Musketeers Take Comeback Win in Game One at Georgetown

Friday, May 10

College Park, Md.

6:00 PM

Xavier University

27-22, 0

Georgetown

30-17, 0

Xavier

Georgetown

Musketeers Take Comeback Win in Game One at Georgetown

05.10.24 | Baseball

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Game two has moved up to a 1 PM start on Saturday

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Xavier rallied late, scoring six runs in the final four innings, to take a 9-7 win in the series opener at Georgetown on Friday afternoon at the University of Maryland. The win, Xavier's fifth-straight, moved the Musketeers to 27-22 overall and 10-6 in BIG EAST play.

The Hoyas took a 2-0 lead in the first two innings before the Musketeers got on the board in the third on a solo home run from Grant Stephenson. GU responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to lead 4-1.

Xavier got the first two aboard in the fourth, with Jared Cushing being hit by a pitch and Matt McCormick taking a walk. Cushing stole third, then came home on a single from Carter Hendrickson. McCormick, who moved to third on Hendrickson's single, scored on an error to cut it to 4-3.

The Hoyas added runs in the fifth and seventh innings, but the Musketeers scored in the final six frames to chip away to the lead. In the sixth, Connor Misch led off with a single, and walks for Matthew DePrey and Luke Hammond loaded the bases for Aedan Anderson, who took the third walk of the inning to drive in a run.

In the seventh, Cushing led off with a single and came home on a double from Hendrickson. In the eighth, Hammond singled and Anderson walked, and both advanced on a wild pitch to put two runners in scoring position for Cushing. The second baseman sent a single up the middle to bring both runners in, tying the game a 7-7.

With the game tied in the ninth, McCormick hit a lead-off home run to give the Musketeers their first lead of the game, and Misch followed with a solo shot of his own to make it a two-run Xavier lead, setting the final score at 9-7.

Game two with the Hoyas is set for Saturday, May 11, with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch, moved up from the original start time of 2:00 p.m.

AT THE PLATE

Carter Hendrickson went 3-of-5 at the plate, with a double, driving in two RBI.
Jared Cushing went 2-of-3 with a walk, driving in two RBI and scoring a pair of runs.
Connor Misch finished 3-of-5 at the plate, including hitting his sixth home run of the season, finishing with an RBI and two runs scored.
Matt McCormick hit his 14th home run of the season to finish with an RBI. He also got aboard with a walk, scoring two runs on the day.
Grant Stephenson hit a solo home run, his second of the season, to finish with an RBI and a run scored.
Aedan Anderson finished with a double (1-3) and a pair of walks, driving in an RBI.
Luke Hammond got on with a single, and Isaac Wachsmann got aboard with a walk, both finishing with a run scored.

ON THE MOUND

Jonathan Kelly went 5.2 innings in the start, allowing six runs on seven hits and a pair of walks. Kelly matched his career high for the third time this season with six strikeouts.
Alex Vera entered with one on and two outs in the sixth, allowing just one run on three hits in 3.0 innings of work. He finished with a season-high four strikeouts without issuing a walk.
Nolan Hughes entered for the final out of the ninth, picking it up with a strikeout.

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