Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, March 23
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Xavier Opens Home Slate with Win
03.23.22 | Baseball
CINCINNATI, OH -Â Xavier's first game batting second this season went pretty well, as the Musketeers leave Hayden Field with an 8-2 victory over Michigan. In the debut of a newly-turfed Hayden Field, a brief rain shower did little to slow down the Xavier offense.Â
It was a seesaw start to the game as both the Wolverines and Musketeers got on the board in the first (Tyler DeMartino drove in Xavier's run). Xavier took the lead as Jerry Huntzinger roped a 3-0 pitch into right to score Jared Cushing, but Michigan came back to tie it in the top of the third.
Michigan would be held scoreless from that point on behind the arms of Luke Bell, Jack Lynch, and Bryce Barnett. Meanwhile, the Musketeers took the lead in the bottom of the third with RBI doubles from Andrew Walker and DeMartino. Xavier blew the game open in the fourth with four runs, two coming on an Andrew Walker home run. The 8-2 score held for the remainder of the game.
On deck, Xavier has a four-game set with crosstown rivals Cincinnati starting at UC on Friday at 4:00 pm ET.
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It was a seesaw start to the game as both the Wolverines and Musketeers got on the board in the first (Tyler DeMartino drove in Xavier's run). Xavier took the lead as Jerry Huntzinger roped a 3-0 pitch into right to score Jared Cushing, but Michigan came back to tie it in the top of the third.
Michigan would be held scoreless from that point on behind the arms of Luke Bell, Jack Lynch, and Bryce Barnett. Meanwhile, the Musketeers took the lead in the bottom of the third with RBI doubles from Andrew Walker and DeMartino. Xavier blew the game open in the fourth with four runs, two coming on an Andrew Walker home run. The 8-2 score held for the remainder of the game.
On deck, Xavier has a four-game set with crosstown rivals Cincinnati starting at UC on Friday at 4:00 pm ET.
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  XU AT THE PLATE |
- Jerry Huntzinger went 4-5 from the leadoff spot today, scoring on a wild pitch as well.
- Andrew Walker went 2-3 including a two-RBI home run and an RBI double that he later scored on.
- Tyler DeMartino stayed hot with a 3-4 afternoon including two RBIs and a run.
- Jared Cushing went 2-4 with a run, and Garrett Schultz hit an RBI double in the fourth.
- Luke Franzoni walked twice and scored both times, and Jack Housinger came around to score after getting hit by a pitch.
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 XU ON THE MOUND |
- Miles Halligan started on the mound and went 2.2 innings while giving up just two runs.Â
- Luke Bell earned the win in relief, pitching a critical 2.2 scoreless innings and picking up a strikeout while Xavier continued to score.
- Jack Lynch did his part as he too pitched 2.2 innings, getting three strikeouts while holding Michigan scoreless.
- Bryce Barnett finsihed the game for Xavier by pitching a clean ninth inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bell, Luke (1-0)
L: Cleveland, Walker (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Elliott, Clark 1
RBI: Obertop, Jimmy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elliott, Clark 1 ; Stewart, Joe 1
SB: Stanton, Dylan 1
HBP: Burton, Ted 1 ; Flores, Tito 1
Batting:
2B: Walker, Andrew 1 ; DeMartino, Tyler 1 ; Schultz, Garrett 1
HR: Walker, Andrew 1
RBI: Walker, Andrew 3 ; DeMartino, Tyler 2 ; Schultz, Garrett 1
SH: Hodge, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Housinger, Jack 1 ; Franzoni, Luke 2 ; Walker, Andrew 2 ; DeMartino, Tyler 1 ; Cushing, Jared 1
SB: Walker, Andrew 1 ; DeMartino, Tyler 1
CS: Huntzinger, Jerry 2 ; Walker, Andrew 1
HBP: Housinger, Jack 2 ; Schultz, Garrett 1
Game Leaders
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