Game 1 Box Score (pdf)

DAYTON, Ohio. – Redshirt freshman Dylan Littlefield hit a home run in the first inning of both games but the Eastern Kentucky University baseball team lost the first game of a doubleheader at the University of Dayton on Friday, and trailed by three when game two was suspended.

The Flyers won the first game 17-7 in eight innings.  Game two was suspended at the start of the seventh inning due to darkness with Dayton leading 12-9.  The second game will resume at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday.  Game three of the series will follow the conclusion of game two.
 
Littlefield has now hit a home run in three straight games, starting the streak on Tuesday in EKU's home opener against Northern Kentucky.
 
Despite the first inning home run in game one from Littlefield, the Colonels fell behind 2-1 in the bottom half.  EKU put six on the board in the second to take the lead.  Littlefield added a 2-run double to right field in that inning, the first of three straight doubles for the Colonels.  David Alvarez and Jay Douglas each drove in a run with their doubles.  Khaleel Pratt wrapped up the second with an RBI infield single for a 7-2 lead.
 
The Flyers got one back in the bottom of the second to make it 7-3 and then pulled away in the middle innings.  Colin Lynch hit a 3-run home run as part of a 5-run fifth inning that gave Dayton an 8-7 lead.  UD added two in the sixth and six runs in the seventh.
 
Littlefield finished 3-for-4 with two runs and 3 RBIs.  Martin Howell had a 3-for-5 game with two runs and two RBIs for the Flyers.
 
After a leadoff walk to start game two, Littlefield sent a ball over the wall down the right field line for an early 2-0 lead.  With one out in the inning, Douglas singled to center and Silas Shaffer doubled to center for a 3-0 advantage.  Two batters later, Jackson Cauthron drove in a run with a double to left field.  With the bases loaded, Kobe Benson drew a walk to force home another run.  Pedro Moreno capped the 7-run first inning with a run-scoring single to center.
 
Dayton scored twice in the bottom of the third and then pushed across five in the fourth to tie the game.  Jason Bello's 2-out bases loaded 2-run single and Michael Smith Jr.'s 3-run home run accounted for all the runs.
 
Both teams scored in the sixth.  Littlefield drew a bases loaded walk to break the tie.  A fielding error in the outfield allowed a second run to score for EKU.  Howell answered in the bottom half with a 2-run home run over the wall in left center to tie it again, 9-9.  Lynch came off the bench to hit a 3-run home run for a 12-9 lead.