Xavier University Athletics
Friday, March 10
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Zac Lowther Leads Musketeers to Series Opening Shutout at Southern Miss
03.10.17 | Baseball
Xavier takes game one on Friday night, 2-0
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Junior LHP Zac Lowther led the Xavier baseball team to a 2-0 shutout at Southern Miss on Friday night in the series opener between the schools. Xavier moved to 7-7 on the year, while the Golden Eagles dropped to 9-4.
The loss for Southern Miss snapped its 13-game home win streak, the longest in the nation (dating back to the 2016 season). The Golden Eagles also moved to 44-7 over its last 51 games at Pete Taylor Park.
The shutout is the first of the season for Xavier and its first since a 9-0 win over Villanova on May 21, 2016.
• Xavier collected one more hit, 5-4, than the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss also left two more runners on base (7-5) than the Musketeers. Xavier also had one error, while Southern Miss had zero miscues.
• Mitch Gallagher was the lone Musketeer with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-2 at the plate.
• Joe Gellenbeck (1-for-4, R), Nate Monastra (1-for-4, RBI) and Conor Grammes (1-for-4, R) were the only other Xavier players with a hit.
• Joe Gellenbeck and Nate Soria have both reached base in all 14 games this season for XU.
• Will LaRue recorded a stolen base, his team-leading eighth of the season. He is 8-for-8 on the base paths.
• Zac Lowther (2-2) pitched six scoreless innings, only allowing one hit with seven strikeouts and two walks. The junior left-handed pitcher struck out the first three batters he faced to open the night.
• Matt Kent threw two scoreless innings of relief, surrendering two hits with one strikeout.
• Taylor Williams closed the game, allowing one hit and throwing one strikeout in one inning of work. He posted his third save of the year.
FIRST INNING: Nate Monastra hit a two-out, RBI single through the right side to score the first run of the game.
SECOND INNING: Conor Grammes crossed home plate on a Will LaRue fielder's choice.
• Xavier and Southern Miss will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 11 at noon. Game three of the series was slated for Sunday, but inclement weather in the forecast forced the schedule change.
The loss for Southern Miss snapped its 13-game home win streak, the longest in the nation (dating back to the 2016 season). The Golden Eagles also moved to 44-7 over its last 51 games at Pete Taylor Park.
The shutout is the first of the season for Xavier and its first since a 9-0 win over Villanova on May 21, 2016.
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XU AT THE PLATE |
• Xavier collected one more hit, 5-4, than the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss also left two more runners on base (7-5) than the Musketeers. Xavier also had one error, while Southern Miss had zero miscues.
• Mitch Gallagher was the lone Musketeer with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-2 at the plate.
• Joe Gellenbeck (1-for-4, R), Nate Monastra (1-for-4, RBI) and Conor Grammes (1-for-4, R) were the only other Xavier players with a hit.
• Joe Gellenbeck and Nate Soria have both reached base in all 14 games this season for XU.
• Will LaRue recorded a stolen base, his team-leading eighth of the season. He is 8-for-8 on the base paths.
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XU ON THE MOUND |
• Zac Lowther (2-2) pitched six scoreless innings, only allowing one hit with seven strikeouts and two walks. The junior left-handed pitcher struck out the first three batters he faced to open the night.
• Matt Kent threw two scoreless innings of relief, surrendering two hits with one strikeout.
• Taylor Williams closed the game, allowing one hit and throwing one strikeout in one inning of work. He posted his third save of the year.
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HOW XU SCORED |
FIRST INNING: Nate Monastra hit a two-out, RBI single through the right side to score the first run of the game.
SECOND INNING: Conor Grammes crossed home plate on a Will LaRue fielder's choice.
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UP NEXT |
• Xavier and Southern Miss will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 11 at noon. Game three of the series was slated for Sunday, but inclement weather in the forecast forced the schedule change.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lowther, Zac (2-2)
L: Kirk McCarty (2-2)
S: Williams, Taylor (3)
Batting:
2B: Grammes, Conor 1
RBI: Monastra, Natale 1 ; LaRue, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gellenbeck, Joe 1 ; Grammes, Conor 1
SB: LaRue, Will 1
CS: Gallagher, Mitch 1
Batting:
2B: Matt Wallner 1
SH: Matt Wallner 1
Base Running:
HBP: Daniel Keating 1
Game Leaders
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