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Baseball Closes Out Non-Conference Schedule with 14-2 Win at Michigan
05.16.23 | Baseball
Xavier breaks game open with nine-run seventh inning
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -Â A nine-run seventh inning put the Musketeers firmly in control as Xavier closed out the non-conference portion of the regular season with a 14-2 win over Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. Xavier moved to 33-20 overall with the win, picking up a 23rd road win for the season.
Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Xavier evened it up in the top of two, with back-to-back walks for Connor Misch and Garrett Schultz to lead off the inning, with both runners advancing on a ground ball and Misch scoring on a sac fly from Grant Stephenson.Â
Xavier added two more runs on four hits in the third, with Andrew Walker hitting a lead-off double, then scoring on an RBI single from Connor Misch. Misch advanced on a single from Garrett Schultz, and scored on single from Alex Helmin.
The Wolverines picked up a run in the third to make it a 3-2 game headed to the fourth, but Xavier added runs in the fourth and fifth, with RBIs for Andrew Walker and Alex Helmin, to take a 5-2 lead that held into the seventh.
In the top of seven, back-to-back solo home runs, from Jared Cushing and Connor Misch, set the tone for a nine-run inning to break the game open. Xavier got RBIs on a double Andrew Walker and a single from Teddy Deters before Cushing capped off the seven-hit inning with his second homer of the frame, this time a two-run shot to make it a 14-2 Xavier lead, setting the final score.
The Musketeers return home to wrap up the regular season, hosting Georgetown for three games, starting on Thursday, May 18 and running through Saturday, May 20.
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Michigan took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Xavier evened it up in the top of two, with back-to-back walks for Connor Misch and Garrett Schultz to lead off the inning, with both runners advancing on a ground ball and Misch scoring on a sac fly from Grant Stephenson.Â
Xavier added two more runs on four hits in the third, with Andrew Walker hitting a lead-off double, then scoring on an RBI single from Connor Misch. Misch advanced on a single from Garrett Schultz, and scored on single from Alex Helmin.
The Wolverines picked up a run in the third to make it a 3-2 game headed to the fourth, but Xavier added runs in the fourth and fifth, with RBIs for Andrew Walker and Alex Helmin, to take a 5-2 lead that held into the seventh.
In the top of seven, back-to-back solo home runs, from Jared Cushing and Connor Misch, set the tone for a nine-run inning to break the game open. Xavier got RBIs on a double Andrew Walker and a single from Teddy Deters before Cushing capped off the seven-hit inning with his second homer of the frame, this time a two-run shot to make it a 14-2 Xavier lead, setting the final score.
The Musketeers return home to wrap up the regular season, hosting Georgetown for three games, starting on Thursday, May 18 and running through Saturday, May 20.
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  ON THE MOUND |
- Luke Bell made the start, allowing two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout and no walks in 2.0 innings.
- Jack Niedringhaus went 3.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing one hit and walking a pair. He picked up the win to move to 2-0 on the season.
- Nick Boyle faced a pair of batters in the sixth, allowing one hit and giving up a walk.
- Jonathan Kelly entered with two on and no outs in the sixth, keeping the Wolverines off the board in his 1.0 inning of work, finishing with a strikeout.
- Connor Bailey pitched a 1-2-3Â seventh inning, striking out one.
- Creighton Hansen came in for the eighth, pitching a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout.
- Nathan Stahl came in for the ninth inning, facing the minimum in 0.2 innings of work, getting a strikeout.
- Jack Housinger made his debut on the mound for the Musketeers, picking up the final out. He finished with one hit allowed and one walk in 0.1 innings of work.
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  AT THE PLATE |
- Jared Cushing hit a pair of home runs in the seventh, now leading the team with 14 for the season. Cushing went 3-4 at the plate, finishing with three RBIs and three runs scored.
- Andrew Walker went 3-5, hitting three doubles, finishing with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored.
- Connor Misch went 2-4, hitting his first collegiate home run in the seventh inning. He finished with two RBIs and three runs scored.
- Alex Helmin went 3-4, driving in a pair of RBIs.
- Teddy Deters went 1-2 with two RBIs and a run scored.
- Garrett Schultz had a pair of hits in his return to the lineup, finishing 2-4Â with a walk, scoring a run.
- Tyler DeMartino and Luke Hammond each recorded a hit on a 15-hit day for the Musketeers.
- Jack Housinger and Matthew DePrey each got aboard with a pair of walks.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Niedringhaus, Jack (2-0)
L: Walker Cleveland (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Walker, Andrew 3 ; DeMartino, Tyler 1
HR: Cushing, Jared 2 ; Misch, Connor 1
RBI: Walker, Andrew 3 ; Deters, Teddy 2 ; Cushing, Jared 3 ; Misch, Connor 2 ; Helmin, Alex 2 ; Stephenson, Grant 1
SF: Stephenson, Grant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DePrey, Matthew 2 ; Walker, Andrew 2 ; Deters, Teddy 1 ; Cushing, Jared 3 ; Misch, Connor 3 ; Schultz, Garrett 1 ; Hendrickson, Carter 1 ; Stephenson, Grant 1
SB: Cushing, Jared 1
HBP: Cushing, Jared 1
Batting:
2B: Tito Flores 1
RBI: Joe Longo 1 ; Tito Flores 1
SH: Nate Voss 1
SF: Joe Longo 1 ; Tito Flores 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cody Jefferis 1 ; Ted Burton 1
CS: Joey Velazquez 1
HBP: Joey Velazquez 1
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