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Rizzie Stays Hot as Baseball Falls 5-4 at Ball State
04.05.16 | Baseball
XU's senior catcher went 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI on Tuesday
MUNCIE, Ind. – Senior catcher Dan Rizzie drove in three runs, but Xavier baseball couldn't complete a late comeback in a 5-4 loss at Ball State on Tuesday at the Ball Diamond.
The Cardinals struck for five runs over the first three innings, but XU's bullpen held the home team off the scoreboard for five straight innings to close out the day. Xavier got within one in the fifth inning, but went down in order over the next two innings. The Musketeers had baserunners in each of their final two innings, but stranded one in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Xavier drops to 10-19 overall with the setback, while Ball State improves to 18-12.
• Dan Rizzie, named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday, stayed hot with a 2-for-5 performance that included a homer, three RBI and a run scored. The senior now has a team-high eight game hitting streak and is batting .431 (22-for-51) with four homers in his last 13 starts.
• Joe Gellenbeck (2-for-4, RBI) and Rylan Bannon (2-for-3, 2 R) also put up multi-hit performances for Xavier.
• Rizzie's first inning home run gives XU at least one longball in 12 of its last 14 games. The Musketeers have 22 homers as a team over that span.
• XU worked five walks on the afternoon, giving the team 22 free passes in its last five games.
• Starter Greg Jacknewitz (0-6) lasted three innings, striking out five but allowed four earned runs on eight hits.
• Freshman Matt Kent finished his afternoon with a career-high three innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and striking out two. Kent has yet to allow an earned run in six career innings.
• Another freshman, Taylor Williams, chipped in with two more scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Williams fanned two in two hitless frames.
FIRST INNING: Dan Rizzie launched a solo home run to left field to give Xavier a 1-0 lead.
THIRD INNING: Rylan Bannon led off the inning with a walk, advancing to second on a one out wild pitch and coming in to score on a single through the left side by Dan Rizzie.
FIFTH INNING: Rylan Bannon got things started with a single through the left side and was followed by Matt Fallon, who worked a walk. Will LaRue reached on an error next, leading to a run-scoring fielder's choice hit into by Rizzie. Joe Gellenbeck brought in another run with an infield hit, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the XU threat.
• XU returns home on Friday at 3 p.m., hosting Morehead State for the first of three weekend games at Hayden Field.
The Cardinals struck for five runs over the first three innings, but XU's bullpen held the home team off the scoreboard for five straight innings to close out the day. Xavier got within one in the fifth inning, but went down in order over the next two innings. The Musketeers had baserunners in each of their final two innings, but stranded one in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Xavier drops to 10-19 overall with the setback, while Ball State improves to 18-12.
 | XU AT THE PLATE |
• Dan Rizzie, named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday, stayed hot with a 2-for-5 performance that included a homer, three RBI and a run scored. The senior now has a team-high eight game hitting streak and is batting .431 (22-for-51) with four homers in his last 13 starts.
• Joe Gellenbeck (2-for-4, RBI) and Rylan Bannon (2-for-3, 2 R) also put up multi-hit performances for Xavier.
• Rizzie's first inning home run gives XU at least one longball in 12 of its last 14 games. The Musketeers have 22 homers as a team over that span.
• XU worked five walks on the afternoon, giving the team 22 free passes in its last five games.
| XU ON THE MOUND |
• Starter Greg Jacknewitz (0-6) lasted three innings, striking out five but allowed four earned runs on eight hits.
• Freshman Matt Kent finished his afternoon with a career-high three innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and striking out two. Kent has yet to allow an earned run in six career innings.
• Another freshman, Taylor Williams, chipped in with two more scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Williams fanned two in two hitless frames.
| HOW THE MUSKETEERS SCORED |
FIRST INNING: Dan Rizzie launched a solo home run to left field to give Xavier a 1-0 lead.
THIRD INNING: Rylan Bannon led off the inning with a walk, advancing to second on a one out wild pitch and coming in to score on a single through the left side by Dan Rizzie.
FIFTH INNING: Rylan Bannon got things started with a single through the left side and was followed by Matt Fallon, who worked a walk. Will LaRue reached on an error next, leading to a run-scoring fielder's choice hit into by Rizzie. Joe Gellenbeck brought in another run with an infield hit, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the XU threat.
| NEXT UP |
• XU returns home on Friday at 3 p.m., hosting Morehead State for the first of three weekend games at Hayden Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MARQUARDT, Evan (1-0)
L: Jacknewitz, Greg (0-6)
S: BUTLER, BJ (7)
Batting:
HR: Rizzie, Daniel 1
RBI: Rizzie, Daniel 3 ; Gellenbeck, Joe 1
SH: LaRue, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rizzie, Daniel 1 ; Bannon, Rylan 2 ; Fallon, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: CALL, Alex 1 ; STAYTON, Caleb 1 ; PLESAC, Zach 1 ; EPPERS, Matt 1
RBI: STAYTON, Caleb 1 ; PLESAC, Zach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: CALL, Alex 2 ; MALONEY, Alex 1 ; STAYTON, Caleb 1 ; EPPERS, Matt 1
SB: MALONEY, Alex 1
CS: EPPERS, Matt 1
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