Musketeers Secure Series Win with a Late Rally in Game Two at Georgetown

Saturday, May 11

College Park, Md.

1:00 PM

Xavier University

28-22, 0

Georgetown

30-18, 0

Xavier

Georgetown

Musketeers Secure Series Win with a Late Rally in Game Two at Georgetown

05.11.24 | Baseball

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Xavier goes for second-straight weekend sweep in series finale, set for noon on Sunday

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Xavier posted another late rally, with Isaac Wachsmann tying the game with a ninth-inning home run to force extras, on the way to a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Saturday at the University of Maryland. Xavier moved to 2-0 in the series against the Hoyas, securing Xavier's fourth series win in BIG EAST play. The win marked Xavier's sixth in a row and moved the Musketeers to 28-22 overall and 11-6 in BIG EAST play.

The Hoyas took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and held the Musketeers off the board into the sixth inning. Matt McCormick led off the sixth with a double and was followed by Connor Misch's second home run of the series to cut the Georgetown lead to 3-2. The Hoyas responded in the bottom of the frame with a two-run homer to extend the lead back to three.

Aedan Anderson hit his BIG EAST-leading 16th home run of the season in the top of the seventh, cutting the Hoya lead back to two, 5-3.

Trailing by two in the ninth, Anderson got aboard with a one-out single, and Isaac Wacshmann came to the plate, hitting his second home run since returning from injury, driving in two runs to tie the game at 5-5. Wachsmann's ninth-inning home run marked the fourth-straight game that a Musketeer has homered in the ninth, and marked the third straight game that Xavier has tied the game or taken the lead in the ninth.

After holding the Hoyas off the board in the bottom of the ninth, the game headed to the 10th inning, where Carter Hendrickson hit a one-out single, moved to second on a bunt single from Matthew DePrey, and moved to third on a fly ball from Hayden Christiansen. Luke Hammond hit a double to the center-field wall, scoring Hendrickson to put the Musketeer in front for the first time at 6-5, setting the final score.

The series finale with the Hoyas is set for Sunday, May 11, with a 12:00 p.m. first pitch.

AT THE PLATE

Isaac Wachsmann (2-5) hit his seventh home run of the season, and second in the last week, a two-run shot to finish with two RBI and a run scored.
Connor Misch (1-4) finished with two RBI and a run scored after hitting his second home run of the weekend, and seventh of the season.
Aedan Anderson hit his team-leading, and BIG EAST best, 16th home run of the season, a solo shot. He finished 3-of-6 at the plate, scoring a pair of runs.
Luke Hammond (1-5) finished with an RBI after driving in the winning run in the 10th with a double.
Carter Hendrickson (2-of-5) and Matt McCormick (1-4) each scored a run for the Musketeers.
Matthew DePrey went 2-of-5 at the plate, and Grant Stephenson (1-4) also recorded a hit on a 13-hit day for the Musketeers.

ON THE MOUND

Logan Schmidt made the start, allowing five earned runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings of work. He finished with seven strikeouts to just two walks.
Ashton Chronister pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning, not allowing a hit or a walk and striking out one in his 1.0 inning of work.
Nick Boyle entered for the eighth inning, pitching a scoreless 1.0 inning without allowing a walk or a hit, and finishing with a strikeout.
Nolan Hughes entered for the ninth, going the final 2.0 innings without allowing a run or a hit, walking one and picking up a strikeout. Hughes picked up the win, his fourth of the season.

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