DAYTON (Interstat) — Owen Clyne went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead George Mason to a 9-5 victory over Dayton on Sunday afternoon at Woerner Field.

The Patriots improved to 24-24 overall and 13-8 in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers fell to 28-22 and 12-9.

George Mason starter Diego Cardenas threw five innings, allowing two earned runs on no hits with two strikeouts. Aiden Parker started for the Patriots and pitched four innings, giving up three earned runs on no hits with two strikeouts. Cardenas earned the win.

Dayton starter Carson Samuels lasted 3⅔ innings, surrendering three earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts. Michael Fortes pitched 2⅓ innings in relief, allowing one earned run on one hit with three strikeouts. Riley Cahill threw 1⅔ hitless innings with three strikeouts.

The Flyers grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Anthony Sardinas singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Ryan MacDougall walked, stole second and then homered to right field, driving in three runs.

George Mason answered with three runs in the fourth. Lucas Albert singled and Luciano Teri doubled. Jake Butler tripled to right center, scoring Albert and Teri. Evan Blancha grounded out, bringing home Butler to tie the game.

The Patriots took the lead in the fifth. Julius Bagnerise doubled and Jack Mors was hit by a pitch. Clyne singled to right center, scoring Bagnerise. Clyne stole second and Albert grounded out to first, scoring Mors for a 5-3 lead.

Dayton cut the deficit to 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth. Smith walked, stole second and scored on a single by Bello J.

George Mason extended the lead in the seventh. Clyne homered to right center. Albert tripled and scored on a groundout by Teri, making it 7-4.

MacDougall hit his second home run of the game in the seventh, a solo shot to right field, trimming the margin to 7-5.

The Patriots added two runs in the eighth. Drew Canody singled, stole second and scored on a single by Bagnerise. Bagnerise stole second and Clyne doubled to center, bringing home Bagnerise for the final margin of 9-5.

Clyne’s recent performances include a 2-for-5, one-homer, three-RBI game against Dayton on May 9 and a 2-for-4 effort against George Washington on May 3. Bagnerise went 2 for 3 with an RBI and two stolen bases. Butler was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a stolen base. Albert had two hits and an RBI.

MacDougall finished 2 for 4 with two homers and four RBIs for the Flyers. Sardinas had two hits. Dayton’s pitching staff combined for nine strikeouts.

George Mason plays La Salle in a three-game home series starting Thursday. Dayton travels to Notre Dame on Tuesday before a three-game series at George Washington beginning Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Dayton 7, George Mason 5, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Dayton a 51.30 percent probability to win.