Luke Hammond Earns a Spot on the Final BIG EAST Honor Roll

05.18.26 | Baseball

Graduate student led Musketeers with .545 average in series against Creighton

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier third baseman Luke Hammond earned a spot on the final BIG EAST Weeky Honor Roll, the league office announced on Monday.

Hammond, a graduate student from Cincinnati, led the Musketeers with a .545 average at the plate, collecting a team-high six hits and leading the team with three RBIs as Xavier went 2-1 against Creighton last weekend.

In game one against the Bluejays, Hammond collected three hits, going 3-4 at the plate. He finished game two with an RBI and a run scored after hitting his seventh home run of the season. In the finale against Creighton, Hammond went 2-4 at the plate, driving in a pair of RBIs with a single.

Hammond leads the Musketeers with 21 multi-hit games, and currently has an eight-game hit streak as well as a 17-game reached base streak.

The Musketeers open BIG EAST Tournament play on Wednesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. against No. 2 seed UConn at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.