May 6, 2008

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With just two weeks left in the regular season, Dayton looks to make a run at its fifth 30-win season since 2001. The Flyers continue that quest with a pair of non-conference games against MAC opponents. UD will travel to Toledo Tuesday for a 3 p.m. ET game before returning home to face Ohio in a 4 p.m. contest on Wednesday.

Seventeen of UD's 27 victories this season have come against non-conference competition. The Flyers hold a 2-1 record against MAC opponents this season with road wins against Miami (Ohio) and Bowling Green and a two-run loss at Ball State. Last season, UD had only 12 wins against non-conference opponents.

Cole Tyrell has been Dayton's hottest hitter of late as he enter's this weeks action with a 13-game hitting streak, which is the longest by any Flyer this season. Overall this season, Tyrell is second on the team with a .307 batting average and eight stolen bases. He has played both middle infield positions this season, but has flourished since moving over to shortstop in the past few weeks. Tyrell has been part of 21 UD double plays this season and his hard nosed play in the field has translated into his plate appearances as well. The sophomore is third on the team in times hit by pitch with 13.

Overall the Flyers are on track to be hit by pitch 110 times this season, which would rank among the Top 10 totals in NCAA history. UD has been plunked 1.96 times per game this year and has three different players that have been hit at least 13 times. Ryan Nevill ranks among the top five nationally after being hit 18 times in 47 games played. Jacob Spaeth has been drilled 16 times while Tyrell has been hit 13.

Following this pair of non-conference games, Dayton will head to the Keystone State to face Temple in a three-game Atlantic 10 Conference series. The seventh-place Flyers and fifth-place Owls are separated by just two games in the A-10 standings heading into games that are scheduled for Friday (3 p.m. ET), Saturday (1 p.m. ET) and Sunday (1 p.m. ET). All three games can be followed with Gametracker at www.DaytonFlyers.com.