Musketeers Top Bulldogs, 7-3, on Saturday

Saturday, May 4

Indianapolis, Ind.

2:00 PM

Xavier University

24-22, 8-6

Butler

17-29, 3-11

Xavier

Butler

05.04.24 | Baseball

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Xavier takes a 2-0 lead in the weekend series at Butler

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

INDIANAPOLIS - Xavier baseball defeated Butler, 7-3, on Saturday afternoon in game two of the weekend series. The Musketeers have won 10 straight vs the Bulldogs and 13 of the last 14 meetings.

Xavier moved to 24-22 (8-6 BIG EAST), while Butler dropped to 17-28 (3-11 BIG EAST).

Hayden Christiansen gave the Musketeers an early 1-0 lead in the second inning with a solo home run to left field, his seventh home run of the season. Xavier extended its lead to four runs (4-0) in the sixth inning, scoring three runs on four hits.

The Musketeers added one run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to pull away for the 7-3 victory.

Xavier had five more hits (12-7) than Butler and left four more runners on base (9-5). Both teams committed one error.

Game three of the weekend series at Butler is set for Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m.

AT THE PLATE

Jared Cushing went 2-for-5 with two runs. The infielder is 4-for-10 with three RBI and three runs in the series. Cushing extended his hitting streak to 13 games, while increasing his mult-hit games to 15.
Carter Hendrickson and Grant Stephenson both went 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI. Stephenson also had a triple in the game.
Connor Misch went 1-for-4 with a run and RBI. Luke Hammond went 1-for-4 with a RBI.
Matt McCormick, Tyler Stack and Matthew DePrey both added a hit.
The Musketeers had 12 hits in the game. Xavier has now recorded 10 or more hits in a game 21 times this season.

ON THE MOUND

Logan Schmidt (5-3) made his 10th start of the year, going a season-long 7.2 innings. The RHP threw five strikeouts, his second game of the year with five or more strikeouts. Schmidt allowed six hits and three runs.
Nolan Hughes pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. The LHP threw four strikeouts and only surrendered one hit.
Xavier only allowed one walk in the contest (2nd time this season only allowing one walk; did not walk any batters at Lipscomb on Feb. 23).
Xavier had nine strikeouts in the game, the team's 21st game of the season with nine or more strikeouts.