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Wednesday, February 25

Cincinnati, Ohio

2:00 PM

Xavier University

2-6

Indiana

3-5

Indiana

Xavier

02.25.26 | Baseball

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Musketeers travel to Cal State Fullerton for three-game series

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball opened up the home schedule against Indiana on Wednesday afternoon, falling 10-4 to the Hoosiers at Hayden Field.

The Musketeers took a 1-0 lead in the second after Landon Mensik led off the inning with a double, Clay Burdette was hit by a pitch, and Peter Johnson got on with a single to load the bases. Luke Hammond brought in Mensik with a sac fly for the first run of the game.

Indiana took the lead in the top of the fourth with a four-run frame, but the Musketeers got a run back in the bottom of the inning to cut it to 4-2. Burdette led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on a ground out from Hammond and scored on a wild pitch.

The Hoosiers extended the lead out to five with a three-run fifth inning, and added another run in the top of the sixth to take an 8-2 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Burdette got on with a single and moved to second on a walk from Johnson. After both runners advanced into scoring position, a double from Tommy Townsend brought them both in to cut IU's lead to four, 8-4.

The Hoosiers extended the lead back to six with a two-run homer in the seventh, setting the final score at 10-4 in favor of the Hoosiers.

The Musketeers now travel to Fullerton, Calif., to take on Cal State Fullerton in a three-game series, set to get underway on Friday, Feb. 27 and run through Sunday, March 1.

AT THE PLATE

Clay Burdette went 3-3 and was hit by a pitch in his first game of the season, coming around to score a pair of runs.
Tommy Townsend went 1-2, driving in a pair of RBIs with a double.
Luke Hammond drove in an RBI with a sac fly.
Eddie Peters finished with a pair of hits (2-4) including a double and got on with a walk.
Peter Johnson went 1-3 with a walk, scoring a run.
Landon Mensik finished with a double (1-4) and a run scored.
Josh Stonehouse also recorded a hit (1-5), the Musketeers had nine for the day.

on the mound

Ashton Chronister made the start, allowing one run on three hits, finishing with two strikeouts to one walk.
Jake Hooker entered with one on in the fourth, going 0.2 innings with three runs allowed on three hits and two walks, striking out one.
Evan Vasiliou entered with two outs and the bases loaded in the fourth, facing two batters and picking up the final out of the inning with a strikeout.
Owen Poole entered for the fifth, allowing three runs on three hits, walking three and striking out a pair.
Trevor Geddes entered with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth, going 1.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts.
Garrett Helsel entered for the seventh, allowing two runs on two hits with three strikeouts in 1.0 inning of work.
Eli Bridenthal pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
Sam Hoeft came in for the ninth, not allowing a run in 1.0 inning of work. Hoeft allowed one hit, and finished with one K to one walk.