Xavier Finishes East Coast Trip with Doubleheader against Coastal Carolina

Sunday, March 13

Conway, S.C.

12 PM

Xavier University

5-10

Coastal Carolina

9-6

Xavier

Coastal Carolina

Photo by: Rooted Creative

Xavier Finishes East Coast Trip with Doubleheader against Coastal Carolina

03.13.22 | Baseball

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Musketeers finish 1-2 in series with Chanticleers

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

CONWAY, S.C. - Xavier baseball had to wait out the rain on Saturday, but the Musketeers were able to get in a pair of games in to close out their stint in South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Game One didn't go Xavier's way, as despite a hot start the Chanticleers fought their way back to tie up the series. In game two, the Chanticleers took the early lead, with the Musketeers climbing back within one before CCU took the 8-4 win to take two of three with the Musketeers.

The afternoon began with a quick three-run first inning as Grant Stephenson capitalized on an early bases loaded situation with a two-RBI single through the right side. With runners on the corners, Stephenson took off for second and Andrew Walker snuck in to home behind the play and put Xavier up 3-0. Unfortunately the Coastal starter, Reid VanScoter found his footing and held Xavier scoreless until the Sixth.

The Chanticleers got one back in the bottom half and took the lead with a three-run third. They won the all-important five run race, which has decided all of Xavier's games so far this year, by scoring in the fourth as well. Xavier got one back in the sixth to cut the lead in half as Andrew Walker singled home Housinger, but a Coastal homer in the bottom half put the game out of reach.

In game two, Coastal took a two-run lead into the third where a Matthew DePrey homer cut the lead in half. CCU responded with a three-run bottom of the inning for the 5-1 lead. Xavier put up three runs in in the seventh to pull within one, but the Chanticleers posted three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to take the 8-4 win.

The Musketeers are back in Ohio on Wednesday as they face Wright State on their way to Indiana for a four-game set in Bloomington.

GAME ONE

Xavier outhit Coastal Carolina 9-5, but couldn't capitalize enough with RISP and lost 6-4.
Jerry Huntzinger and Garrett Schultz both went 2-4 to lead the Musketeers effort this afternoon.
Jack Housinger went 0-3, but scored both times he reached base: on a walk and an HBP.
Grant Stephenson had one big hit, a two-RBI single in the first to get Xavier going early.
Andrew Walker hit the other RBI and scored in a steal of home in this one as well.
Luke Franzoni and Alex Helmin both hit doubles today, and Eddie Rivero rounded out the offense with a pinch hit base knock of his own.

The pitching staff fought hard today, but Coastal missed gloves when they needed to. George Eisenhardt started the game but yielded to the pen in the third after giving up three earned runs but only allowing two hits.
Jonathan Kelly went 1.2 and allowed just one run on two hits
Miles Halligan tossed the final two innings, with his only blemish being a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth.

GAME TWO

The Musketeers had a 8-6 advantage on hits for the second game but stranded eight on base.
Matthew DePrey went 2-4 at the plate in game two, hitting his second homer of the season for an RBI and a run. He also game around to score a second run.
Grant Stephenson and Lane Flamm both went 2-4 in game two.
Luke Franzoni had one hit in game two (1-4) and a walk, and drove in a team-high two RBI.
Jerry Huntzinger had one hit for game, a RBI double. He also scored a run.

Bryce Barnett made the start on the mound, going 3.0 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk, striking out three.
Jared Gadd went 3.0 innings in game two, allowing just one hit and striking out a pair.
Jack Lynch faced three batters in the seventh, allowing three runs on one hit, a walk and a hit batsman.
Lane Flamm, who started game two in the DH spot, picked up the first out of the seventh, walking two and getting a strikeout without allowing a run to score.
Bobby Jones entered for the final two outs of the seventh, pitching the final 1.2 innings of game two. Jones faced the minimum, not allowing a hit or a walk.