Xavier University
5-4
Florida Gulf Coast
3-6
Baseball Takes Series Opener at Florida Gulf Coast
03.01.24 | Baseball
Luke Hoskins has career-high nine strikeouts
Xavier took the lead in the second when Luke Hammond got aboard with a hit-by-pitch, moved to third on a double from Carter Hendrickson and scored on a FGCU error. Jared Cushing hit an RBI single to score Hendrickson to give Xavier the 2-0 lead.
FGCU scored a pair in the third and the 2-2 tie held into the fifth where Xavier plated three runs to move back in front. Jared Cushing led off the inning with a single and Isaac Wachsmann walked to put two on for Grant Stephenson, who doubled down the left field line to drive in Cushing to put Xavier back in front 3-2. Wachsmann came home on a wild pitch and Matt McCormick drove in Stephenson with a groundball to make it a 5-2 Xavier lead.
In the sixth, Carter Hendrickson hit a one-out double and advanced to third on an fielding error and Jared Cushing drove him in with a sac fly to make it 6-2. A solo home run from the Eagles cut the Xavier lead back to three, 6-3.
Back-to-back doubles from Grant Stephenson and Matthew DePrey to lead off the seventh drove in Xavier's seventh run, and Matt McCormick drove in an eighth run, driving in DePrey with an RBI single.
FGCU scored three in the eighth, but in the ninth, Aedan Anderson hit a two-run homer, driving in Connor Misch who led off the inning with a walk, to set the final score at 10-6 in favor of Xavier.
Game two with the Eagles is set for a 2:00 p.m. start on Saturday, March 2.
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- Â Jared Cushing went 2-of-4 at the plate, driving in two RBI and scoring a run.
- Grant Stephenson went 2-of-4 at the plate with two doubles, scoring two runs and driving in an RBI.
- Aedan Anderson (1-of-2) drove in two RBI on his ninth-inning home run, his second of the season.
- Matt McCormick finished with a hit, an RBI single, and drove in a second RBI on a sac fly.
- Carter Hendrickson hit two doubles (2-of-5) and scored a pair of runs.
- Matthew DePrey drove in an RBI with his seventh inning double, and scored a run.
- Hayden Christiansen recorded a pair of hits (2-of-5) and Luke Hammond finished with a hit as well.
- Tyler DeMartino, Connor Misch and Isaac Wachsmann each had a walk on the day.
- Luke Hoskins made the start, going 6.0 innings, a season long, allowing three runs on four hits. He finished with a career-high nine strikeouts to three walks and picked up the win, moving to 2-1 on the season.
- Connor Bailey entered for the seventh, going 1.3 innings, allowing three runs, two earned on three hits and a walk.
- Alex Vera faced one batter in the eighth.
- Jonathan Kelly entered for the final out of the eighth, not allowing a run over the final 1.1 innings. Kelly allowed one hit and finished with one strikeout to one walk. He picked up the save, his first of the season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hoskins, Luke (2-1)
L: Anthony Ursitti (1-0)
S: Kelly, Jonathan (1)
Batting:
2B: DePrey, Matthew 1 ; Hendrickson, Carter 2 ; Stephenson, Grant 2
HR: Anderson, Aedan 1
RBI: DePrey, Matthew 1 ; McCormick, Matt 2 ; Anderson, Aedan 2 ; Cushing, Jared 2 ; Stephenson, Grant 1
SF: Cushing, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DePrey, Matthew 1 ; Misch, Connor 1 ; Anderson, Aedan 1 ; Hammond, Luke 1 ; Hendrickson, Carter 2 ; Cushing, Jared 1 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 1 ; Stephenson, Grant 2
SB: McCormick, Matt 1 ; Misch, Connor 1 ; Cushing, Jared 1 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 1
HBP: Hammond, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Armani Newton 1
HR: Harrison Povey 1
RBI: Jacob Lojewski 2 ; Harrison Povey 1 ; Armani Newton 1 ; Dalton Robinson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charles Davalan 1 ; Harrison Povey 2 ; Armani Newton 1 ; Dalton Robinson 1 ; Mac Moise 1
HBP: Charles Davalan 1 ; Jacob Lojewski 1
