Flyers Take Sunday Pair from Golden Flashes

Sunday, March 28

1:00 PM

Kent State University

8-10

University of Dayton

7-15

Dayton

Kent State

Flyers Take Sunday Pair from Golden Flashes

3/28/2021 8:40:00 PM | Baseball

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DAYTON, OHIO- The Golden Flashes came up on the wrong end of a seven-inning double header on Sunday, falling 10-5 in game one and 4-0 in game two at Schoonover Stadium.

GAME ONE | Dayton 10 Kent State 5

The Golden Flashes struck first on Sunday, plating four runs in the second inning. Walks to Collin Mathews and Justin Miknis were followed by a run-scoring single from Nick Elsen, who kept his strong weekend going. Mack Timbrook followed with a blast over the right field wall for his third homer of the season to make it 4-0.

The lead wouldn't last long as Dayton struck back with four of their own in the third. The Flyers took advantage once again of hit batters, getting plunked four times in the inning including twice with bases loaded. A bases loaded walk added another as did a single. Richie Dell replaced starter Max Rippl and got out of the inning with the game tied at four.

The Flashes couldn't bring home runners in the third and fourth and the game went tied into the fifth. Dell only gave up three hits in his relief appearance and two happened in the fifth. The big blow was a three-run homer by Riley Tirotta that just sailed over the left field wall. The Flashes got one run back in the bottom of the fifth, scoring on a bases-load ground out. The Flyers would break it open in the top of the seventh, scoring three times on four hits and taking advantage of an error.

GAME TWO | Dayton 4 Kent State 0

In game two, the Flyers struck early. Dayton took advantage of a pair of errors to push across an unearned run against starter Colin Romel. It would be the only offense until the third when the Flyers would plate the final three runs of the game. Eddie Pursinger tripled down the right field line on a ball that was nearly stopped by Elsen at first. Instead, it rattled around the right field corner and brought home two runs. Pursinger scored a pitch later on a squeeze play.

The Flashes could not solve 6-8 right hander Cole Pletka. Kent State got a pair on in the third on a Cam Touchette double and Ben Carew getting hit by a pitch, but the runners would be stranded on first and second. Kent State would get runners into scoring position in the fifth and again in the seventh, but to no avail.

The losses drop Kent State to 8-11 on the season while Dayton is now 9-15. Sunday closed out the non-conference slate for Kent State, they head to Bowling Green for a four-game series starting on Friday. First pitch is set for 3:05 on Friday afternoon.