NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Interstat) — Danny MacDougall’s leadoff home run gave Dayton a quick 1-0 lead, but Notre Dame’s Drew Berkland answered in the bottom of the first with a homer of his own. The Fightin’ Irish erupted for five runs in the first inning, taking a 5-1 lead after a two-run double by D. Passo and a two-run double by S. Miranda. Dayton tied the game 6-6 in the third on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly, but Berkland’s second homer of the night, a three-run shot, put Notre Dame ahead 9-6. The Irish added three more in the fourth on a hit-by-pitch and a two-run single by Miranda, building a 12-6 cushion. Dayton rallied in the seventh, scoring three runs on a sacrifice fly, a wild pitch and a single by Jason Bello. But Notre Dame pulled away in the bottom of the seventh when J. Lee hit a three-run homer, and N. Coy added a sacrifice fly in the eighth for the final 16-6 margin. The Flyers dropped to 28-23; Notre Dame improved to 28-20.