Baseball Takes 6-4 Win at Cincinnati to Secure Season Series Against the Bearcats

Wednesday, April 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

5:00 PM

Xavier University

18-18

Cincinnati

21-17

Xavier

Cincinnati

Baseball Takes 6-4 Win at Cincinnati to Secure Season Series Against the Bearcats

04.17.24 | Baseball

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McCormick, Hendrickson homer in win for Musketeers; Xavier goes 2-1 against Bearcats this season

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - A pair of home runs helped Xavier baseball to a come-back 6-4 win at Cincinnati on Wednesday evening, giving Xavier the 2-1 advantage in the season series against the Bearcats. The Musketeers moved to 18-18 on the season with the win.

Cincinnati took the early lead on a two-run homer in the first, but the Musketeers manufactured a pair of runs in the next frame to tie it up. Jared Cushing led off the inning with a double, moved to third on the a ground ball from Matt McCormick and came home on a single from Matthew DePrey to drive in the first run for the Musketeers. Connor Misch was hit by a pitch to move DePrey into scoring position, coming home on a single from Jake Lambdin to make it 2-2 headed into the bottom of the second.

UC added two more runs in the third to lead 4-2, holding the advantage into the top of the fifth. Hayden Christiansen led off the inning with a walk to put a base runner on for Matt McCormick, who tied the game at 4-4 with a home run to right center.

The tie held into the eighth, when Connor Misch was hit by a pitch with one out in the top of the frame, and Carter Hendrickson snuck a ball inside the left field foul pole for his second home run of the season, putting the Musketeers in front 6-4.

UC brought the tying run to the plate in both the eighth and ninth inning but were unable to get another run acorss, setting the final score at 6-4.

Xavier continues BIG EAST play this weekend, traveling to South Orange, N.J., to play three with Seton Hall, running from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21. Game one with the Pirates is set for a 4:00 p.m. start on FloSports.

AT THE PLATE

Matt McCormick (1-4, 1 BB) finished with two RBI and a run scored after hitting his team-leading 12th home run of the season.
Carter Hendrickson went 1-of-4 with two RBI a run scored after hitting his second home run of the season, a two-run shot in the eighth.
Matthew DePrey (1-4) drove in a RBI with a single in the second then coming around to score later in the inning.
Jake Lambdin went 1-of-4, driving in an RBI in the second inning to tie the game.
Jared Cushing finished 2-of-5 with a run scored.
Hayden Christiansen finished with a pair of walks, coming around to score a run.
Connor Misch finished with walk and was hit by a pitch twice, scoring a run.
Aedan Anderson recorded a hit and Luke Hammond got aboard with a walk.

ON THE MOUND

Connor Bailey made the start, going 3.0 innings, allowing four runs on six hits, finishing with one strikeouts and no walks issued.
Nolan Hughes entered for the fourth, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings without allowing a hit, striking out four and walking three.
Nick Boyle came in from the bullpen for the sixth inning, pitching 1.0 scoreless inning, allowing just one hit and walking a pair.
Alex Vera entered to pitch the seventh, going 1.2 innings without allowing a run, giving up just one hit and one walk, striking out a pair. Vera picked up the win to move to 2-1 on the season.
Jake Lambdin moved from shortstop to the mound with two outs and a runner on third in the eighth. He went the final 1.1 innings, not allowing a run, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out a pair, Lambdin picked up the save, his second of the season.

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