Xavier Keeps the Bats Hot and Knocks Off Indiana

Saturday, March 19

Bloomington, Ind.

12 PM

Xavier University

7-12

Indiana

7-11

Xavier

Indiana

Photo by: Rooted Creative

Xavier Keeps the Bats Hot and Knocks Off Indiana

03.19.22 | Baseball

Box Score

Trevor Olson throws five shutout innings to pace defense

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A magical start helps Xavier stave off a furious Hoosier rally as they come away with a 12-10 victory on Saturday afternoon.

Early action favored the Musketeers, as they got on the board with an Andrew Walker double in the first. Behind stellar pitching by Trevor Olson, Xavier held the lead and was able to add in the middle innings.

With the bases loaded, Lane Flamm hit a sac fly followed immediately by a Garrett Schultz two-RBI double. In the fifth, Jerry Huntzinger hit a solo home run, and Tyler DeMartino doubled with a runner on to put Xavier up 6-0. The floodgates opened in the sixth as the Musketeers had six runners cross the plate behind a Huntzinger single, a three-RBI homer by Jack Housinger, and two more RBIs from Schultz.

Up 12-0, Coach Billy O'Connor took the ball from Olson after five innings (78 pitches), six strikeouts, and only one hit allowed. The bullpen yielded to Indiana bats as they hung a five spot in the sixth, three in the seventh, and two in the eighth. However, the rally stopped abruptly in the ninth as Luke Bell retired the side in order when it mattered most. Xavier won and took a 2-0 series lead on the Hoosiers by a score of 12-10.

Xavier is back for a doubleheader tomorrow starting at Noon as they look to take the series from the Hoosiers.

XU AT THE PLATE

Garrett Schultz went 3-5 and a team-high four RBIs including a double.
Tyler DeMartino was 3-4 with an RBI and two runs scored including a double.
Leadoff hitter Jerry Huntzinger also had three hits, tallying two runs and two RBIs with the held of a solo home run.
Luke Franzoni scored three times in a 2-3 day that also saw an extra base hit.
Jared Cushing rounds out the multi-hit club with two hits and a run scored.
Jack Housinger only had one hit, but it was an important three-run bomb that made all the difference in the two-run victory.
Andrew Walker and Eddie Rivero each had a hit and a run scored, and Jeff Holtz had a pinch hit single as well.

XU ON THE MOUND

Trevor Olson was fantastic in his start, going 4.1 no-hit innings and notching six strikeouts in his best outing to date. He turned the ball over up 12-0 in the sixth, and earned the win.
Bobby Jones got the brunt of a frustrated Indiana offense, allowing five runs but nly two were earned.
Luke Hoskins only got one out in the seventh as he allowed three runs to score.
Luke Bell finished the game by ending the threat in the seventh, and despite giving up a pair in the eighth, he bounced back with a three-up, three-down inning in the ninth to secure the victory.