DAYTON, Ohio – The Dayton Flyers were able to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the George Mason baseball team 2-1 in the final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon.

The Patriots end the regular season with a 30-20 overall record and clinch the number three seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Dayton ends with an overall mark of 24-28, 14-13 in the conference. Mason will play its first game in the A-10 Tournament on Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m. in St. Louis.

Mason scored the first run for the third consecutive game of the series after Tucker Tobin, Chris Cook and Josh Leemhuis each singled to load the bases in the top of the second. Anthony Montefusco grounded into a double play in the next at bat, bringing home Tobin for the 1-0 lead.

John Williams made his ninth start for the Green and Gold, throwing the first five innings while allowing zero runs and three hits with five strikeouts. Dayton would strike for one run in each the sixth and seventh innings off of Mark Maksimow and Taylor Hunt, who took the loss after allowing the winning run to score on a solo homerun in the bottom of the seventh. Each pitcher threw one inning of relief followed by Evan Porcella e with a scoreless inning in the eighth.

The Flyers held Mason to six hits in the regular season finale with Cook having two along with Luke Willis and Brandon Gum joining Tobin and Leemhuis with hits in the game. Mark Geisler earned the win for Dayton after pitching two and two-thirds hitless innings.

Mason will play its fourth consecutive game against the Flyers in its opening game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Audio broadcasts for all games will be available on GoMason.com.