Baseball Clinches Series Victory Over Memphis

Sunday, February 16

Memphis, Tenn.

2 PM ET

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Memphis

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Baseball Clinches Series Victory Over Memphis

02.16.20 | Baseball

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Xavier takes Game Three behind Flamm and Franzoni home runs

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

MEMPHIS - Xavier baseball won the series finale against the Memphis Tigers at FedEx Field by a score of 9-6. While Memphis got out to an early 3-0 start in the first, Xavier bounced back strong with 5 unanswered runs including a two-run homer from Lane Flamm. Memphis responded strong by retaking the lead in the 6th, but the Musketeers again countered with a two-run homer, this time from Luke Franzoni. In the 8th, Garrett Schultz tacked on a couple of insurance runs with a 2-RBI single to help seal the Xavier win.

Xavier will look to extend the two-game win streak on Friday, February 21, at Ole Miss with first pitch scheduled for 5:00 pm ET from Oxford.

XU AT THE PLATE

Eight different Musketeers recorded a hit on the afternoon, with Housinger and Flamm each tallying two to bring the Xavier total to 10.
As part of his multi-hit day, Flamm connected on an important two-run homer to right field in the third inning that gave Xavier their first lead.
Luke Franzoni accumulated 3 RBIs with two coming on a go-ahead two-run homerun in the 7th to help secure the win for the Musketeers.
Garrett Shultz also hit for 2 RBIs today, both coming on a single in the 8th to pad Xavier's late lead.

XU ON THE MOUND

Xavier deployed six pitchers today, with Griffin Lanoue drawing the start and striking out the side.
Sam Czabala came in for the largest workload, going 2.2 innings and struck out four.
Jack Lynch only pitched .1 innings, but he earned the win due to the late heroics of Franzoni.
Trey Shramm came on in relief in the 8th to preserve the Xavier lead, and he delivered with two scoreless innings to earn the save.

HOW THEY SCORED

Jonathan Kelly put the first Xavier run on the board in the 2nd with an RBI double to score Stephenson.
In the third, Luke Franzoni hit a sac fly to score Schultz from third, and Monastra singled to score Housinger and tie the game.
Later in the inning, Lane Flamm connected on a two-run shot to clear the bases.
After Memphis retook the lead in the 6th, Franzoni took it back in the 7th with a two-run homer to left that scored Housinger.
In the 8th, Schultz singled home Darcy and Kelly for the final two runs of the afternoon, putting Xavier in front by the final score of 9-6.

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Pitching:

W: Lynch, Jack (1-0)

L: GREEN, Brayden (0-1)

S: Schramm, Trey (1)

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Batting:

2B: Housinger, Jack 1 ; Stephenson, Luke 1 ; Kelly, Jonathan 1 ; Darcy, Kody 1

HR: Franzoni, Luke 1 ; Flamm, Lane 1

RBI: Schultz, Garrett 2 ; Franzoni, Luke 3 ; Monastra, Natale 1 ; Flamm, Lane 2 ; Kelly, Jonathan 1

SH: Darcy, Kody 1

SF: Franzoni, Luke 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Schultz, Garrett 1 ; Housinger, Jack 2 ; Franzoni, Luke 1 ; Monastra, Natale 1 ; Stephenson, Luke 1 ; Flamm, Lane 1 ; Kelly, Jonathan 1 ; Darcy, Kody 1