Xavier University Athletics
Tuesday, April 28
Oxford, Ohio
3:00 PM
Xavier University
21-25
10
at
7
Miami (OH)
29-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Miami (Ohio) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Musketeers Take Comeback Win in 10 Innings at Miami (Ohio)
04.28.26 | Baseball
Xavier heads to Atlanta to face No. 3 Georgia Tech in three-game series
OXFORD, Ohio - Xavier baseball erased a four-run deficit in the final innings to take a 10-7 win over Miami (Ohio) in 10 innings on Tuesday afternoon at McKie Field at Hayden Park.
The Musketeers improved to 21-25 on the season, while the RedHawks dropped to 29-14 overall.
Runs in the second and third for Miami gave the Redhawks a 2-0 lead going into the fourth. Tommy Townsend led off the fourth frame with a solo home run to get the Musketeers on the board and cut the Miami lead in half, 2-1.
Xavier tied it at 2-2 in the fifth after Clay Burdette reached and advanced to second on an error, moved to third on a groundball from Jonathan Fitz and scored on a double from Luke Hammond. The RedHawks moved back in front with a run in the fifth and added three in the sixth to lead 6-2.Â
The Musketeers picked up a pair of runs in the seventh, with Burdette getting on with a lead-off walk, and Josh Stonehouse moving him to third with a single. A double from Fitz brought in Burdette, and Stonehouse came home on a ground ball from Hammond to cut the Miami lead to two, 6-4.
Miami took a 6-4 lead into the ninth, where Stonehouse got on with a hit-by-pitch, moved to second on a ground ball, and third on a single from Hammond. Stonehouse scored on a double from Landon Mensik to cut the lead to one, and Hammond came home on a sac fly from Townsend to tie it at 6-6. Miami got the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the inning but the Musketeers got out of the frame with a groundball and a double play to send it to extras.
Xavier got the first three batters aboard in the 10th, with Donavan Canterberry hitting a single, Jorge Valdes reaching on an error, and Burdette being hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Stonehouse and Fitz each took a bases-loaded walk to put Xavier in front 8-6. Burdette came home on a groundball from Hammond to make it a 9-6 lead. Fitz came home on a wild pitch to put Xavier in front 10-6 headed to the bottom of the inning.
A solo home run cut the Xavier lead to three, but the RedHawks were unable to cut into the deficit any further, setting the final score at 10-7.
Xavier heads to Atlanta to face No. 3 Georgia Tech for a three-game series, running Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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The Musketeers improved to 21-25 on the season, while the RedHawks dropped to 29-14 overall.
Runs in the second and third for Miami gave the Redhawks a 2-0 lead going into the fourth. Tommy Townsend led off the fourth frame with a solo home run to get the Musketeers on the board and cut the Miami lead in half, 2-1.
Xavier tied it at 2-2 in the fifth after Clay Burdette reached and advanced to second on an error, moved to third on a groundball from Jonathan Fitz and scored on a double from Luke Hammond. The RedHawks moved back in front with a run in the fifth and added three in the sixth to lead 6-2.Â
The Musketeers picked up a pair of runs in the seventh, with Burdette getting on with a lead-off walk, and Josh Stonehouse moving him to third with a single. A double from Fitz brought in Burdette, and Stonehouse came home on a ground ball from Hammond to cut the Miami lead to two, 6-4.
Miami took a 6-4 lead into the ninth, where Stonehouse got on with a hit-by-pitch, moved to second on a ground ball, and third on a single from Hammond. Stonehouse scored on a double from Landon Mensik to cut the lead to one, and Hammond came home on a sac fly from Townsend to tie it at 6-6. Miami got the winning run in scoring position in the bottom of the inning but the Musketeers got out of the frame with a groundball and a double play to send it to extras.
Xavier got the first three batters aboard in the 10th, with Donavan Canterberry hitting a single, Jorge Valdes reaching on an error, and Burdette being hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Stonehouse and Fitz each took a bases-loaded walk to put Xavier in front 8-6. Burdette came home on a groundball from Hammond to make it a 9-6 lead. Fitz came home on a wild pitch to put Xavier in front 10-6 headed to the bottom of the inning.
A solo home run cut the Xavier lead to three, but the RedHawks were unable to cut into the deficit any further, setting the final score at 10-7.
Xavier heads to Atlanta to face No. 3 Georgia Tech for a three-game series, running Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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AT THE PLATE
- Tommy Townsend (1-4, 1 BB) finished with two RBI and a run scored. His solo home run in the fourth was his fifth of the season.
- Jonathan Fitz went 1-4 with two walks, bringing in three RBIs.
- Luke Hammond (2-5) drove in a pair of RBIs and scored a run.
- Landon Mensik went 2-5 with a walk, driving in an RBI.
- Clay Burdette got on with a walk and was hit by a pair of pitches, scoring three runs.
- Josh Stonehouse went 1-3 with two walks, driving in an RBI and scoring three runs. Stonehouse also got aboard on a hit-by-pitch, his 19th for the year, the most by a Musketeer in a single season.
- Donavan Canterberry recorded two hits (2-5) and scored a run.
- Tanner Thomas recorded two of Xavier's nine walks for the day.
on the mound
- Joey Arend went 4.0 innings in the start, allowing two runs on four hits, finishing with a season-high five strikeouts to two walks.
- Jake Hooker came in from the pen for the fifth, allowing four runs on five hits in 1.2 innings of work, walking one and striking out one.
- Owen Poole entered with one on and two outs in the sixth, going 3.1 innings with out allowing a run, giving up just two hits and striking out five to match his career high. Poole picked up the win, his first of the season.
- Garrett Helsel pitched the 10th frame, allowing one run on one hit and striking out one.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Poole, Owen (1-5)
L: Taylor Echols (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Fitz, Jonathan 1 ; Hammond, Luke 1 ; Mensik, Landon 1
HR: Townsend, Tommy 1
RBI: Stonehouse, Josh 1 ; Fitz, Jonathan 3 ; Hammond, Luke 2 ; Mensik, Landon 1 ; Townsend, Tommy 2
SH: Valdes, Jorge 1
SF: Townsend, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Valdes, Jorge 1 ; Burdette, Clay 3 ; Stonehouse, Josh 3 ; Hammond, Luke 1 ; Townsend, Tommy 1 ; Canterberry, Donavan 1
CS: Burdette, Clay 1 ; Crisp, JD 1
HBP: Burdette, Clay 2 ; Stonehouse, Josh 1 ; Hammond, Luke 1
PO: Thomas, Tanner 1
Batting:
2B: Christopher Roa 1
HR: Ignacio Gonzalez 1 ; Christopher Roa 1 ; Diego Cruz 2
RBI: Tommy Harrison 1 ; Ignacio Gonzalez 1 ; Christopher Roa 1 ; Diego Cruz 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Ignacio Gonzalez 1 ; Christopher Roa 2 ; Mason Breidenbach 1 ; Diego Cruz 2 ; Matt Buffington 1
CS: Matt Buffington 1
HBP: Marcus Dierks 1 ; Ignacio Gonzalez 1 ; Matt Buffington 1
PO: Dominic Krupinski 1
Game Leaders
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H
2
RBI
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AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
lf/1b
AB
3
R
3
H
1
RBI
1
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