Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, March 21
Cincinnati, Ohio
2:00 PM
Xavier University
7-17
2
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14
Wofford
15-9
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6
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Xavier
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Baseball Falls in Game Two with Wofford
03.21.26 | Baseball
Rubber match set for Sunday at 1 PM at Hayden Field
CINCINNATIÂ - Xavier baseball dropped the second game of the three-game series with Wofford, 14-2, in seven innings at Hayden Field on Saturday afternoon.
The setback evened the series with at one game each with the finale set for Sunday afternoon. The Musketeers moved to 7-17 on the year, while the Terriers improved to 15-9.
Wofford posted three runs in the first inning, with the Musketeers getting a run back in the bottom of the frame to got to the second with the Terriers ahead, 3-1. Jorge Valdes led off the first for the Musketeers with a walk, moved to second on a single from Clay Burdette and third on a fielder's choice from Jonathan Fitz. Valdes came home on a wild pitch to get the Musketeers on the board.
Another three-run frame for the Terriers in the second made it a 6-1 lead. A six-run fourth and pair of runs in the fifth stretched the Wofford lead to 14-1.
A solo home run from Tanner Thomas put another run on the board for the Musketeers in the seventh, but the game ended following the inning on a run rule at 14-2.
The Musketeers wrap up the series with Wofford at Hayden Field on Sunday, March 22, with a 1:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.
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The setback evened the series with at one game each with the finale set for Sunday afternoon. The Musketeers moved to 7-17 on the year, while the Terriers improved to 15-9.
Wofford posted three runs in the first inning, with the Musketeers getting a run back in the bottom of the frame to got to the second with the Terriers ahead, 3-1. Jorge Valdes led off the first for the Musketeers with a walk, moved to second on a single from Clay Burdette and third on a fielder's choice from Jonathan Fitz. Valdes came home on a wild pitch to get the Musketeers on the board.
Another three-run frame for the Terriers in the second made it a 6-1 lead. A six-run fourth and pair of runs in the fifth stretched the Wofford lead to 14-1.
A solo home run from Tanner Thomas put another run on the board for the Musketeers in the seventh, but the game ended following the inning on a run rule at 14-2.
The Musketeers wrap up the series with Wofford at Hayden Field on Sunday, March 22, with a 1:00 p.m. start on ESPN+.
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AT THE PLATE
- Tanner Thomas hit his first home run as a Musketeer, a solo shot, to finish 1-1 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
- Jorge Valdes reached base for a fourth-straight game, getting on with a walk and eventually scoring a run on a wild pitch.
- Clay Burdette finished 3-4 at the plate, extending his team-best reached base streak to 11 games.
- Peter Johnson went 2-2 with a double.
- Donavan Canterberry also recorded a hit (1-3) on a seven-hit day for the Musketeers.
on the mound
- Jack DeTienne made the start, allowing six runs on five hits and a pair of walks in 1.2 innings. DeTienne picked up one strikeout.
- Joey Arend entered with one on and two outs in the second, going 2.0 innings. with six runs allowed on five hits, walking a pair and striking out three.
- Sam Stevens entered with one on and two outs in the fourth, allowing two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings pitched.
- Sam Hoeft pitched the sixth inning, facing the minimum in 1.0 inning of work.
- Sam Eppley entered in the seventh, making his debut as a Musketeer. He did not allow a run or a hit, and finished with one strikeout.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alec Bouchard (3-1)
L: DeTienne, Jack (0-5)
Batting:
2B: JT Smith 1
HR: Niko Brini 1 ; Logan Tribble 1 ; Ben Timblin 1 ; Marc Quarrie 2
RBI: Niko Brini 3 ; Logan Tribble 5 ; Ben Timblin 1 ; Marc Quarrie 3 ; Tanner Hardin 1 ; JT Smith 1
SH: Niko Brini 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cade Collins 3 ; Niko Brini 1 ; Logan Tribble 2 ; Ben Timblin 1 ; Marc Quarrie 2 ; Hunter Herndon 1 ; Tanner Hardin 1 ; JT Smith 1 ; Brady Gold 2
SB: Hunter Herndon 1
HBP: Cade Collins 2 ; Niko Brini 1
PO: Marc Quarrie 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Peter 1
HR: Thomas, Tanner 1
RBI: Thomas, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Valdes, Jorge 1 ; Thomas, Tanner 1
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1
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