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Baseball Drops Season Opener, 3-2, at No. 20 Oregon
02.17.23 | Baseball
Ethan Bosacker threw six strikeouts and allowed one run in 7.0 innings of work
EUGENE, Ore. - Xavier baseball dropped its season opener, 3-2, at No. 20 Oregon on Friday night at PK Park.
With the game tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Owen Diodati hit a walk-off, sacrifice fly to left field - scoring Rikuu Nishida to give the Ducks the season-opening victory.Â
The Ducks struck first by scoring a run in the first inning before the Musketeers tied the game in the third inning on a solo home run from Carter Hendrickson. Xavier tacked on a run in the fifth inning and led by one-run until the eighth inning.
The Ducks tied the game, 2-2, in the bottom of eighth inning before scoring the game-winning run in the final frame.
The four-game series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3:05 PM ET.
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Baseball at No. 20 Oregon by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
With the game tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Owen Diodati hit a walk-off, sacrifice fly to left field - scoring Rikuu Nishida to give the Ducks the season-opening victory.Â
The Ducks struck first by scoring a run in the first inning before the Musketeers tied the game in the third inning on a solo home run from Carter Hendrickson. Xavier tacked on a run in the fifth inning and led by one-run until the eighth inning.
The Ducks tied the game, 2-2, in the bottom of eighth inning before scoring the game-winning run in the final frame.
The four-game series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3:05 PM ET.
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  AT THE PLATE |
- Carter Hendrickson hit a home run in his first career at bat. The sophomore finished the game 1-for-3 from the plate with a walk.
- Andrew Walker and Matt McCormick were the only other Musketeers with a hit in the game.Â
- Oregon had one more hit (4-3) than Xavier and left seven fewer runners on base (8-1). Xavier committed the lone error in the contest.
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  ON THE MOUND |
- Ethan Bosacker started the game for Xavier and went 7.0 innings, matching his career long outing (went 7.0 innings vs Creighton on May 29, 2021). The senior RHP threw six strikeouts, while only allowing one run, two hits and one walk.
- Bryce Barnett three 0.1 innings of relief, surrendering one run and one hit.
- Clay Schwaner (0-1) took the loss, allowing one hit and one run in 1.0 innings of work. He had one strikeout and one walk.
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  PHOTOS |
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Baseball at No. 20 Oregon by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mollerus, Josh (1-0)
L: Schwaner, Clay (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Hendrickson, Carter 1
RBI: Hendrickson, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Aedan 1 ; Hendrickson, Carter 1
CS: Hendrickson, Carter 1
HBP: Housinger, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: Diodati, Owen 1 ; Cromwick, Josiah 1
RBI: Diodati, Owen 2
SF: Diodati, Owen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nishida, Rikuu 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1 ; Cromwick, Josiah 1
CS: Smith, Tanner 1
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