go ahead by three. Then UC reliever Jake Geglein retired the Flyers in order during the eighth and ninth innings to secure a 5-3 win for Cincinnati.