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Baseball Takes Game One at No. 13 UConn
05.13.22 | Baseball
Musketeers and Huskies return for game two on Saturday at 1 PM
STORRS, Conn. - The Musketeers opened up the series with the top-15 ranked UConn Huskies with a wire-to-wire win, topping UConn 7-2 after taking the lead in the second inning and never relinquishing it.
Xavier went ahead 2-0 in the second with a two-run home run from Andrew Walker, bringing in Garrett Schultz, who reached on an error, for the 2-0 lead.
Luke Franzoni hit a solo shot in the fourth to make it a 3-0 lead, but the Huskies got the run back in the bottom of the inning.
Xavier drove in another run in the sixth on an RBI single from Schultz, driving in Jack Housinger, and then added three more in the eighth tot take a 7-1 lead into the ninth inning. The Huskies added on in the final half frame but the Musketeers held off the No. 13 ranked squad to open up the series with the 7-2 win
The Musketeers and the Huskies return to action on Saturday, with game two set for 1:00 p.m. on FloSorts.
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Xavier went ahead 2-0 in the second with a two-run home run from Andrew Walker, bringing in Garrett Schultz, who reached on an error, for the 2-0 lead.
Luke Franzoni hit a solo shot in the fourth to make it a 3-0 lead, but the Huskies got the run back in the bottom of the inning.
Xavier drove in another run in the sixth on an RBI single from Schultz, driving in Jack Housinger, and then added three more in the eighth tot take a 7-1 lead into the ninth inning. The Huskies added on in the final half frame but the Musketeers held off the No. 13 ranked squad to open up the series with the 7-2 win
The Musketeers and the Huskies return to action on Saturday, with game two set for 1:00 p.m. on FloSorts.
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  AT THE PLATE |
- Garrett Schultz went 2-of-4 at the plate, driving in two RBI.
- Luke Franzoni (1-3) hit his 22nd home run of the season, and 45th as a Musketeer, a new school record for career home runs.
- Andrew Walker (1-3) had three RBIÂ on the day, including a two-run home run to put the Musketeers in front in the second inning.
- Jeff Holtz (1-3) also drove in an RBI.
- Jack Housinger, Jonathan Kelly and Grant Stephenson each recorded hits for the Musketeers.
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  ON THE MOUND |
- Luke Bell made the start, going 2.0 scoreless innings. Bell allowed just two hits and two walks, striking out one.
- Jack Lynch entered for the third and went 3.1 innings, allowing just one earned run. Lynch allowed just three hits with no walks, striking out three and picked up the win.
- Jared Gadd pitched the final two outs of the sixth, going 2.2 innings without allowing a run, and giving up just two hits and a walk, striking out a pair.
- Trevor Olson pitched the ninth, allowing one run on one hit, and allowing one walk, striking out a pair.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lynch, Jack (8-0)
L: Peterson, Austin (9-1)
Batting:
HR: Franzoni, Luke 1 ; Walker, Andrew 1
RBI: Franzoni, Luke 1 ; Schultz, Garrett 2 ; Walker, Andrew 3 ; Holtz, Jeff 1
SF: Walker, Andrew 1 ; Holtz, Jeff 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Housinger, Jack 2 ; Franzoni, Luke 2 ; Helmin, Alex 1 ; Schultz, Garrett 1 ; Walker, Andrew 1
CS: Schultz, Garrett 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, David 1
HR: Huber, Ben 1
RBI: Smith, David 1 ; Huber, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huber, Ben 1 ; Donlan, Matt 1
SB: Donlan, Matt 1
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