Dayton at George Washington

ARLINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Danny MacDougall homered twice and drove in three runs, and Dayton’s bullpen shut down George Washington over the final two innings as the Flyers outlasted the Revolutionaries 7-5 in an 11-inning Atlantic 10 game Friday afternoon at Barcroft Park.

The victory improved Dayton to 30-23 overall, 14-9 in conference play, while George Washington fell to 18-34, 8-18.

Dayton starter John Delgado was masterful through 6.1 innings, allowing no hits and one earned run while striking out six. He did not factor in the decision. Carson Samuels and Austin McNabb combined for 4.2 innings of three-hit relief, with McNabb throwing 2.1 perfect innings and striking out two to earn the win.

George Washington starter Declan Wywoda went seven innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts. Drew Harris took the loss after allowing two runs in three innings of relief.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the fifth, when MacDougall launched a two-run homer to left field, scoring Gage Carpenter. Dayton added a run in the sixth on a double by Connor Lynch that plated Brody Stang, making it 3-0. The Flyers pushed the lead to 4-0 in the seventh on Dyrenson Wouters’ RBI single.

George Washington got on the board in the bottom of the sixth when Cade Walsh singled home Cristino Tufano, cutting the deficit to 4-1.

MacDougall led off the top of the ninth with his second home run, a solo shot to center field, extending Dayton’s lead to 5-1.

The Revolutionaries mounted a dramatic rally in the bottom of the ninth, scoring four unearned runs to tie the game. An error by shortstop Aaron Sardinas opened the door, and after a single by J. Kent and a single by M. Bravette loaded the bases, Robbie Lavey doubled down the right-field line, scoring two runs. Tufano followed with a sacrifice fly, and Brodie Freker singled home Lavey to knot the score at 5-5.

Both teams went quietly in the 10th inning. Dayton broke the tie in the top of the 11th. MacDougall led off with a double down the left-field line. After a walk to Mason Smith and a wild pitch, Wouters singled to left-center, driving in both runners to give Dayton a 7-5 lead.

McNabb retired George Washington in order in the bottom of the 11th, striking out the final batter to seal the victory.

MacDougall finished 3-for-6 with two home runs and three RBIs. Wouters had two hits and three RBIs. Carpenter recorded two hits and scored a run. For George Washington, Tufano went 3-for-5 with an RBI, Freker had two hits and an RBI, and Lavey drove in two runs.

The game featured 24 combined hits — 13 by George Washington and 11 by Dayton — but both teams also committed three errors.

Dayton won the opener of the three-game series 9-1 on Thursday. The teams conclude the series Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Dayton 6, George Washington 1, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Dayton a 60.50 percent probability to win.