Xavier University Athletics

Baseball Continues Home Stand With 5-2 Victory Over Evansville
03.23.19 | Baseball
Freshman Kody Darcy goes yard twice to help lift Musketeers.
CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball improved its record to 8-13 with a 5-2 victory over Evansville on Saturday afternoon, securing the series win in the second of three games with the Purple Aces. The series finale will be Sunday at noon.
Led by freshman Kody Darcy's two homeruns, the Musketeers never trailed, taking a two-run lead in the third. After Evansville got on the board with a single run in the fourth, the Musketeers got the run back in the fifth. Xavier added a run in the seventh and eighth to hold off the Purple Aces. The Musketeers collected 11 hits, including three homeruns, and earned five RBIs.
Baseball vs Evansville Game 2 by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Led by freshman Kody Darcy's two homeruns, the Musketeers never trailed, taking a two-run lead in the third. After Evansville got on the board with a single run in the fourth, the Musketeers got the run back in the fifth. Xavier added a run in the seventh and eighth to hold off the Purple Aces. The Musketeers collected 11 hits, including three homeruns, and earned five RBIs.
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XU AT THE PLATE |
- Senior Chris Givin earned a team-high of three hits in the competition on four at bats. Givin also earned a run for the Musketeers. Givin has been on base in 20 of Xavier' 21 games.
- Junior Conor Grammes went 1-of-3 on the day, where he connected on a 2-run homer in the third. Grammes finished the game matching Kody Darcy with team-high two RBIs, as well as a walk.
- Junior Natale Monastra earned two hits, including a lead off double in the eighth inning.
- Kody Darcy went 2-of-3 at the plate, hitting a pair of home runs, the first of his college career.
- Sophmore Ryan Altenberger contributed at the plate, going 1-3 at the plate and drawing a walk. Jack Housinger went 1-of-4 at the plate.
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XU ON THE MOUND |
- Griffin Lanoue got the start for the Musketeers and pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits to earn his second win of the season.
- Trevor Olson came in for 1.1 innings, striking out one of three batters faced.
- Taylor Williams entered the game for 0.2 innings striking out one batter and giving up one homerun.
- Lane Flamm closed the game for Xavier, striking out all three batters in the ninth to pick up his second save of weekend and third of the season.
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HOW THEY SCORED |
- THIRD INNING | To start the third, Chris Givin singled to center giving Conor Grammes a baserunner when he went yard putting XU on top 2-0 at the end of the third.
- FIFTH INNING | After the Purple Aces inched back with a run at the top of the fourth, Kody Darcy responded with his first Xavier career homerun to left field to extend the lead back to two, 3-1.
- SEVENTH INNING | Darcy went yard for the second time in back-to-back at bats for Xavier, giving Xavier a 4-1 advantage.
- EIGTH INNING | Natalie Monastra's lead-of-double turned into another Xavier run when Luke Franzoni doubled down the left field line scoring Monastra.
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PHOTOS |
Baseball vs Evansville Game 2 by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lanoue, Griffin (2-1)
L: Croner, Nathan (4-2)
S: Flamm, Lane (3)
Batting:
3B: Vaccaro, Pete 1
HR: Beilsmith, Troy 1
RBI: Beilsmith, Troy 1 ; Fritz, A.J. 1
SH: Shepherd, Craig 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Craig, Tanner 1 ; Beilsmith, Troy 1
HBP: Troyer, Sam 1 ; Komonosky, Ben 1

Batting:
2B: Monastra, Natale 1 ; Franzoni, Luke 1
HR: Grammes, Conor 1 ; Darcy, Kody 2
RBI: Grammes, Conor 2 ; Franzoni, Luke 1 ; Darcy, Kody 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Givin, Chris 1 ; Grammes, Conor 1 ; Monastra, Natale 1 ; Darcy, Kody 2
HBP: Stephenson, Luke 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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