Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, May 27
Mason, Ohio / Prasco Park
2:00 PM
Xavier University
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Baseball Falls in Game One of Championship Series with UConn, Will Play for Title on Saturday Evening
05.27.23 | Baseball
MASON, Ohio -Â No. 2 seeded Xavier baseball fell to No. 1 seed UConn on Saturday, 6-4, forcing a second game in the BIG EAST Championship series, with the winner taking the 2023 BIG EAST Championship.
UConn posted runs in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead into the fourth. Matt McCormick lead off the top of four with a single, took second on a wild pitch then scored after Jared Cushing put a ball into play to make it 3-1.
Xavier scored a pair of runs on three hits in the fifth, with Jack Housinger and Andrew Walker hitting singles, and Tyler DeMartino getting hit by a pitch to load the bases. Garrett Schultz hit a single through the right side to tie it up 3-3.
The tie held into the bottom of the sixth, with UConn scoring a pair of runs to retake the lead, 5-2, then added a run in the seventh to lead 6-3 going into the ninth. Xavier got the first two batter aboard, with a single from Andrew Walker and Tyler DeMartino reaching on an error. Matt McCormick drove in Walker with a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-4, setting the final score.
Xavier and UConn will play a deciding game seven of the tournament on Saturday evening, set to begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. on FloSports
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UConn posted runs in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead into the fourth. Matt McCormick lead off the top of four with a single, took second on a wild pitch then scored after Jared Cushing put a ball into play to make it 3-1.
Xavier scored a pair of runs on three hits in the fifth, with Jack Housinger and Andrew Walker hitting singles, and Tyler DeMartino getting hit by a pitch to load the bases. Garrett Schultz hit a single through the right side to tie it up 3-3.
The tie held into the bottom of the sixth, with UConn scoring a pair of runs to retake the lead, 5-2, then added a run in the seventh to lead 6-3 going into the ninth. Xavier got the first two batter aboard, with a single from Andrew Walker and Tyler DeMartino reaching on an error. Matt McCormick drove in Walker with a sac fly to cut the lead to 6-4, setting the final score.
Xavier and UConn will play a deciding game seven of the tournament on Saturday evening, set to begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. on FloSports
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  ON THE MOUND |
- Luke Hoskins made the start, going 3.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits, with two strikeouts and two walks.
- Nick Boyle entered for the final two outs of the fourth, pitching 0.2 scoreless innings, not allowing a hit but walking three. He walked a pair of batters in the fifth before exiting.
- Luke Bell entered with two on and no outs in the fifth, getting a pair of strikeouts to get out of the inning. He went the final 4.0 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits, striking out three with one walk.
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  AT THE PLATE |
- Garrett Schultz went 2-5 with two RBIs.
- Matt McCormick went 1-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Andrew Walker went 2-5, scoring a pair of runs.
- Jack Housinger went 2-4 with a walk, scoring a run.
- Jared Cushing (2-5) and Tyler DeMartino (1-3, 1 BB) each recorded a hit.
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