Dayton tops Wright State in front of big crowd at Day Air Ballpark

Dobie came to the plate with the bases loaded, and it happened. The first pitch from Haught was a fastball. And the left-handed hitting Dobie hit it over the wall in right for a grand slam. His six RBIs were all the Flyers needed for an 8-3 victory.

“This is on top for sure,” Dobie said. “I definitely blacked out a little bit.”

But not for long. Dobie pointed to the sky as he trotted for first base on his way to big a celebration with his teammates.

“It felt good to contribute to the team overall in front of all these fans,” said Dobie, who plays third base. “You can’t get much better than that.”

Dobie, who is from Ontario, Canada, played in 19 games last year as a freshman. He’s played in 17 of the Flyers’ 36 games this season, but he moved into the starting lineup about 12 games ago and entered Tuesday’s game batting .229 with one homer and nine RBIs.

“He’s been doing a good job for us,” UD coach Jayson King said. “He didn’t start the year in the lineup, and he kind of worked his way in there. The only time he’s basically coming out now is if there’s a lefty that’s an unfavorable matchup.”

The grand slam put the Flyers (12-24) up 7-1. As a midweek game, both teams had plans to use several pitchers. UD’s group of Parker Bard, Anthony Hattrup, J.J Gatti, Austin Brush, Nick Wissman and Luke Barker limited the Raiders (20-17) to seven hits and one walk and struck out 11.

“I just told our guys I thought they beat us in every facet,” Raiders coach Alex Sogard said. “They beat us on the mound, defensively and offensively. But it was a great night for Dayton area baseball. I wish we would have given a little better show, but it was a good opportunity to play on this field.”

Dayton won its second straight against the Raiders after losing the previous 17 meetings. The teams meet again May 9 at Wright State.

“Anytime you win it feels good, but probably a little more special with the crosstown rivalry and then obviously in front of your home fans,” King said. “It’s special for the guys. We play at a great park, but we don’t get a lot of fans. That number that we had here today, that blows my mind. It’s a testament to everyone’s hard work and UD. This isn’t me that makes this happen.”