Xavier University Athletics
Friday, March 24
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Baseball Falls in Game One at West Virginia
03.24.23 | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -Â Xavier baseball battled with No. 24 West Virginia to the final inning but fell 5-4 on a walk-off double in the ninth in the series opener.
The Mountaineers took the 1-0 lead in the second, but the Musketeers responded in the next frame, tying it up on a solo shot from Jared Cushing. The 1-1 tie held into the bottom of the fourth when West Virginia plated a pair of runs to move ahead 3-1.
Another Musketeer home run, this time a two-run shot from Matt McCormick that brought in Jack Housinger after he took a lead-off walk, tied the game up at 3-3 in the sixth inning.
The Mountaineers inched back in front in the seventh, getting a run on a sac bunt to lead 4-3, but the Musketeers had the answer in the next half inning, with Housinger getting aboard with a single and McCormick driving him in with an RBI single to tie it, 4-4.
The tie held to the bottom of the ninth when WVU manufactured a run for the walk-off 5-4 win.
The three-game series with West Virginia continues on Saturday, set for a 4:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.Â
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The Mountaineers took the 1-0 lead in the second, but the Musketeers responded in the next frame, tying it up on a solo shot from Jared Cushing. The 1-1 tie held into the bottom of the fourth when West Virginia plated a pair of runs to move ahead 3-1.
Another Musketeer home run, this time a two-run shot from Matt McCormick that brought in Jack Housinger after he took a lead-off walk, tied the game up at 3-3 in the sixth inning.
The Mountaineers inched back in front in the seventh, getting a run on a sac bunt to lead 4-3, but the Musketeers had the answer in the next half inning, with Housinger getting aboard with a single and McCormick driving him in with an RBI single to tie it, 4-4.
The tie held to the bottom of the ninth when WVU manufactured a run for the walk-off 5-4 win.
The three-game series with West Virginia continues on Saturday, set for a 4:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.Â
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  ON THE MOUND |
- Ethan Bosacker made the start, going 6.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and three walks, recording seven strikeouts.Â
- Justin Loer entered with runners on the corners and no outs in the seventh, limiting the damage to one run. He went the final 2.1 innings, allowing just one run on two hits, and recording three Ks to one walk.
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  AT THE PLATE |
- Jared Cushing (1-4) hit his fifth home run of the year, a solo shot to left center in the third.
- Matt McCormick's sixth inning home run, a two-run shot to right was his fifth of the year. He finished 2-4 at the plate with three RBI.
- Jack Housinger (1-4, 1 BB) scored a pair of runs for the Musketeers.
- Andrew Walker went 2-5, and Matthew DePrey, Tyler DeMartino and Garrett Schultz each recorded a hit.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reed, Carlson (2-0)
L: Loer, Justin (2-2)
Batting:
HR: McCormick, Matt 1 ; Cushing, Jared 1
RBI: McCormick, Matt 3 ; Cushing, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Housinger, Jack 2 ; McCormick, Matt 1 ; Cushing, Jared 1
Batting:
2B: Wetherholt, J.J. 1 ; Dowdell, Kevin 1
HR: Wallace, Landon 1
RBI: Wetherholt, J.J. 1 ; Barry, Braden 1 ; Wallace, Landon 2 ; Dowdell, Kevin 1
SH: Barry, Braden 2
Base Running:
RUNS: White, Sam 2 ; Wallace, Landon 1 ; Keels, Tre 1 ; Dowdell, Kevin 1
SB: Wallace, Landon 1
HBP: Wallace, Landon 1
PO: Tucker, Tevin 1
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