Feb. 29, 2008

Box Score

HIGH POINT, NC - Visiting Dayton was hit by pitch a school-record tying seven times including three times during a decisive seven-run third inning that gave the Flyers a 9-1 road victory over High Point on Friday. UD (1-2) and HPU (3-3) will resume their three-game series with a 1 p.m. ET game on Saturday.

UD has now been hit by pitch seven times in a single game four times in the past four seasons to tie a school record that is also the fourth-highest total in NCAA history. Seven Flyer batters were also hit by a pitch in wins over Oakland on March 9, 2007; Richmond on April 7, 2006; and Butler on March 30, 2005.

Dayton also provided plenty off offense on its own with nine runs on seven hits including two for extra bases. Jake Hoover led the charge with a 2-for-4 performance that included a double, run scored and three RBI. He also walked once and was hit by a pitch.

Marshall MacDonald hit his third double of the season as part of his own 2-for-4 day at the plate. He scored twice and drove in another run while also being hit by a pitch.

Redshirt freshman Jimmy Roesinger had a two-RBI double and also scored after being hit by a pitch in the third inning rally that broke the game open for the Flyers.

The duo of Ryan Nevill and Cole Tyrell were each hit by a pitch while scoring one run and driving in another while Jacob Spaeth was also plunked before scoring a run of his own.

Scott Dunwoody singled and was hit twice while scoring two runs and controlling a Dayton pitching staff that featured strong performances by seniors Alex Dye and Lucas Farden.

Dye made his first start of the season and allowed just one run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. He surrendered five hits while striking out two and walking a pair in 7.1 innings pitched.

Farden came out of the bullpen to throw 1.2 innings of perfect relief that included two strikeouts.

After the first five Flyers were retired in order Ryan Nevill was hit by a pitch in the second inning to give UD its first base runner of the game. Nevill would be the first of six Dayton batters to be plunked by a pitch over the next three innings as Jimmy Roesinger was hit to start the Flyer third inning.

Roesinger would move up to second on the next at bat when Kevin Miller laid down a sacrifice bunt to put a runner into scoring position with only one out. The Flyers got their second base runner of the rally when Jacob Spaeth was drilled with a pitch followed by a single up the middle by Scott Dunwoody to load the bases. Dayton's first run of the game came on an RBI infield single by Marshall MacDonald that plated Roesinger and kept the pressure on the Panthers with the bases loaded and one out. Jake Hoover and Cole Tyrell each picked up an RBI without ever putting their bat on the ball as Hoover walked and Tyrell was hit by a pitch to make it a 3-0 Flyer lead. Ryan Nevill lifted a bases-loaded single to left field for an RBI of his own followed by an RBI groundout from Myles Swartzel to put UD on top 5-0. Then Roesinger stepped to the plate for the second time and belted a two-run single to send home Tyrell and Nevill and give Dayton a commanding lead, 7-0 midway through the third inning.

UD added another run in the top of the fourth as two more Flyers were hit by pitch in Scott Dunwoody and Marshall MacDonald. Jake Hoover stepped up again for Dayton with a two-out RBI single to push the Flyer advantage to 8-0.

Dayton used a two-out rally to pad its lead further in the sixth inning as Marshall MacDonald continued the Flyer offense with a double down the right field line. Jake Hoover earned his third RBI of the afternoon with a double of his own down the left field line for a 9-0 Flyer lead.

High Point threatened to put together a big inning in the bottom of the sixth as the Panthers loaded the bases to begin the frame with a pair of walks that surrounded a double. However, Flyer starter Alex Dye forced a groundball to third base that retired the runner heading home for the first out of the inning. Then after a sacrifice fly, Dye ended the threat with another groundout to keep the Dayton ahead on its way to a 9-1 victory.