Xavier Clinches Series at FGCU with 9-5 Win

Saturday, March 2

Fort Myers, Fla.

2:00 PM

Xavier University

6-4

Florida Gulf Coast

3-7

Xavier

FGCU

03.02.24 | Baseball

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Musketeers go for series sweep on Sunday afternoon

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Xavier baseball clinched a win in a second-straight weekend series with a 9-5 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon. The win, the Musketeers' fourth-straight, moves Xavier to 6-4 on the season.

Xavier took the lead early, with Matthew DePrey taking a lead-off walk and Matt McCormick getting aboard with a walk in the first inning to put two on for Aedan Anderson, who drove in three runs with his third home run of the season to give Xavier a lead they never relinquished. Luke Hammond singled then came home on a double from Jared Cushing to make it a four-run first inning.

FGCU got a run in the third, but Xavier added three in the next half inning. Isaac Wachsmann led off the inning with a single and then scored on a double from DePrey. McCormick homered to right field to drive in a pair of runs to give Xavier the 7-1 lead after the top of the fourth.

A solo home run from Wachsmann in the fifth, and a run scored by McCormick, who took a lead-off walk, on a sac fly from Anderson gave the Musketeers a 9-1 lead.

The Eagles posted a three-run seventh, and an added another run in the eighth, but would get no closer, setting the final score at 9-5 in favor of the Musketeers.

The series finale with the Eagles is set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, streamed on ESPN+.

AT THE PLATE

Aedan Anderson (1-4) had a career-high four RBI, driving in three of those on his third home run of the season.
Matt McCormick went 2-of-2 at the plate with three walks, driving in two RBI, on his third home run of the season, and scoring three runs.
Isaac Wachsmann went 3-of-4 at the plate, including his third home run of the season. He finished with one RBI and two runs scored.
Matthew DePrey finished with a pair of hits (2-of-5), both doubles, scoring a pair of runs and driving in an RBI.
Jared Cushing (1-of-5) finished with an RBI on his first inning double.
Luke Hammond and Carter Hendrickson each recorded a hit.
Grant Stephenson had a pair of walks.

ON THE MOUND

Nolan Hughes made the start, setting a season-high with seven strikeouts, and allowing just one earned run on two hits, with five walks in 3.0 innings.
Logan Schmidt entered for the fourth inning, going 3.0 innings with out allowing a run or a hit, striking out one and walking one. Schmidt was credited with the win, moving him to 2-0 on the season.
Ashton Chronister came in from the bullpen in the seventh, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out a pair in 1.0 inning.
Jack Niedringhaus pitched the final 2.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits and finishing with two strikeouts and no walks.

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