RICHMOND, Va. – University of Dayton hurler Chris Peguero Stymied the Richmond lineup for all nine innings on Saturday afternoon, throwing the Flyers’ first complete game since the 2022 season to help lead UD to a 6-3 victory in the series finale against the Spiders at Pitt Field.
Junior Mason Dobie led the FlyBoys’ offense, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in the contest.
Richmond plated two runs in the second inning to take an early lead, but Peguero responded by settling in and scattering seven baserunners over the next seven innings. The right-hander finished the game with six strikeouts and registered a quality start by allowing just three runs.
The FlyBoys got on the board with a two-run third to tie the game, then sophomore Alejandro Cazorla launched a two-run homer, his second of the series and seventh of the season, to give UD a lead they’d never let go.
Dayton plated single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, manufacturing both to push their lead to 6-2. The Spiders made it a three-run game with a run in the eighth, but Peguero proved too much to overcome.
BY THE NUMBERS
21 – consecutive successful stolen base attempts for the Flyers
11 – stolen bases this weekend by the Flyers, giving them 103 on the season
9 – innings thrown by Chris Pegueroa new career-high (and the first complete game since Ryan Steinhauer in the 2022 season)
7 – home runs on the season for Alejandro Cazorlawho hit his second two-run homer of the series
4 – base hits for Mason Dobiea new season-high
3 – Flyers with multi-hit games (Dobie, Pedanou, Cazorla)
UP NEXT
Dayton is back in action next weekend in a crucial Atlantic 10 series at Saint Louis, May 10-12. The Flyers and Billikens are the top two teams in the conference standings with two weekends of action left in the regular season.
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