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Zips Continue Homestand with Dayton on Tuesday
March 10 | Baseball
AKRON, Ohio - The Akron baseball team continues its homestand with a visit from the Dayton Flyers on Tuesday, March 11.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
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INSIDE THE SERIES
Akron Leads 23-14 | Faulds vs Dayton: 0-2
First Met: 1970 (L, Dayton 2, Akron 1)
Last Met: Apr. 16 (L, Dayton 20, Akron 7)
COMMON OPPONENTS
Western Michigan (MAC), Bowling Green (MAC), Ohio (MAC)
SCOUTING REPORT
The Flyers come into Tuesday with an 8-9 overall record and a 0-5 record on the road.
Dayton is coming off a 2-2 week that saw a pair of victories against Bryant in the weekend series. Dayton went 2-1 against Bryant while falling to MAC foe Bowling Green 14-4 in their mid-week contest.
Micahel DiMartini leads the Flyers in batting average (.424), runs (23), hits (28), triples (3), home runs (6), RBI (21), total bases (55) and stolen bases (15). Ryan McDougall holds the lead for doubles (7).
On the mound, Michael Dudolski leads the way with a 4.26 ERA in four appearances and one start. Bennett LaPalm is the leader in wins (3) in seven appearances. Chris Pegurero has thrown the most innings (21.1) and has the most strikeouts (27).
ZIPS AT A GLANCE
Akron comes into Tuesday with a 5-10 overall record and a 2-3 record at Skeeles Field.
The Zips are coming off a 1-4 week that featured an 11-5 win against Oakland.
Max Bowman tallied eight hits with a batting average of .571 over the four games last week. He also averaged a .571 slugging percentage and a .700 on-base percentage. He drew five walks, was hit by a pitch and stole one base. On defense, he recorded seven putouts and five assists while keeping a perfect fielding percentage. He is currently on a seven-game hitting streak and an 11-game on-base streak.
The Zips are led by Jack Poist in batting average (.339). Poist and Evan Bottone share the lead in hits (19) while Andrew Horvath is the leader in doubles (6). Two Zips share the lead for triples (1) while Poist holds the lead for home runs (2). Bowman, who is second in batting average (.27) and hits (18) is the leader in RBI (16). Bottone is also the leader in stolen bases (8).
On the mound, Johnny Anservitz leads the way in ERA (0.00) in five appearances and 7.2 innings of work. Five Zips have recorded wins this season while Jared Schaeffer is the leader in innings pitched (19.0) and strikeouts (20).
STREAKS AND TRENDS
Three Zips have reached base safely over the past 10 games. Bottone leads the way with a 15-game on-base streak while Bowman (11) and Horvath (10) round out the list.
Bottone leads the Zips with a nine-game hitting streak while Bowman is second (7) and Horvath is third (5).
HERE'S JOHNNY
Johnny Anservitz has posted an ERA of 0.00 over 7.2 innings for Akron this season. Picking up a win and a save, Johnny has struck out 11 batters in five appearances while allowing just one hit. Anservitz threw 2.0 innings on Sunday against Eastern Michigan where he struck out three Eagles.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Akron returns to conference action with Bowling Green coming to Skeeles Field for three games starting on Friday, March 14.
