It was a crippling defeat for UD, its third loss in its last four games, and second straight at what is no longer home sweet home...UD Arena. Read more in our latest feature on Flyer basketball.
The Background Story...Dayton Flyer pitcher Masashi Sakamota watches the ball fly out of the park as UK's Tristan Pompey receives congratulations in the background. The Wildcats went deep eight times in Sunday's win in Spartanburg. Read more from Hal McCoy in today's feature.
Not Such Hospitable Hosts...USC-Upstate's Pat Raiff scores in the bottom of the eight inning to rain on UD's admirable comeback bid on Saturday. Read more in today's latest Press Pros feature from Hal McCoy.
The Flyers didn't play as well as they had hoped,but they played well enough to feel good about a year's improvement within the program. All in all, it wasn't a bad opening day.