Xavier Drops Road Game at No. 12 Kentucky

Wednesday, March 30

Lexington, Ky.

6:30 P.M.

Xavier University

8-17

Kentucky

18-7

Xavier

Kentucky

03.30.16 | Baseball

Box Score

Musketeers return to action this weekend for three games at Illinois State

By: Brendan Bergen, Xavier Athletics Communication

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Xavier baseball was undone by a big sixth inning on Wednesday night, falling 6-1 to No. 12 Kentucky at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

Xavier (8-17) dropped its second straight, while Kentucky improved to 18-7 overall.

XU AT THE PLATE

• XU collected just four hits on the night, tied for its third-lowest total of the season.
• Dan Rizzie (1-for-3, BB) picked up a hit for the fourth straight game and is now 14-for-33 (.424) in his last nine games.
• Rylan Bannon (1-for-3, 2B, RBI) provided Xavier's first run in the seventh inning, lining a ball down the left field line to score David Morton.
• Stephen Haring collected his first career hit, a leadoff homer, in the ninth inning. It was the fourth at-bat of the freshman's college career.
• The Musketeers now have homered at least once in nine of their last 10 games, totaling 18 longballs over that span.

XU ON THE MOUND

• Greg Jacknewitz (0-5) was solid over a five inning start, allowing two earned runs and striking out three while scattering five hits.
• Trey Schramm struggled in the sixth, inheriting a baserunner and surrendering four earned runs.
• Garrett Schilling tossed a 1-2-3 seventh, prolonging his personal scoreless streak to 10 straight innings.

HOW THE MUSKETEERS SCORED

SEVENTH INNING: David Morton worked a walk and came all the way around to score on an RBI double to left by Rylan Bannon.
NINTH INNING: Stephen Haring led off the inning with a solo homer to right field, making it a 6-2 score.

NEXT UP

• XU stays on the road Friday for the first of a three-game set at Illinois State. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET.