Baseball Falls at Baylor on Friday

Friday, March 12

Waco, Texas

7:30 PM ET

Xavier University

3-5

Baylor

8-4

Xavier

Baylor

Photo by: Rooted Media House

03.12.21 | Baseball

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Trevor Olson goes 5.1 innings in first start of season

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

WACO, Texas - Xavier baseball fell in the series opener at Baylor, 7-3, in Waco, Texas, on Friday evening. Trevor Olson went 5.1 innings in his first start of the season for the Musketeers (3-5) allowing just two earned runs, and a three-run sixth inning helped send Xavier to the eighth in a 3-3 tie, but a late rally for the Bears put Baylor ahead for good in the eighth inning. The teams return to action tomorrow afternoon for game two.

Baylor scored a run in the third and fifth innings to take a 2-0 lead into the sixth. A three-run top of the sixth gave the Musketeers the lead, and a Baylor run in the bottom of the inning tied the game until the bottom of the eighth. Baylor scored four in the bottom of the frame to set the final score a 7-3 in favor of the Bears.

The Musketeers and Bears are back for game two tomorrow afternoon, facing off at 4:00 p.m ET on ESPN+.

XU AT THE PLATE

Xavier had seven hits on the day, led by two hits from Tyler DeMartino who made his debut for the Musketeers in the game. DeMartino finished 2-of-4 as DH on the day.
Luke Franzoni (1-3) collected a double and walk for the day, brining in a pair of RBI and scoring a run himself.
Natale Monastra collected a hit, a double, and scored a run for the Musketeers.
Jared Cushing (1-3) had a hit and a walk on the day, scoring a run.
Grant Stephenson also had a hit, finishing 1-of-3.

XU ON THE MOUND

Trevor Olson went 5.1 innings in his first start of the season, allowing only two earned runs on four hits, striking out a pair without walking anyone. Olson got a no-decision for the game.
Dorsey Chatham entered in the sixth inning, going 2.1 innings in relief. Four runs scored while Dorsey was on the mound, but none were earned runs, with Dorsey only allowing one hit and walking a pair while striking out two.
Michael Dillon entered for the final out of the eighth, allowing two hits but with no earned runs against him.

HOW THE SCORED

6TH INNING | Jared Cushing led off the inning with a walk, and a one out double from Natale Monastra sent him to third. Cushing and Monastra came home on a Luke Franzoni double to pull even with the Bears 2-2, then Tyler DeMartino singled and a throwing error allowed him to reach second, giving Franzoni the opportunity to score to make 3-2 Xavier,