Xavier University Athletics
Wednesday, February 21
Louisville, Ky.
3:00 PM
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02.21.24 | Baseball
Christiansen, Hammond homer in 15-hit day for the Musketeers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -  Xavier baseball picked up its first win of the season, topping the Louisville Cardinals 9-1 at Jim Patterson Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.
The Musketeers built the lead out to 5-1 after scoring a run in each of the first five innings. In the first, Tyler DeMartino drove in Matthew DePrey with an RBI double and DePrey made it a 2-0 lead in the second with a sac fly to score Grant Stephenson.
Hayden Christiansen hit a third-inning home run to make it a 3-0 Xavier lead, but the Cardinals responded with a run in the bottom of the frame to cut it to 3-1.
In the fourth, Matt McCormick hit an RBI double to drive in Carter Hendrickson to extend the lead back to three, 4-1, and Luke Hammond's third long-ball of the season pushed the Xavier lead out to 5-1 in the fifth.
The four run lead held into the eighth when Xavier extended its advantage on a Jared Cushing RBI double, driving in DePrey, who led off the inning with a walk, to make it a 6-1 Xavier lead.
In the ninth, Xavier added three more runs after a Hendrickson single, Schultz walk and McCormick intentional walk loaded the bases and Aedan Anderson cleared them with a double, setting the final score at 9-1 Xavier.Â
The win at Louisville is Xavier's first over the Cardinals since 2019.
The Musketeers now head to Nashville, Tenn., to face Lipscomb for a three-game series. The Musketeers and the Bisons get underway on Friday, Feb. 23, with game one set for a 4:00 p.m. ET start.
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The Musketeers built the lead out to 5-1 after scoring a run in each of the first five innings. In the first, Tyler DeMartino drove in Matthew DePrey with an RBI double and DePrey made it a 2-0 lead in the second with a sac fly to score Grant Stephenson.
Hayden Christiansen hit a third-inning home run to make it a 3-0 Xavier lead, but the Cardinals responded with a run in the bottom of the frame to cut it to 3-1.
In the fourth, Matt McCormick hit an RBI double to drive in Carter Hendrickson to extend the lead back to three, 4-1, and Luke Hammond's third long-ball of the season pushed the Xavier lead out to 5-1 in the fifth.
The four run lead held into the eighth when Xavier extended its advantage on a Jared Cushing RBI double, driving in DePrey, who led off the inning with a walk, to make it a 6-1 Xavier lead.
In the ninth, Xavier added three more runs after a Hendrickson single, Schultz walk and McCormick intentional walk loaded the bases and Aedan Anderson cleared them with a double, setting the final score at 9-1 Xavier.Â
The win at Louisville is Xavier's first over the Cardinals since 2019.
The Musketeers now head to Nashville, Tenn., to face Lipscomb for a three-game series. The Musketeers and the Bisons get underway on Friday, Feb. 23, with game one set for a 4:00 p.m. ET start.
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AT THE PLATE
- Luke Hammond went 3-of-5 at the plate and finished with a run scored and an RBI after hitting his third home run of the season in the fifth inning.
- Hayden Christiansen finished 1-of-2 with three walks, picking up an RBI and a run scored on his third inning home run, his first of the season.
- Matt McCormick finished 2-of-4 at the plate with a apri of walks, scoring a run and driving in an RBI.
- Carter Hendrickson went 2-of-3 with a pair of walks, scoring a pair of runs.
- Garrett Schultz collected a pair of hits (2-of-5) and a walk, coming around to score a run.
- Matthew DePrey finished with a hit (1-of-3) and a walk, scoring two runs and driving in a RBI.
- Aedan Anderson pinch hit in the ninth, hitting a three-RBI double in his lone plate appearance.
- Tyler DeMartino and Jared Cushing each finished with a hit after hitting RBI doubles.
- Grant Stephenson finished with a hit and a run scored.
- Xavier's runs scored (9) and hits (15) are season highs.
ON THE MOUND
- Connor Bailey made the start, his first of the season, allowing just one run in 2.2 innings on three hits and a walk, striking out one.
- Logan Schmidt entered with two out and one on in the third, getting the strikeout to get out of the inning. He went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk and finishing with one strikeout. Schmidt picked up the win, moving to 1-0 on the season.
- Tyler Sausville entered with one out in the sixth, going 1.2 innings, allowing just one hit and a pair of walks, striking out two.
- Jake Hooker came out for the eighth inning, allowing one hit in 1.0 scoreless inning, picking up a strikeout.
- Alex Vera pitched the final 1.0 inning, not allowing a run and striking out a pair.
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