Franzoni, Huntzinger Combine for Six RBI as Musketeers Fall at USC Upstate

Friday, March 4

Spartanburg, S.C.

3 PM

Xavier University

0-9

USC - Upstate

7-2

Xavier

USC Upstate

Franzoni, Huntzinger Combine for Six RBI as Musketeers Fall at USC Upstate

03.04.22 | Baseball

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Game two set for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - A big first inning for USC Upstate proved to be the deciding factor as Xavier opened up its road trip to South Carolina with a 7-6 loss to the Spartans on Friday afternoon.

The Spartans scored six in the bottom of the first and took the lead into the third inning when Jerry Huntzinger got the Musketeers on the board with an RBI double, then came home on a Luke Franzoni home run in an inning which cut the Spartan's lead in half, 6-3.

Xavier cut it to 6-4 in the fifth when Franzoni launched a second long ball to left field, but Upstate would get the run back in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-4 lead, which held into the seventh.

In the top of the seventh, Jerry Huntzinger picked up two more RBI with the Musketeers' third home run of the day, making it a one run game at 7-6. Xavier got the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the ninth but were unable to bring them around, setting the final score at 7-6.

The Musketeers return to the Harley Park on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. for game two with the Spartans.

XU AT THE PLATE

Luke Franzoni collected a pair of hits, both home runs, his fifth and sixth of the season, driving in three RBI.
Jerry Huntzinger went 2-5 at the plate, with a double and an home run to bring in three RBI.
Garrett Schultz went 2-4 at the plate, coming around to score two runs.
Andrew Walker (2-4) and Tyler DeMartino (2-4) both had two hit games as the Musketeer finished with 11 hits for the day. Grant Stephenson also had a hit.
Xavier had three walks on the day, one each for Jack Housinger, Franzoni and Aedan Anderson.

XU ON THE MOUND

Trevor Olson made the start, going 4.1 innings, allowing seven runs but just two earned on nine hits and two walks. Olson allowed only one run, unearned, after the first inning and had a pair of strikeouts.
Jared Gadd entered in the fifth inning and held the Spartans scoreless through 1.2 innings of work, allowing three hits with no walks and striking out a pair.
Miles Halligan pitched the final 2.0 innings, holding USC Upstate without a run and allowing just two hits with a pair of strikeouts.