Xavier Splits Doubleheader with Saint Mary's

Saturday, March 11

Pittsburg, Calif.

2 PM ET

Xavier University

6-8

Saint Mary's

4-8

Musketeers

Saint Mary's

03.11.23 | Baseball

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Musketeers open home schedule on Wednesday against Michigan

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

PITTSBURG, Calif. - Xavier baseball split a doubleheader with Saint Mary's to wrap up its trip to California and move to 7-8 on the season on Saturday afternoon at Pittsburg High School.

In game one, Saint Mary's took a 2-0 lead after scoring in each of the first two innings, with the game going into a rain delay after the top of the third. After resuming play, the Gaels added two more in the third to lead 4-0, taking that advantage into the seventh.

Matthew DePrey hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to cut the lead back to 4-1, and Connor Misch drove in Garrett Schultz in the ninth to set teh final score at 4-2 for game one.

In game two, Garrett Schultz gave Xavier the early lead with a solo home run in the second, and Andrew Walker drove in two more on a home run to right field to make it a 3-0 Xavier lead.

Xavier lead off the seventh with back-to-back walks, and Jack Housinger drove both runners in with a triple to make it a 5-0 Musketeer lead. Saint Mary's scored a pair in the seventh to cut the lead back to three, 5-2, but would get no closer.

Xavier opens the home schedule on Wednesday, March 15, hosting Michigan, set for a 3:00 p.m. start at Hayden Field

GAME ONE

Ethan Bosacker made the start, going 5.0 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, striking out three without allowing a walk.
Luke Bell entered in the sixth inning, pitching 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, while striking out four.
Matthew DePrey (1-4) hit his sixth home run of the season in the eighth inning, adding to his team-high total for the season.
Garrett Schultz finished with a hit (1-3) and a run scored after hitting a double in the ninth inning.
Jared Cushing (2-4) moved Garrett Schultz to third with a single in the ninth
Connor Misch drove in his first collegiate RBI with a ground ball in the ninth.

GAME TWO

Brant Alazaus made the start, going 6.0 innings, allowing one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts to one walk. He picked up the win to move to 2-2 on the season.
Jonathan Kelly entered with one on and no outs in the seventh, allowing one earned run on one hit and one walk with one strikeout in 1.0 innings of work.
Justin Loer entered out of the bullpen in the eighth, going 1.0 inning, not allowing a run or a hit and striking out a pair.
Clay Schwaner pitched the ninth, a 1-2-3 inning with three strikeouts to pick up the save, his third of the season.
Andrew Walker drove in a pair of runs on his first home run of the season. Walker finished 1-4 with a walk and scored a pair of runs.
Garrett Schultz also hit his first homer of the season, a solo shot in second inning.
Jack Housinger drove in a pair of RBI on his first triple of the season.
Luke Hammond scored a pair of runs.