Baseball Falls in Game Two Against Cincinnati

Saturday, March 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

2:00 PM

Xavier University

4-8

Cincinnati

7-8

Cincinnati

Xavier

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Baseball Falls in Game Two Against Cincinnati

03.20.21 | Baseball

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Game three with the Bearcats set for 1 PM at Hayden Field on Sunday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier took a 4-3 lead into the fourth inning, but two big innings for Cincinnati broke the game open, giving the Bearcats the 22-7 win at Hayden Field on Saturday afternoon. Xavier moves to 4-8 and UC moved to 7-8, the series is even at 1-1 with two games remaining.

Cincinnati took a one run lead in the first abut the Musketeers answered with a Cushing single and three two-out walks to tie it up. UC added two more runs in the second but Xavier responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 4-1 lead that held into the fourth. A four-run fourth put UC ahead for good, and the Bearcats added multiple runs in each of the next four frames, including six run sixth and five run seventh, to extend the lead. Xavier scored three in the seventh but were unable to come all the way back.

Game three is set for Sunday at Hayden Field, with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m.

XU AT THE PLATE

Jack Housinger (1-3) hit the first home run of his Xavier career in the second inning, bringing in three RBI, matching his career high for RBI in a single game in Xavier.
Andrew Walker went 2-2 at the plate, scoring a run.
Luke Stephenson went 2-3 at the plate with a walk, bringing in two RBI and scoring a run.
Eddie Rivero went 1-1 as a pinch hitter collecting an RBI.
Alex Helmin also picked up an RBI on a two-out, bases loaded walk in the first.
Jared Cushing (1-5), 1R) , Sam Olson (1-2, 1R) Jeff Holtz (1-3) and Kody Darcy (1-4, 1R) each collected a hit.

XU ON THE MOUND

Nick Zwack went 3.1 innings in the start, allowing seven earned runs on nin hits and a walk.
Michael Dillon entered in the fourth, going 1.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits and two walks.
Jared Gadd entered for the final out of the fifth inning, then remained in for the sixth, facing six batters total, and allowing three earned runs on two hits and a walk.
Sam Czabala entered in the sixth, going 1.0 inning, allowing two earned runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts.
Evan Miller pitched the seventh inning, allowing five earned runs on four hits and a walk.
Jack Lynch came out for the eight, picking up the first out of the inning. Lynch faced five batters, walking four for a pair of earned runs.
Luke McCollough entered for the final two outs of the eighth, walking one but getting out of the inning facing just two batters after a 1-2-3 double play.
Griffin Lanoue pitched the ninth, not allowing a run or a hit and walking one.

HOW THE SCORED

1ST INNING | Jared Cushing led the inning off with a double, then with two outs, Natale Monastra, Luke Stephenson, and Alex Helmin each walked, with Helmin picking up the RBI on the walk after sending Cushing home to make it a 1-1 game.

2ND INNING | Luke Franzoni led off with walk. Kody Darcy put the ball in play, reaching on a fielders choice, while Luke Franzoni was safe at second, then advanced to third on a throwing error by the UC third baseman. With one out and two on, Jack Housinger homered to right field to bring in three RBI, putting Xavier ahead, 4-3.

7TH INNING | Sam Olson led off the inning with a single to left field, then advanced to second on a one-out single from Andrew Walker. Luke Stephenson doubled to center field to send Olson and Walker home to make it 20-6 in favor of UC. With two outs Eddie Rivero doubled down the left field line to bring Stephenson home, setting the score at 20-7.

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