Xavier Clinches Series at Indiana

Sunday, March 20

Bloomington, Ind.

12 PM

Xavier University

7-13

Indiana

8-11

Xavier

Indiana

Photo by: Rooted Creative

03.20.22 | Baseball

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Xavier Splits Sunday Doubleheader to Claim 3 of 4 in Bloomington

By: Mark Leopold, Xavier Athletics Communications

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - When the dust cleared after an 18-inning doubleheader, a split on Sunday equaled a 3-1 series victory for Xavier. Game One didn't go Xavier's way, as the Hoosiers were the first to reach the all-important five-run plateau that has determined the winner in 20 of Xavier's 21 games this season (the other was a 2-1 Musketeers win). A Jared Cushing two-run homer helped Xavier's cause, but Indiana won in the afternoon. However, the Musketeers would never go quietly; putting up 13 runs in the series finale to put away the Hoosiers by six runs.

Game one was rough on the Musketeers. After trading blows early, Indiana scored 10 unanswered runs between the second and fourth innings. Xavier got some momentum back with a Cushing home run, but Indiana tacked on to their already insurmountable lead and won 13-3.

Game two was a complete 180 as Xavier put their foot on the gas and never let up. Three runs crossed on the first with the help of some bases on balls, and a timely Matthew DePrey single for two-RBIs. Up 4-0, Flamm was locked in on the mound to keep the pressure on. Tyler DeMartino delivered in the fourth with a three-run bomb to put Xavier up 7-0. The Hoosiers attempted a comeback with their own three-run inning, but an Aedan Anderson rbi double and a Jack Housinger grand slam put the game out of reach. A rally in the fifth did little ot deter Xavier from clinching the game by an eventual score of 13-7.

Next up, Xavier has their home opener against Michigan on Wednesday at 3:00 pm ET live from Hayden Field.

AFTERNOON GAME

Jared Cushing was the bright spot at the bottom of the order for the Xavier offense, going 2-4 with a two-run homer and a double.
Andrew Walker hit leadoff and was a perfect 3-3 with a double and a walk.
Lane Flamm served as DH before taking the mound in the evening game, and he went 2-3 in the process.
Tyler DeMartino and Matthew DePrey both got hits and later came around to score.
Teddy Deters and Jerry Huntzinger also added stats to the hit column.

George Eisenhardt pitched three full innings and surrendered eight earned runs.
Justin Loer came in to try and settle Indiana, but he gave up three runs in the fourth inning.
Dorsey Chatham gave up two runs in the sixth and faced six batters in his inning of work.
Luke Hoskins finally shut down Indiana with a scoreless final two frames but the damage was already done.

EVENING GAME

Jack Housinger's grand slam highlighted a 2-4 day at the plate that also included three total runs scored.
Tyler DeMartino's three-run homer was his only hit in the evening, but it was hugely important for keeping momentum with Xavier.
Jerry Huntzinger went 2-4 with two runs scored, and Matthew DePrey went 2-5 with two RBIs and a run.
Jared Cushing stayed hot after a home run in the afternoon and got another pair of knocks in the evening including an RBI.
Andrew Walker got one more hit tonight and scored three runs and Aedan Anderson hit an RBI double and later scored on Housinger's grand slam.

Lane Flamm started on the mound for Xavier and went four innings and picked up two strikeouts. The only blemish was a two-out three-run homer in the fourth.
Jack Lynch pitched 1.1 innings and gave up four runs, but the game was well in hand for Xavier.
Jared Gadd did yeoman's work by finishing the game with 3.2 scoreless innings, only allowing three baserunners and striking out three to boot.