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Baseball Uses 11-Run Eighth to Take Game Two at St. John's
04.10.21 | Baseball
Lane Flamm goes 7.0 innings in start, striking out six and picking up the win
QUEENS, N.Y. -Â Xavier baseball used a big eighth inning to take control of game two at St. John's late, winning 12-3 to even the series at 1-1 with one game remaining.
The Red Storm took a two-run lead in the third and held on to the advantage going into the top of the eighth, with the Musketeers scoring just one run in the first seven innings. Xavier batted around in the eighth, bringing 16 batters to the plate and scoring 11 runs to take control of the game, 12-2, with an inning and half remaining. St. John's added on one more run but failed to get any closer, setting the final score at 12-3.
Xavier moved to 10-14 (1-1 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm dropped to 10-6 (1-1 BIG EAST). The series finale is set for Sunday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
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5TH INNING | Luke Stephenson hit a one-out single and advanced to second on a throwing error. Alex Helmin walked to put two runners on with one out for Garrett Schultz, who singled to the pitcher to bring Stephenson home, cutting St. John's lead to 2-1.
8TH INNING | Luke Franzoni took a lead-off walk, Andrew Sexton reached on a throwing error and Andrew Walker reached on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs for Jack Housinger. Housinger singled to right field to bring in two runs and put Xavier ahead, 3-2.
Ryan Altenberger reached on a fielder's choice, with Walker out at home, and he and Jack Housinger advanced to second and third, respectively, on a wild pitch. Luke Stephenson took a walk to load the bases and Alex Helmin walked to bring in a run, 4-2 Xavier.
With the bases loaded and two outs, Garrett Schultz singled to right field to bring in Altenberger and Stephenson, 6-2 Xavier. Luke Franzoni singled to bring in Helmin, 7-2 Xavier. Andrew Sexton singled to load the bases, and Andrew Walker took a walk to bring in a run, 8-2 Xavier. Jack Housinger walked to bring in Franzoni, 9-2 Xavier.
Ryan Altenberger reached on an error to send Sexton home, 10-2 Xavier. Natale Monastra doubled to left field with the bases loaded to bring in two more runs, 12-2 Xavier, capping an 11-run inning.
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The Red Storm took a two-run lead in the third and held on to the advantage going into the top of the eighth, with the Musketeers scoring just one run in the first seven innings. Xavier batted around in the eighth, bringing 16 batters to the plate and scoring 11 runs to take control of the game, 12-2, with an inning and half remaining. St. John's added on one more run but failed to get any closer, setting the final score at 12-3.
Xavier moved to 10-14 (1-1 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm dropped to 10-6 (1-1 BIG EAST). The series finale is set for Sunday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.
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 XU AT THE PLATE |
- Garrett Schultz went 2-4 at the plate, scoring a run and bringing in three RBI.
- Jack Housinger finished with a hit (1-3), to extend his hitting streak to a team-high matching seven games, and also had two walks, scoring three runs and bringing in three RBI.
- Natale Monastra went 2-5 at the plate with two RBI, also matching Housinger for team-best hitting streak of seven games.
- Luke Franzoni finished with a hit (1-3) and a walk, bringing in an RBI and coming around to score twice. Franzoni has reached safely in six straight games.
- Andrew Sexton went 1-1 at the plate with a walk, scoring two runs.
- Andrew Walker finished with a hit (1-4) to extend his hitting streak to five games, and a had walk, bringing in an RBI and scoring a run.Â
- Luke Stephenson finished with a hit (1-4) and a walk to extend his team-best on-base streak to 10 games. Stephenson scored pair of runs for the Musketeers.
- Alex Helmin had a pair of walks to reach safely for a sixth-straight game.
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 XU ON THE MOUND |
- Lane Flamm made the start on the mound, going a season-long 7.0 innings, matching his career-long. Flamm allowed two earned runs on five hits and a walk, striking out six along the way, and picked up his first win of the season.
- Trey Schramm entered for the eighth inning, allowing one earned run on a two hits and a walk in 1.0 inning of work.
- Griffin Lanoue pitched the ninth, walking two but not allowing a hit or a run to score.
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 HOW THEY SCORED |
5TH INNING | Luke Stephenson hit a one-out single and advanced to second on a throwing error. Alex Helmin walked to put two runners on with one out for Garrett Schultz, who singled to the pitcher to bring Stephenson home, cutting St. John's lead to 2-1.
8TH INNING | Luke Franzoni took a lead-off walk, Andrew Sexton reached on a throwing error and Andrew Walker reached on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs for Jack Housinger. Housinger singled to right field to bring in two runs and put Xavier ahead, 3-2.
Ryan Altenberger reached on a fielder's choice, with Walker out at home, and he and Jack Housinger advanced to second and third, respectively, on a wild pitch. Luke Stephenson took a walk to load the bases and Alex Helmin walked to bring in a run, 4-2 Xavier.
With the bases loaded and two outs, Garrett Schultz singled to right field to bring in Altenberger and Stephenson, 6-2 Xavier. Luke Franzoni singled to bring in Helmin, 7-2 Xavier. Andrew Sexton singled to load the bases, and Andrew Walker took a walk to bring in a run, 8-2 Xavier. Jack Housinger walked to bring in Franzoni, 9-2 Xavier.
Ryan Altenberger reached on an error to send Sexton home, 10-2 Xavier. Natale Monastra doubled to left field with the bases loaded to bring in two more runs, 12-2 Xavier, capping an 11-run inning.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Flamm, Lane (1-2)
L: MURPHY (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Monastra, Natale 1
RBI: Walker, Andrew 1 ; Housinger, Jack 3 ; Monastra, Natale 2 ; Helmin, Alex 1 ; Schultz, Garrett 3 ; Franzoni, Luke 1
SH: Sexton, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, Andrew 1 ; Housinger, Jack 2 ; Altenberger, Ryan 1 ; Stephenson, Luke 2 ; Helmin, Alex 1 ; Schultz, Garrett 1 ; Franzoni, Luke 2 ; Sexton, Andrew 2
CS: Housinger, Jack 1
Batting:
RBI: HOGAN 1 ; BARTELS 2
SF: BARTELS 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LAZZARO 1 ; WILLIAMS 1 ; MORRELL 1
CS: HIGGINS 1
HBP: McHUGH 1 ; WILLIAMS 1
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