The University of Akron Athletics
University of Akron
6-25
Dayton
20-12
Zips Fall to Flyers in Mid-Week Action
April 09 | Baseball
DAYTON, Ohio -Â Akron received contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, but the Zips fell to the Dayton Flyers 12-7 on Tuesday.
In the batter's box, the Zips were paced by Max Bowman, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a home run, a walk and an RBI. Sam Seeker put together a 2-for-4 day with a walk and an RBI. Jack Poist also helped out for Akron, putting together two hits in two trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
Elijah Griffith (1-3) started and took the loss on the mound for Akron (6-25). Jacob Beall and Michael Orlowski both had scoreless and hitless relief appearances out of the pen. Beal went two innings with one strikeout while Orlowski faced only three batters in his lone inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Zips got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Akron managed to push across two runs in the inning.
The Flyers then rallied to score four runs and take a 4-2 lead before the Zips got back on the board in the second. Akron managed to push across two runs in the inning, which evened the score at 4-4.
Dayton broke that tie and took an 11-4 lead moving into the seventh, when Akron narrowed the gap to 11-5.
The Flyers expanded their lead to 12-5 before the Akron offense got back in action, biting into that lead in the ninth. Seeker's run-scoring single brought home one run in a two-run output for the Zips, bringing the score to 12-7 in favor of Dayton. The ballgame ended with that ninth inning rally falling short.
GAME NOTES
» Every Zips starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Akron's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Akron left 11 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Akron pitchers faced 42 Dayton hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and 14 fly balls while striking out three.
» The Zips drew eight walks from Dayton pitching.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Akron returns to conference play when it travels to Ball State for three games starting April 12.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Logan Barnett (1-0)
L: Griffith, Elijah (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Sprockett, Michael 1
HR: Bowman, Max 1
RBI: Poist, Jack 1 ; Bowman, Max 1 ; Cavey, Breydan 1 ; Strom, James 1
SF: Strom, James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bottone, Evan 1 ; Poist, Jack 1 ; Bowman, Max 1 ; Sprockett, Michael 1 ; Schebler, Charlie 1 ; Brown, Ryan 1 ; Sackett, Nicky 1
SB: Cavey, Breydan 1
CS: Poist, Jack 1 ; Seeker, Sam 1
HBP: Poist, Jack 1 ; Strom, James 1 ; Sackett, Nicky 2
Batting:
2B: David Mendez 2 ; Ivan Arias 1 ; Ryan MacDougall 1
3B: Mason Dobie 1 ; Michael Adair 1
HR: David Pedanou 1 ; Eddie Yamin IV 1
RBI: Keagan Calero 1 ; David Pedanou 2 ; David Mendez 1 ; Mason Dobie 1 ; Eddie Yamin IV 1 ; Michael Adair 2 ; Ivan Arias 2 ; Ryan MacDougall 1
SF: Mason Dobie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Keagan Calero 2 ; David Pedanou 3 ; David Mendez 2 ; Eddie Yamin IV 2 ; Michael Adair 1 ; Ivan Arias 2
SB: David Pedanou 2 ; David Mendez 1
CS: Keagan Calero 1 ; Mason Dobie 1
HBP: Nolan Watson 1
PO: Mason Dobie 1
