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Flyers Pound Fordham 9-2

  The Dayton Flyers bats came alive as they pounded the Fordham Rams 9-2 in the A10 tournament and advance to play Davidson tonight at 7

 With 2 out in the first inning, Aiden Zorn reached on an error by Fordham shortstop Jack Brennan. Mason Dobie would walk and put runners at 1^st and 2^nd. Ryan MacDougall would then bounce a single into right field scoring Zorn. Bobby Stang would then hit a double out to left center scoring Dobie and MacDougall and the Flyers led 3-0 after 1
The Flyers would add another run in the second when Dyrenson Wouters singled to left leading off the second and scored on a single by freshman Rylan Lujo and it was 4-0 after 2.

  Fordham got on the board when Tommy Markey drilled a homer to right and the Rams cut the lead to 4-1.

  Dayton would answer in the eighth scoring 4 more times.
With 2 out Bobby Stang would hit his third double of the game to left center. Then Martin Howell was hit by a pitch, Wouters got hit bu a pitch and Ty Mainolfi walked scoring Stang. 5-1 Flyers.
Mike Dimartini would then single driving in both Aiden Heberlie, who was running for Howell and Wouters and Dayton led 7-1.
After a pitching change Lujo came up ro the plate and singled scoring Mainolfi and it was 8-1 after 7 and a half.

   Fordham would add another run in the 8^th making it 8-2.
Dayton would add an insurance run in the 9^th when Wouters singled in MacDougall making the final score 9-2
JJ Gatti got the win for the Flyers as they improve to 27-30 and will dace Davidson tonight at 7.
These 2 teams played earlier this season in Dayton combining on 95 runs in the 3 game series.