Xavier University Athletics
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Cincinnati, OH
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Baseball Sweeps Series vs Butler, Billy O'Conner Wins 200th Career Game
04.06.25 | Baseball
Xavier moves to 5-1 in BIG EAST action
CINCINNATIÂ - Xavier baseball swept the weekend series vs Butler on Sunday afternoon at Hayden Field, posting a 14-1 win in seven innings. The Musketeers have now won five straight games and nine of their last 10 contests.
The victory was also career win No. 200 for head coach Billy O'Conner.
Xavier improved to 18-14 (5-1 BIG EAST), while the Bulldogs drop to 10-21 (0-3 BIG EAST).
The Musketeers scored in all but two innings on Sunday. Xavier scored its first run in the opening frame on a wild pitch before scoring eight runs on six hits in the second inning.
Xavier made the score 12-0 in the fourth inning, scoring three runs on four hits. Butler scored its lone run of the game in the top of the sixth inning to close within 11 runs (12-1), but the Musketeers responded with two runs on two hits in the bottom of the frame - making the score 14-1.
Xavier held a 13-4 advantage in hits and committed one more error (1-0) than the Bulldogs. Both teams left six runners on base.
The 13 hits match a season high for the Musketeers. Xavier now has 13 games with 10 or more hits.
Xavier returns to action on Tuesday, April 8 vs Miami (Ohio) in the Joe Nuxhall Classic. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. from Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
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Baseball vs Butler (Game 3) by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
The victory was also career win No. 200 for head coach Billy O'Conner.
Xavier improved to 18-14 (5-1 BIG EAST), while the Bulldogs drop to 10-21 (0-3 BIG EAST).
The Musketeers scored in all but two innings on Sunday. Xavier scored its first run in the opening frame on a wild pitch before scoring eight runs on six hits in the second inning.
Xavier made the score 12-0 in the fourth inning, scoring three runs on four hits. Butler scored its lone run of the game in the top of the sixth inning to close within 11 runs (12-1), but the Musketeers responded with two runs on two hits in the bottom of the frame - making the score 14-1.
Xavier held a 13-4 advantage in hits and committed one more error (1-0) than the Bulldogs. Both teams left six runners on base.
The 13 hits match a season high for the Musketeers. Xavier now has 13 games with 10 or more hits.
Xavier returns to action on Tuesday, April 8 vs Miami (Ohio) in the Joe Nuxhall Classic. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. from Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
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AT THE PLATE
- A total of 10 Musketeers recorded a hit, while seven different players drove in a run. A total of 10 players also scored a run.
- Clay Burdette, Hayden Christiansen, Jason Jelic and Isaac Wachsmann all hit a home run. Xavier has hit a home run four times a game twice this season (also had four home runs vs Ball State on March 21).
- Jason Jelic went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs and two extra-base hits. He posted a .500 batting average (4-for-8) in the series with a team-leading eight RBI to go along with four extra-base hits and three runs.
- Connor Misch went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a RBI. He hit .545 (6-for-11) in the series with five RBI and four runs.
- Clay Burdette went 1-for-2 with two RBI, and a run. Carter Hendrickson finished 1-for-2 with a run and a RBI.
- Nolan Tucker went 1-for-1 with two runs. He finished the series with a .600 batting average (6-for-10) with five runs.
- Aedan Anderson went 1-for-2 with two runs. He finished the series with a .556 batting average (5-for-9) with five runs and a RBI.
- Isaac Wachsmann went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a run. Luke Hammond finished 2-for-3 with a double, a run and a RBI.
- Xavier posted a .348 batting average in the series with 14 extra-base hits and 31 runs.
on the mound
- Luke Hoskins (3-1) matched his season-high in strikeouts with seven. The RHP only allowed two hits in five scoreless innings of work.
- Jack DeTienne recorded two strikeouts in one inning of action. The RHP allowed two hits and one run.
- Jon Wylie threw two strikeouts in one inning of scoreless work.
- Xavier's pitching staff matched its season high in strikeouts with 11. The Musketeers have thrown 10 or more strikeouts six times this season.
- Xavier posted a 3.60 ERA in the series vs Butler. The pitching staff posted 29 strikeouts in 25.0 innings of work.
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Baseball vs Butler (Game 3) by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hoskins, Luke (3-1)
L: DAILEY, Colin (0-3)
Batting:
3B: TOWNSEND, Tommy 1
RBI: TOWNSEND, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BARBERO, Danny 1
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2B: Misch, Connor 1 ; Jelic, Jason 1 ; Hammond, Luke 1
HR: Burdette, Clay 1 ; Christiansen, Hayden 1 ; Jelic, Jason 1 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 1
RBI: Hendrickson, Carter 1 ; Misch, Connor 1 ; Burdette, Clay 2 ; Christiansen, Hayden 2 ; Jelic, Jason 3 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 3 ; Hammond, Luke 1
SF: Jelic, Jason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hendrickson, Carter 2 ; Misch, Connor 1 ; Burdette, Clay 1 ; Tucker, Nolan 2 ; Canterberry, Donavan 1 ; Anderson, Aedan 2 ; Christiansen, Hayden 1 ; Jelic, Jason 2 ; Wachsmann, Isaac 1 ; Hammond, Luke 1
SB: Hammond, Luke 1
HBP: Hendrickson, Carter 1 ; Tucker, Nolan 1
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