Xavier Takes Game Two of Doubleheader to Secure Series Win Over Creighton

Sunday, April 28

Omaha, Neb.

1 PM

Xavier University

Creighton

Xavier Takes Game Two of Doubleheader to Secure Series Win Over Creighton

04.28.19 | Baseball

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Conor Grammes went 7.0 innings in the start, striking out six and allowing just one run

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

OMAHA, Neb. - Xavier baseball secured its fourth BIG EAST series win, taking the series finale at Creighton, 3-1, in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Xavier moved to 19-24 overall and 9-2 in BIG EAST play to stand atop the conference standings. The Musketeers extended its lead on second-place Creighton by taking 2-of-3 this weekend.

Creighton took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and the two teams went scoreless until the sixth inning when Xavier scored a pair to take a 2-1 lead. The Musketeers added another run in the eighth to set the score at 3-1.

Xavier plays a pair of home games against Miami and Northern Kentucky midweek before hosting Seton Hall for the finale BIG EAST home series of the season.

XU AT THE PLATE

Jake Shepski went 2-of-4 at the plate, collecting an RBI.
Conor Grammes went 1-of-2 at the plate with a walk, scoring a run.
Matt Warkentin (1-of-4) collected two RBIs on a single.
Kody Darcy scored a pair of runs on two bases on balls. Darcy had two of Xavier's five walks on the day.
Jack Housinger also contributed a hit as Xavier had five hits at the plate.

XU ON THE MOUND

Conor Grammes went 7.0 innings in the start, striking out six while allowing one run on seven hits and a walk. Grammes picked up the win, hist third of the season.
Lane Flamm entered in the eighth, pitching the final 2.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts. Flamm held the Bluejays scoreless with no hits and one walk.

HOW THEY SCORED

SIXTH INNING | Kody Darcy and Conor Grammes each walked and Jake Shepski hit a single to right field to load the bases with one out. Matt Warketin hit a single to left field to send Darcy and Grammes ahead, putting Xavier ahead, 2-1.

EIGHTH INNING | Kody Darcy walked and Conor Grammes was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with one out for Jake Shepski who singled to right field to send Darcy home, making the score 3-1 in favor of the Musketeers.