Saturday, March 28
Davidson, NC
1:30 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
11-13, 3-5
9
vs
7
Dayton
15-11, 3-5
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2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
8th innning8
9th innning9
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HitsH
ErrorsE
Dayton
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
4
7
11
4
Davidson
2
5
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0
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9
6
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Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Win 9-7, Even Series With Flyers
3/28/2026 5:21:00 PM | Baseball
DAVIDSON — Davidson built a nine-run lead then held off a late Dayton charge for a series-evening 9-7 win Saturday at Wilson Field.
The Wildcats (11-13) and Flyers, now both 3-5 in Atlantic 10 play, will settle their three-game set on Sunday.
Forrest Lietz and Anthony Torreso hit their team-leading third homers of the season in the first and second innings, respectively, to get things started. Lietz's shot to right made it 2-0, and Torreso's three-run no-doubter to left highlighted a five-run second.
Matthew Vannoy and Aidan Rice added RBI-singles in the third and fourth, respectively, to make it 9-0.
Meanwhile, starter Cooper Cavanaugh kept the Flyers at bay in a five-inning winning effort. He allowed just two hits and walked three, while striking out five.
The Flyers (15-11) rallied, however, and scored seven runs in the final three innings with the aid of two Wildcat errors. A three-run homer by Jason Bello in the ninth cut it to two, and Dayton got the tying run to the plate before a flyout ended the threat.
Up Next
The series finale is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Wildcats (11-13) and Flyers, now both 3-5 in Atlantic 10 play, will settle their three-game set on Sunday.
Forrest Lietz and Anthony Torreso hit their team-leading third homers of the season in the first and second innings, respectively, to get things started. Lietz's shot to right made it 2-0, and Torreso's three-run no-doubter to left highlighted a five-run second.
Matthew Vannoy and Aidan Rice added RBI-singles in the third and fourth, respectively, to make it 9-0.
Meanwhile, starter Cooper Cavanaugh kept the Flyers at bay in a five-inning winning effort. He allowed just two hits and walked three, while striking out five.
The Flyers (15-11) rallied, however, and scored seven runs in the final three innings with the aid of two Wildcat errors. A three-run homer by Jason Bello in the ninth cut it to two, and Dayton got the tying run to the plate before a flyout ended the threat.
Up Next
The series finale is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cavanaugh, Cooper (1-2)
L: WHITESIDE, J (1-3)
Batting:
2B: MACDOUGALL D 2 ; WOUTERS, D 1
HR: BELLO, J 1
RBI: LYNCH, C 1 ; BELLO, J 3 ; WOUTERS, D 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MACDOUGALL D 2 ; SMITH, M 1 ; LYNCH, C 2 ; BELLO, J 1 ; HEBERLIE, A 1
SB: SMITH, M 1 ; HEBERLIE, A 1
CS: LYNCH, C 1
Batting:
2B: Rice, Aidan 1
HR: Torreso, Anthony 1 ; Lietz, Forrest 1
RBI: Vannoy, Matthew 2 ; Torreso, Anthony 3 ; Lietz, Forrest 2 ; Rice, Aidan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vannoy, Matthew 1 ; Daly, Jamie 1 ; Torreso, Anthony 2 ; Lietz, Forrest 2 ; Loughlin, Theo 1 ; Rice, Aidan 1 ; Diaz, Fredy 1
HBP: Loughlin, Theo 1 ; Fritch, Brendan 1 ; Diaz, Fredy 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
3
AB
3
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
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