The University of Dayton took advantage of six Canisius errors in the opener and used a seven-run fifth inning in the nightcap to score 21 runs in Saturday's doubleheader, sweeping the Canisius College baseball team 14-11 and 7-4 at Time Warner Cable Stadium. The Golden Griffins fall to 4-8 on the season.

Senior Brian Burton led the Griffs with five hits and five RBI on the day while junior Drew Pettit, senior Sean Jamieson and freshman Ryan Coppinger had four hits apiece. Pettit and Jamieson each had four RBI while Pettit, Burton and Jamieson each hit a home run - the first homers of the season for the Griffs.

In the first game, Canisius got on the board in the top of the first as senior Will Chomicki led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from Jamieson. Dayton then scored four runs in the bottom of the first, taking advantage of two Canisius errors to take a 4-1 lead.

The Griffs came back with a run in the top of the second as freshman Jose Torralba led off with a double and would eventually score on an RBI groundout from senior Andrew Russo. After Dayton added a run in the bottom of the second, the Griffs made it a one-run game in the fourth as Burton led off with a homer to right. Freshman Shane Zimmer drew a four-pitch walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Torralba and scored on an RBI single from Pettit. The Griffs would tie the game in the fifth as Coppinger reached on an error and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Burton to make the score 5-5.

The Flyers then scored nine straight runs in the next four innings, taking advantage of four Canisius errors in that span to go up 14-5. The Griffs would rally in the ninth, scoring six runs as Burton had a two-RBI single and Petit had a three-run homer, but the rally wasn't enough as the Flyers ended the scoring after Pettit's homer.

Redshirt senior Shane Davis (1-2) allowed 14 hits and 11 runs, seven earned, in six innings of work to take the loss. Redshirt junior Tim Seil pitched the final two innings, allowing three unearned runs.

In the second game, Canisius built a 4-0 lead as the Griffs scored two runs in the first and two more runs in the fifth. Chomicki, Coppinger and Jamieson led off the game with singles with Jamieson bringing home Chomicki. Zimmer would score Jamieson later in the inning to give Canisius the early 2-0 advantage. The Griffs doubled their lead in the fifth on a two-run homer from Jamieson.

Dayton broke out for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, to take a three-run lead. The big hits for the Flyers came on a three-run home run from Zach Stewart and a two-run homer from Jonathan Castine as they took a 7-6 lead.

Canisius rallied in the ninth for the second straight game, but couldn't come all the way back. After Chomicki reached on a fielder's choice, Coppinger singled to put runners on the corners. The duo would advance 90 feet on a passed ball, scoring Chomicki and making the score 7-5. Burton's two-out, RBI single scored Coppinger to make it a one-run game, but Zimmer flied out to center to end the game.

Freshman Garrett Cortright (1-3) took the loss as Cortright allowed all seven runs in 4.1 innings of work. Senior Josh Marshall threw 3.2 innings of scoreless relief.  

Canisius concludes the weekend with a doubleheader on Sunday, with two games at Wright State. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.