Davidson College
30-24
Dayton
25-33
Baseball Season Ends With A-10 Loss to Dayton
5/25/2023 2:57:00 PM | Baseball
That closed the book on Davidson's 2023 campaign, with the Wildcats finishing 30-24. It's the program's fourth 30-win season (2017, 2018, 2022).
The Flyers (25-33) advanced to face either No. 1 Saint Joseph's or No. 5 Richmond in another elimination game Thursday night.
Dayton's Paxton Tomaini hit a grand slam as part of the six-run first, and the Flyers took their lead to 8-0 after two.
Jacob Friend's two-run home run in the eighth inning was his 11th blast of the year and his ninth in the last 12 games. Jake Wilhoit and Anthony Torreso also had back-to-back doubles to produce a run in the eighth.
Davidson loaded the bases in the third, fourth and fifth, but only produced a Wilhoit RBI-single in the fourth to get on the board. Wilhoit led the Wildcats with four hits.
With a walk in the third inning, Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Ryan Wilson reached base for the 54th consecutive game. Not only did the junior reach base — by hit, walk or hit-by-pitch — in every contest of the season; he also matched the school record set by Will Robertson in 2017. Wilson also singled in the fifth.
Starter Jacob Peaden (1-2) threw four innings and took the loss.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Eli Majick (5-4)
L: Peaden, Jacob (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Nolan Watson 1
HR: Marcos Pujols 1 ; Carlos Castillo 2 ; Paxton Tomaini 1
RBI: Keagan Calero 2 ; Marcos Pujols 1 ; Carlos Castillo 3 ; Nolan Watson 1 ; Paxton Tomaini 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Keagan Calero 1 ; Marcos Pujols 3 ; Carlos Castillo 3 ; Nolan Watson 3 ; Matt Maloney 1 ; Paxton Tomaini 2 ; Michael Adair 1 ; Jose Martinez 1
SB: Keagan Calero 2
CS: Keagan Calero 1 ; Jose Martinez 1
HBP: Keagan Calero 1 ; Jay Curtis 1 ; Carlos Castillo 1 ; Paxton Tomaini 1 ; Michael Adair 1
Batting:
2B: Wilhoit, Jake 1 ; Torreso, Anthony 1
HR: Friend, Jacob 1
RBI: Friend, Jacob 2 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1 ; Torreso, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Friend, Jacob 1 ; Hinderleider, Jacob 1 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1 ; Torreso, Anthony 1
