THE RUNDOWN
No. 11 DBU fell 10-4 to Air Force on Sunday at Erdle Field. The loss hands the Falcons the series as the Patriots drop back-to-back series for the first time this year.
 
Air Force's Jay Thomason continued his hot weekend in the first as he lifted a sacrifice fly to right to bring home the game's first run and put the Falcons up 1-0. DBU would instantly get that run back in the top of the second as Miguel Santos laced an RBI single to tie things at one apiece.
 
The Falcons scored single runs in each of the next three innings, beginning with a Walker Zapp bases-loaded walk. Jake Greiving drove in a run on a single, and Sam Kulasingam produced the third run when he grounded into a double play to bring home a run, putting Air Force up, 4-1.
 
Miguel Santos added his second RBI of the day on an infield single in the fifth to cut the Patriot deficit to two. Air Force would instantly respond with a four-run sixth highlighted by a three-run homer from Jay Thomason to make it 8-2 Falcons.
 
Michael Datatto launched a two-run home run in the seventh to pull DBU back to within four, but the Falcons would find two more in the eighth to make it 10-4.
 
DBU scored two in the top of the ninth on an RBI double from Dattalo and a run-scoring triple by Joey Nerat before Alex Pendergast struck out to end the game.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU has lost back-to-back weekend series for the first time since April of 2022.
- Michael Dattalo drove in a team-high three runs.
- River Ridings and Connor Benge each had scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
14 - The Patriots scored 14 runs in the three games at Air Force.
11 - DBU left 11 runners on base.
0 - DBU did not make an error in the series.
 
UP NEXT
The Patriots will travel to Oklahoma to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM at O' Brate Stadium.

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