Baseball Uses a Pair of Home Runs to Top NKU, 5-2

Wednesday, May 1

Hayden Field

3 PM

Xavier University

20-25

Northern Kentucky

10-34

Northern Kentucky

Xavier

Baseball Uses a Pair of Home Runs to Top NKU, 5-2

05.01.19 | Baseball

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Ryan Fournier hits first homer of season, Matt Warkentin's seventh is a grand slam

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball used a pair of hits, both homers, to top Northern Kentucky, 5-2, at Hayden Field on Wednesday afternoon. Xavier moved to 20-25 overall with the win.

NKU took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Xavier tied it with a solo home run to lead off the third, then took the lead on a Matt Warkentin grand slam later in the inning to go ahead 5-1. NKU would pick up a run in the seventh to cut the lead to three, 5-2.

Xavier remains at home this weekend, hosting its final BIG EAST home series of the season. The Musketeers host Seton Hall for a three game, starting Friday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m. Saturday's game is set for 1:00 p.m. and Sunday's is set for a noon start, with the Musketeers celebrating Senior Day prior to the game.

XU AT THE PLATE

Matt Warkentin's grand slam in the third was his seventh home run of the season, tying Luke Franzoni for team high. Warkentin finished 1-of-2 at the plate with a pair of walks.
Ryan Fournier hit his first home run of the season in the third inning, finishing 1-of-3 at the plate.
Jake Shepski and Allbry Major each took a base on balls in the third inning to get aboard for Warkentin.
Xavier finished with two hits and seven walks, with Chris Givin, Jack Housinger and Luke Stepheson each collecting a base on balls as well.

XU ON THE MOUND

Marko Boricich started the game, going two innings allowing one run on three hits and a walk, with three strikeouts.
Henry Miller entered in the third, pitching two innings with a pair of strikeouts, allowing no runs on two hits and one walk. Miller picked up the win, his first of the season.
Evan Miller entered in the fifth, pitching 2.1 innings with three strikeouts. Miller finished with one hit three walks and one earned run allowed.
Jake Shepski came in for the the final two outs of the seventh, going 1.2 innings with three strikeouts and one walk, no hits and no runs ot his credit.
David Williams pitched the ninth, facing the minimum and picking the the save, his first of the season.

HOW THEY SCORED

THIRD INNING | Ryan Fourier led off the inning with his first home run of the season to tie the game 1-1. Conor Grammes was then hit by a pitch, followed by walks by Jake Shepski and Allbry Major to load the bases with no outs for Matt Warkentin, who hit a grand slam down the left field line to put Xavier ahead, 5-1.