Dayton at George Washington
ARLINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — The Dayton Flyers visit the George Washington Revolutionaries on Thursday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 matchup at Barcroft Park, with first pitch set for 71 degrees and rain in the forecast.
Dayton (28-23) enters on a three-game losing streak after a 16-6 defeat Tuesday at Notre Dame. The Flyers have dropped five of their last seven. George Washington (18-32) has lost four straight, including a 13-1 defeat Sunday at Richmond, and is 3-12 in its last 15 games.
The Interstat game simulator projects a 7-1 Dayton victory.
Dayton player to watch: Second baseman Danny MacDougall. In Tuesday’s loss, MacDougall went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Over his last 10 games, he has hit .333 (10-for-30) with three homers and six RBIs, with multi-hit efforts in three of his last four contests. He also homered twice April 28 against Akron.
George Washington player to watch: Right-handed pitcher Nathan Murphy. In Sunday’s loss at Richmond, Murphy allowed one earned run on no hits over 1.2 innings. He has appeared in three games this season, totaling 2.2 innings without allowing an earned run and striking out one.
Dayton’s most productive players in Tuesday’s loss were MacDougall, pitcher Lucas Collins (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K) and pitcher Peyton Malecha (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K). For George Washington on Sunday, the top performers were Murphy, pitcher Jasper Nadel (0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER) and third baseman Cristino Tufano (1-for-3, HR, RBI).
The teams will continue the series with games Friday and Saturday, also at Barcroft Park.