April 30, 2008

Box Score

FAIRBORN, Ohio - A five-run first inning was too much for visiting Dayton to overcome in a 5-0 loss to local rival Wright State in non-conference baseball action. With the loss, UD falls to 26-18 overall heading into a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference series at Massachusetts this weekend.

The Flyers were out hit 14-8 in a game that saw the Raiders score five times in the first before adding one run each in the second through fourth innings to build a 8-0 advantage. Scott Dunwoody singled twice in a 2-for-3 effort to lead the Dayton offense.

Marshall MacDonald and Jacob Spaeth each collected an RBI single and scored a run while Jimmy Roesinger smacked an RBI double into left centerfield to drive in another run for Dayton which split its season series with Wright State at one win apiece.

Cole Tyrell was hit by a pitch for the 12th time this season and scored a run while collecting a single to extend his team-leading hitting streak to 10 consecutive games. Pinch hitter Jonathan Castine was also plunked to lift Dayton's season total to 88 batters hit by pitch in 44 games played, which ranks second in the nation.

Righthander Sean Finn (3-2) suffered the loss for Dayton after allowing five earned runs on five hits in the first inning.

Freshman Tim Corbey followed him on the mound and gave up three runs on five hits with one strikeout and two walks over the next 3.0 innings.

Senior Ryan Hill threw a perfect inning of relief with one strikeout in the fifth before giving way to Matt Speckman who allowed two runs on three hits with one strikeout in 0.2 innings pitched.

Southpaw Quinn Haselhorst struck out the only batter he faced on three straight pitches to finish the sixth inning and Jake Hoover closed out the evening with two strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings pitched while surrendering just one walk.