ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Dayton pounded out 16 hits and scored 10 runs in the eighth inning to rout Saint Louis 12-2 on Saturday in the opener of an Atlantic 10 doubleheader.

Bobby Stang led the Flyers’ attack, going 4-for-6 with a two-run homer and three RBIs. Grayson Carpenter added four hits and two RBIs, while Dyrenson Wouters drove in three runs.

The Billikens scored their runs on an RBI single by Ian Blazier in the second and an RBI double by Matt Deutsch in the fourth. They tallied 12 hits but stranded 10 runners.

Dayton improved to 13-6. Saint Louis fell to 9-11.