Bronx, N.Y. – (April 14, 2022) – Dayton's Ryan Steinhauer threw a complete game, five-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead the Flyers to a 10-4 win over the Fordham Rams at Houlihan Park on Thursday.
The Flyers (14-15, 3-4 A10) opened the scoring in the second inning, as Keagan Calero reached on an infield single, stole second and third, and scored on an error.
Dayton then busted the game opened with a seven-run third inning, highlighted by a two-run single by Matthew Maloney.
Anthony Scarlata
Fordham answered with a four-run fifth inning to cut the deficit in half to an 8-4 game.
Richard Grund started the rally with a one-out single and moved to second on a wild pitch. After a walk to
Chris Genaro,
Will Findlay connected on a three-run home run to left, his second of the season. Then after
Jack Harnisch reached second on a dropped third strike and error,
David Kale lined an RBI-single to center to score Harnisch.
Dayton's Ryan Steinhauer (2-3) then put an end to the comeback, retiring 12 straight batters after the Kale single to lock up a 10-4 win for the Flyers.
Trey Maeker (0-1) took the loss for Fordham, allowing seven earned runs on five hits over two innings.
Connor Haywood tossed four innings of three-hit relief with four strikeouts, while
Anthony Scarlata closed the game with two scoreless innings. Starter
Cory Wall went only one inning, giving up a hit with a strikeout. At the plate, Findlay led the charge, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI with Grund and Genaro each having a hit and a run scored.
The same two teams match up at 11:00 AM on Friday for game two of the series.
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