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Xavier Baseball Clinches Spot in BIG EAST Tournament in Dominant 17-2 Win Over Georgetown
05.18.17 | Baseball
Bannon drives in five, Lowther goes six hitless as XU earns third trip to BIG EAST Tournament in four years
CINCINNATI - Rylan Bannon tied a career-high with five RBI and 12 different players collected a hit as Xavier baseball won 17-2 to open a weekend series against Georgetown on Thursday at Hayden Field.
XU got another brilliant start from ace Zac Lowther, who didn't allow a hit in six innings, en route to officially clinching a spot in the four-team 2017 BIG EAST Tournament from May 25-28 in Omaha, Neb.
XU will look to defend its 2016 title at the event, which will be held at TD Ameritrade Park -- the home of the College World Series.
Xavier moved its record to 27-25 overall (8-6 BIG EAST), winning for the second straight time after snapping a seven-game road losing streak on Tuesday at home against Cincinnati. The Musketeers have scored 24 runs in those two victories and appear to be getting hot at the plate again at just the right time.
Georgetown dropped to 27-26 overall and 4-12, allowing its second-most runs of the season.
• The Musketeers continue the weekend series against the Hoyas on Friday at Hayden Field. First pitch has been re-scheduled for 12 p.m. due to rain in the forecast.
• Xavier homered three times in the game and now has longballs in seven of its last eight games.
• The Musketeers recorded 10 or more hits for the 25th time this season, tying a season-high with 20 hits today.
• Chris Givin (2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI) returned from missing Tuesday's game and extended his hitting streak to a team-best 10 straight games.
• Conor Grammes (2-for-3, R, 2 RBI) extended his hitting streak to nine games, producing his team-leading 21st multi-hit game.
• Rylan Bannon (2-for-3, R, 5 RBI) continued to lay waste to BIG EAST pitching, improving to .458 (22-for-48) at the plate in league action.
• Bannon connected for his team and league-leading 14th homer in the fourth inning and also tripled for the third time this season in the fifth.
• With 14 homers, Bannon is now tied for sixth in XU single season history.
• Joe Gellenbeck (2-for-6, RBI) produced his second straight multi-hit game and his team-leading 48th RBI.
• Will LaRue (1-for-5, RBI) and Ethan Schmidt (1-for-3, 3 R) also collected hits for XU. Schmidt walked twice and scored a season-high three runs.
• Matt Fallon (2-for-2, 3 R) tied a career-high, crossing the plate three times for the third time in his career.
• Sam Flamini (1-for-2, R), Blaine Griffiths (1-for-2, R, RBI), Ryan Fournier (1-for-2, R) and Roger Danison (2-for-2, R, RBI) all came off the bench and recorded hits.
• Danison led off the seventh inning with his second homer of the season, clearing the wall in left field.
• Starter Zac Lowther (4-4) dominated, going six hitless innings without allowing a run. The junior lefty struck out seven to finish the game just one strikeout short of the school record for a single season and has at least one start to set a new mark.
• Lowther now has 106 strikeouts on the season, trailing Lou Witte's mark of 107 set back in 1997.
• Lowther has struck out at least six in eight of his last nine starts.
• In BIG EAST play, Lowther is now 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 32 innings. He's allowed just 15 hits in six league starts.
• Taylor Williams and Sully Stadler each allowed a run in an inning of work in the seventh and eighth.
• Jason Hall struck out one, working around a walk to finish out the game in the ninth.
SECOND INNING: Mitch Gallagher reached on a one out single up the middle, stealing second with two outs. After Matt Fallon walked, Ethan Schmidt hit a chopper to the left side and the Georgetown shortstop was wide on the throw to second. The throwing error brought home both baserunners, giving XU an early 2-0 lead.
THIRD INNING: Chris Givin doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning, moving to third on a fly ball by Conor Grammes. Rylan Bannon then brought Givin home with a sacrifice fly to center, making it 3-0.
FOURTH INNING: Nate Soria led off with a walk, going to third on a single through the right side by Matt Fallon. A walk by Ethan Schmidt then loaded the bases for Chris Givin, who lofted a fly ball to right to score Soria. Conor Grammes followed with another sacrifice fly, driving a ball to the warning track in left center and allowing Fallon to cross the plate. Batting next, Rylan Bannon crushed his 14th homer of the season to left to score two more and make it 7-0.
FIFTH INNING: A one out solo homer by Mitch Gallagher got XU on the board in the fifth and the inning continued with a two out rally as Matt Fallon singled up the middle and stole second. A walk by Ethan Schmidt and a single up the middle by Chris Givin brought Fallon around to make it 9-0. Conor Grammes then singled up the middle to bring Schmidt home and give XU a double-digit lead. Rylan Bannon batted next and tripled into the gap in right center to score Grammes and Givin.
SEVENTH INNING: Roger Danison led off with a pinch hit solo homer to left before five straight singles produced two more runs. With the bases loaded, Will LaRue grounded into a run-scoring fielder's choice to make it 16-0. XU got its final run on a single through the left side by Mitch Gallagher, a rocket shot that careened off the shortstop and into left field.
XU got another brilliant start from ace Zac Lowther, who didn't allow a hit in six innings, en route to officially clinching a spot in the four-team 2017 BIG EAST Tournament from May 25-28 in Omaha, Neb.
XU will look to defend its 2016 title at the event, which will be held at TD Ameritrade Park -- the home of the College World Series.
Xavier moved its record to 27-25 overall (8-6 BIG EAST), winning for the second straight time after snapping a seven-game road losing streak on Tuesday at home against Cincinnati. The Musketeers have scored 24 runs in those two victories and appear to be getting hot at the plate again at just the right time.
Georgetown dropped to 27-26 overall and 4-12, allowing its second-most runs of the season.
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NEXT UP |
• The Musketeers continue the weekend series against the Hoyas on Friday at Hayden Field. First pitch has been re-scheduled for 12 p.m. due to rain in the forecast.
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XU AT THE PLATE |
• Xavier homered three times in the game and now has longballs in seven of its last eight games.
• The Musketeers recorded 10 or more hits for the 25th time this season, tying a season-high with 20 hits today.
• Chris Givin (2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI) returned from missing Tuesday's game and extended his hitting streak to a team-best 10 straight games.
• Conor Grammes (2-for-3, R, 2 RBI) extended his hitting streak to nine games, producing his team-leading 21st multi-hit game.
• Rylan Bannon (2-for-3, R, 5 RBI) continued to lay waste to BIG EAST pitching, improving to .458 (22-for-48) at the plate in league action.
• Bannon connected for his team and league-leading 14th homer in the fourth inning and also tripled for the third time this season in the fifth.
• With 14 homers, Bannon is now tied for sixth in XU single season history.
• Joe Gellenbeck (2-for-6, RBI) produced his second straight multi-hit game and his team-leading 48th RBI.
• Will LaRue (1-for-5, RBI) and Ethan Schmidt (1-for-3, 3 R) also collected hits for XU. Schmidt walked twice and scored a season-high three runs.
• Matt Fallon (2-for-2, 3 R) tied a career-high, crossing the plate three times for the third time in his career.
• Sam Flamini (1-for-2, R), Blaine Griffiths (1-for-2, R, RBI), Ryan Fournier (1-for-2, R) and Roger Danison (2-for-2, R, RBI) all came off the bench and recorded hits.
• Danison led off the seventh inning with his second homer of the season, clearing the wall in left field.
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XU ON THE MOUND |
• Starter Zac Lowther (4-4) dominated, going six hitless innings without allowing a run. The junior lefty struck out seven to finish the game just one strikeout short of the school record for a single season and has at least one start to set a new mark.
• Lowther now has 106 strikeouts on the season, trailing Lou Witte's mark of 107 set back in 1997.
• Lowther has struck out at least six in eight of his last nine starts.
• In BIG EAST play, Lowther is now 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 32 innings. He's allowed just 15 hits in six league starts.
• Taylor Williams and Sully Stadler each allowed a run in an inning of work in the seventh and eighth.
• Jason Hall struck out one, working around a walk to finish out the game in the ninth.
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HOW XU SCORED |
SECOND INNING: Mitch Gallagher reached on a one out single up the middle, stealing second with two outs. After Matt Fallon walked, Ethan Schmidt hit a chopper to the left side and the Georgetown shortstop was wide on the throw to second. The throwing error brought home both baserunners, giving XU an early 2-0 lead.
THIRD INNING: Chris Givin doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning, moving to third on a fly ball by Conor Grammes. Rylan Bannon then brought Givin home with a sacrifice fly to center, making it 3-0.
FOURTH INNING: Nate Soria led off with a walk, going to third on a single through the right side by Matt Fallon. A walk by Ethan Schmidt then loaded the bases for Chris Givin, who lofted a fly ball to right to score Soria. Conor Grammes followed with another sacrifice fly, driving a ball to the warning track in left center and allowing Fallon to cross the plate. Batting next, Rylan Bannon crushed his 14th homer of the season to left to score two more and make it 7-0.
FIFTH INNING: A one out solo homer by Mitch Gallagher got XU on the board in the fifth and the inning continued with a two out rally as Matt Fallon singled up the middle and stole second. A walk by Ethan Schmidt and a single up the middle by Chris Givin brought Fallon around to make it 9-0. Conor Grammes then singled up the middle to bring Schmidt home and give XU a double-digit lead. Rylan Bannon batted next and tripled into the gap in right center to score Grammes and Givin.
SEVENTH INNING: Roger Danison led off with a pinch hit solo homer to left before five straight singles produced two more runs. With the bases loaded, Will LaRue grounded into a run-scoring fielder's choice to make it 16-0. XU got its final run on a single through the left side by Mitch Gallagher, a rocket shot that careened off the shortstop and into left field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lowther, Zac (4-4)
L: CUSHING, Jack (6-6)
Batting:
2B: SHIRLEY, Austin 1
HR: KUZBEL, Jake 1
RBI: SHIRLEY, Austin 1 ; KUZBEL, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RACUSIN, Zach 1 ; KUZBEL, Jake 1
HBP: ACHECAR III, Freddy 1
Batting:
2B: Givin, Chris 1
3B: Bannon, Rylan 1
HR: Bannon, Rylan 1 ; Gallagher, Mitch 1 ; Danison, Roger 1
RBI: Givin, Chris 2 ; Grammes, Conor 2 ; Griffiths, Blaine 1 ; Bannon, Rylan 5 ; Gellenbeck, Joe 1 ; LaRue, Will 1 ; Gallagher, Mitch 2 ; Danison, Roger 1
SF: Givin, Chris 1 ; Grammes, Conor 1 ; Bannon, Rylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Givin, Chris 2 ; Flamini, Sam 1 ; Grammes, Conor 1 ; Griffiths, Blaine 1 ; Bannon, Rylan 1 ; Fournier, Ryan 1 ; Gallagher, Mitch 2 ; Soria, Nate 1 ; Fallon, Matt 3 ; Danison, Roger 1 ; Schmidt, Ethan 3
SB: Gallagher, Mitch 1 ; Fallon, Matt 1
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