Xavier Baseball 2016

[GoMuskies]

Opener at Arizona State tonight. Hopefully the Muskies have set aside the suck that was 2015 and get back to the form that made them Big East champs in 2014.

[GoMuskies]

The game will be available on a live stream through ASU's website. Not sure yet whether they are charging or not.

[GoMuskies]

Live stream requires an account with a TV provider that carries the Pac-12 Network. Damn you DirecTV!

[Masterofreality]

4-0 Arizona State in the middle of the 4th.

[bobbiemcgee]

http://pac-12.com/live/arizona-state-university

free - one click

[GoMuskies]

Nice, thanks. Good to see the Muskies hanging tough against excellent competition. First of four games in Arizona.

[GoMuskies]

0-4 in Phoenix, which isn't a huge surprise. I did notice that Xavier isn't scheduled to play a home game until March 15.

[GoMuskies]

The 0-4 Muskies get a slightly less tall task this weekend with three at Mercer in Macon, GA. Mercer (3-1) seems to be pretty good themselves, though, judging by an opening weekend sweep of Radford and a weekday extra inning home loss to Georgia. Hopefully the Muskies can get their first win this weekend.

[paulxu]

I blame their tough losses in the desert on Dawn Rogers.
Which isn't altogether fair, since apparently she's left ASU to head up the NCAA Final Four operation next year in Phoenix.

The Muskies swing through here to take on USC Upstate next weekend, so I can go check them out.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier lost 3-1 in 10 innings.

0-5 now

[GoMuskies]

The Muskies will put their perfect record on the line in front of paulxu (I assume) today at 4pm in Sparkletown, SC against USC-Upstate.

[paulxu]

Going to try for tomorrow's game if I can. Also here Sunday.

Very bad start to the season. Wonder what's going on?

[GoMuskies]

Very bad start to the season. Wonder what's going on?


They're not very good, and they're playing southern schools with a huge built-in advantage on the road. Hopefully they can hold their own once they start playing fellow northerners. Obviously, that didn't happen last year.

[paulxu]

Started a new streak with a 6-1 win yesterday at the Upstate. Series continues this afternoon.

[GoMuskies]

Two in a row. On fire!

[GoMuskies]

Clean sweep of USC-U. Blew a 7-1 lead but scored in the ninth for an 8-7 win. 3-7 now.

The "good" news is that Creighton is the only Big East team with a winning record, so it's still very possible that X will be competitive in league play.

[X-band '01]

There's only 7 teams in the Big East - that's why it was very disappointing last year to not even advance to the Big East tournament. The team apparently had enough injuries to put them on the bad side of the standings.

Hopefully this is a very good sign of things to come in 2016.

[X-band '01]

Xavier also playing Vanderbilt on ESPN3/SEC Network+ as we speak.

[GoMuskies]

So X lost 4 straight to Vandy (3) and Louisville by a combined 37-6. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say those teams are better than ours.

[paulxu]

Maybe they could suit up Chapman for a few games. He's available.

[GoMuskies]

Xaviee got a win today over Central Michigan to improve to 5-12. The good news: Xavier is #89 in the RPI. The Muskies are 0-9 against top 50 competition, so the schedule has been brutal. Hopefully they can compete with the much softer Big East.

[xu82]

Baseball is better for my blood pressure. Thank you. I actually enjoyed walking over to the X baseball games. Spend a little time at the park. The leisurely pace. Ahhhhh

[GoMuskies]

After Vandy and Louisville stomped the Muskies, Xavier responded with 4 straight win over MAC foes who will look more like the competition Xavier will see in the Big East. The Muskies are 7-12 now with a trip to Ohio State tomorrow. 11-6-1 Ohio State has a 124 RPI compared to Xavier's 131.

[GoMuskies]

Through 5 innings, the Musketeers are smacking around the Buckeyes 5-2.

[GoMuskies]

So apparently the bullpen sucks, because OSU has a grand slam and a three-run homer the last two innings. 9-6 Ohio State in the 7th.

[GoMuskies]

The Muskies are a rather respectable 10-19 following a 5-4 loss at Ball State today. I sat respectable considering the tough early schedule that led to a 3-12 start and given that Xavier has played 23 of its first 29 on the road. No reason Xavier cannot contend in a bad Big East.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier is 1-0 in the Big East after a big come from behind win at Georgetown.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier greatly improved their chances of making the Big East Tournament by taking 2 of 3 from St. John's over the weekend. St. John's is one of the better teams in the league (came into the series 4-2).

[GoMuskies]

Two 4-1 wins at Butler today, and the Muskies are alone in second place in the Big East at 6-3. They've got a great shot at making the Big East Tournament now with the sweep of Butler, although X still has series to play against Creighton and Seton Hall. Those teams are far and away the class of the Big East, so getting 2 wins in those 6 games would be huge.

Butler, by the way, is 280 in the RPI out of 300 teams. So getting all 3 from them was very important.

[X-band '01]

Taking 2 of 3 against St. John's is also huge given they're also expected to be one of the 4 teams invited to the Big East Tournament (played in Aberdeen, MD).

[GoMuskies]

So Georgetown is the team Xavier is likely to be fighting for the 4th spot in the Big East Tournament, and the good news is that Georgetown still has to play a series at Creighton. The Hoyas aren't likely to win in Omaha (certainly not more than once). The Hoyas lost 2 of 3 at Butler, and that could be the deciding factor in who gets that 4th spot in Aberdeen.

[BMoreX]

Do we know the times for the games in Aberdeen? I am hoping to attend if we end up making it.

Also, does anyone know if there are any 2016 or 2017 draft prospects on this years Xavier team?

[X-band '01]

Xavier won their opener at Seton Hall last night; one more win this weekend should keep them no worse than tied for 2nd in the Big East.

[GoMuskies]

Creighton also beat Georgetown, which was nice. If the Hoyas get swept in Omaha, they're going to have an almost impossible task to catch Xavier, and they're the only ones that can keep up from 4th at worst.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier won again today and is up 3-0 in game 2 of the doubleheader. Aberdeen here we come.

[BMoreX]

Xavier won again today and is up 3-0 in game 2 of the doubleheader. Aberdeen here we come.

Hoping it's the 3:30 game and I can leave work a bit early.

[X-band '01]

Make it 8-0. Xavier sent in the Navy SEALs.

[bobbiemcgee]

8 in a row. Tough series coming up this weekend @ home with jays.

[GoMuskies]

Georgetown beat Creighton today. 2 of 3 from the Jays this weekend in Cincy, and X is in first place in the Big East.

[X-band '01]

One thing amazing about Xavier's weekend sweep was that Seton Hall was 19-2 at home going into the weekend series. Now the Pirates are in danger of not making the Big East tournament; they still have series remaining with St. John's (tossup) at home and Butler on the road. Georgetown only has a series at home against last-place Villanova.

Creighton is a Top 25 team in some of the polls; getting 2 out of 3 would be huge.

[GoMuskies]

Creighton is a Top 25 team in some of the polls; getting 2 out of 3 would be huge.

Creighton got smacked around by a criminally awful Wichita State team tonight, so there's always hope!

[GoMuskies]

The battle for first in the Big East gets underway at 3pm today. Here's a kind of daunting stat I saw in the Xavier pregame notes: CU has yet to drop a weekend series in BIG EAST play during its three seasons as a conference member.

[X-band '01]

The battle for first in the Big East gets underway at 3pm today. Here's a kind of daunting stat I saw in the Xavier pregame notes: CU has yet to drop a weekend series in BIG EAST play during its three seasons as a conference member.

Big East Digital Network Live Stream (https://www.foxsportsgo.com/event/37837/college-baseball-creighton-at-xavier)

[GoMuskies]

We lose. 4-2.

Need to win the last two for a shot at the Big East regular season title, but X's spot in the Big East Tournament is pretty safe no matter what happens this weekend.

[Masterofreality]

Huge come from behind win 6-5 today after trailing 5-0.

[GoMuskies]

Nice. I saw it was 3-0 early and kind of forgot about it. Thought it just wasn't going to be X's day. A win tomorrow, and Xavier has the inside track to win its first regular season title that I can remember.

[Masterofreality]

Tweet you gotta love:

@xavierbaseball After today in the @BIGEAST standings:

No. 1 Creighton: 11-3
No. 2 Xavier: 10-4

Big rubber match tomorrow at Hayden Field! #LetsGoX

[BMoreX]

X was down 4-0, just tied it 4-4 in the 8th.

[GoMuskies]

And walked it off in the 9th! First Creighton series loss in the Big East ever. Xavier is poised to be the #1 seed in Aberdeen. Last place Villanova comes to Cincinnati next weekend.

[X-band '01]

2nd straight walk-off win; Gellenbeck gets a 2-run homer and a game-winning RBI for the 2nd straight day!

[BMoreX]

Huge win. Can't wait to see them in Aberdeen.

[Masterofreality]

Tied now for first but have the tiebreaker on Creighton.

[xudash]

Congrats to Xavier Baseball!

It's also nice, having one of the prettiest on-campus settings for a baseball stadium.

[X-band '01]

Going into the final weekend series, Xavier hosts 6th-place Villanova and Creighton hosts 3rd-place St. John's. Xavier needs only a tie for the top seed.

St. John's also has a bid locked up for the Big East tournament, but Seton Hall gets the final spot if they take 2 of 3 at Butler this weekend. Otherwise, Georgetown gets the spot.

Would also be nice to get a perfect week and get over the .500 mark for the first time this season.

[Cheesehead]

2nd straight walk-off win; Gellenbeck gets a 2-run homer and a game-winning RBI for the 2nd straight day!

Gellenbeck is a St X kid who also played basketball and one hell of a tenacious rebounder. Played full tilt and with a lot of hustle. Happy to see him doing well at X w/ baseball.

[X-band '01]

Baseball won their series opener at home against Villanova 1-0; Creighton is up at St. John's in their opener (which is being televised on CBS Sports Network tonight).

Xavier's magic number is 2 to win a share of the Big East title.

[KC4X]

The Creighton coach just said they were in a similar situation last weekend at "X-zavier"... ugh.

Creighton won by the way.

[fellahmuskie]

The Creighton coach just said they were in a similar situation last weekend at "X-zavier"... ugh.

Creighton won by the way.

Creighton won earlier today, Xavier up 15-7 in the 8th. Assuming both win (or lose) tomorrow, will Xavier be the 1 seed by virtue of its better head-to-head record?

I wish I could get to the game tomorrow, but I don't think I'll make it.

[X-band '01]

Correct. With Xavier winning 15-10, either a Xavier win or a Creighton loss gives Xavier the #1 seed.

Seton Hall locked the #3 seed with a win at Butler; St. John's gets the 4th and final spot in the Big East tournament.

As for tomorrow, Xavier/Villanova will be on Fox College Sports tomorrow (think it's FCS-Atlantic) and Creighton/St. John's will be on FS1. Both games can also be streamed on Fox Sports Go.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Go X !

[X-band '01]

Very good start today; a Gellenbeck grand slam makes it 6-0 Xavier in the bottom of the 2nd.

[xudash]

Unreal.

Sitting here in Florida, watching Xavier BASEBALL on TV against Villanova, playing for the BIG EAST championship.

[X-band '01]

Trent Astle is pitching very well for X - he was the one that also slammed the door on Creighton 2 years ago to clinch the Big East championship.

[xudash]

And it's now 9-zip.

[BMoreX]

Creighton down at SJU, 3-2, bottom 8.

[BMoreX]

Xavier Musketeers: Big East Baseball Regular Season Champions

[X-band '01]

And outright to boot.

First Big East tournament game is Thursday at 3:30 against St. John's; Creighton-Seton Hall will be the nightcap. The first 3 days are streamed on the Big East Digital Network (Fox Sports Go); Sunday's game/games will be on FS2.

[bobbiemcgee]

http://www.goxavier.com/

[Emp]

Ghosts of Joe Hawk and Joe Hayden.

[XUGRAD80]

Xavier Musketeers: Big East Baseball Regular Season Champions


Congratulations to the team, coaches, and all staff involved!

[X-band '01]

Andre Jernigan (ss) was named Big East player of the year; other all-BE selections were Rylan Bannon, Joe Rizzie and Nate Soria.

First pitch against St. John's is 3:30 today on the Big East Digital Network.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier leads 4-3 after 4.

Quickly 4-4 top 5th. Johnnies threatening in a big way.

[X-band '01]

Gellenbeck missed a grand slam by about a foot, but still gets a 3-run double in the 6th to put X back on top 7-5.

It should be 8-5, but Xavier had a runner called out at home in the 4th that would have been overturned by replay in the majors.

[paulxu]

Should be 9-8 now, but interference call cost us a run.
Tied up going into the 9th.

[X-band '01]

Still tied - now the bottom of the 9th. Bottom of the order will be hitting.

[paulxu]

Muskies win!!!!!!!!!!!!

[X-band '01]

Wow. A ground-rule double gave the Johnnies another life, and Dan Rizzie still gets the game-winning hit on the following at-bat.

[bobbiemcgee]

Sounds like a lot of X fans showed up:

https://www.facebook.com/xavierbaseball/

[GoMuskies]

Seton Hall up 5-3 on Creighton in the 6th. I think it's better for X to get Seton Hall tomorrow, so hopefully that stands up. 18 or 20 innings would be good, too.

[GoMuskies]

Seton Hall completely imploded in the 9th. Xavier vs Creighton tomorrow.

[X-band '01]

Imploding is an understatement here, Go.

Seton Hall led 5-3 in the bottom of the 9th with 1 out and runners on 1st and 2nd. After a base hit by Creighton, Seton Hall committed 2 throwing errors in the same sequence; the first was an errant throw to home plate after the first run scored and the second was a throw to the outfield after trying to tag out one of the other runners advancing. The Bluejays ended up with 2 runs and a runner at 3rd.

Oh, and the winning run scored off a wild pitch. During an intentional walk.

[BMoreX]

That pitcher is gonna have nightmares.

[GoMuskies]

Bases clearing double for the Muskies in the 4th. 4-1 Xavier.

[X-band '01]

All the fun stuff happened with 2 outs and the pitcher waving off his manager on a pitch; he gave up a single and all the fun stuff commenced.

Rizzie also advanced to 3rd on the throw and scored on an RBI single by Gellenbeck.

Now 5-1 Xavier in the 5th with Creighton's starter out of the ballgame.

[X-band '01]

Did I also mention how weird it looks to see the outfield wall covered orange? (except for ads and the batter's eye)

[bobbiemcgee]

5-3 X top of 8th

[X-band '01]

Garrett Schilling coming in to close the game for Xavier in the 9th.

[X-band '01]

REC LEAGUE CHAMP with the save!

Creighton now plays St. John's tomorrow in the consolation bracket; Xavier plays at noon on Sunday on FS2 for the Big East title.

[GoMuskies]

Congrats to PMThor for having a tweet featured at Big East Tournament Champioship Central.

[GoMuskies]

REC LEAGUE CHAMP with the save!

Creighton now plays St. John's tomorrow in the consolation bracket; Xavier plays at noon on Sunday on FS2 for the Big East title.

At 3:30 as well if necessary on Sunday.

[GoMuskies]

Creighton it is tomorrow. They beat St. John's 4-3 today.

[X-band '01]

Took them extra innings to do it - that will help ever so slightly.

[paulxu]

Down 4-2, bottom of the third. Gellenbeck ties it up with 2 run homer!!!

[X-band '01]

Not bad after getting into a 4-0 hole in the first 2 innings.

Trey Schramm shut the door after coming into the 4th with 2 runners on and nobody out.

[X-band '01]

And Xavier leads 5-4 after Dan Rizzie's RBI single in the 4th.

Also didn't realize he only played 14 games last year with an injured hand. His absence really made a difference last season.

[X-man]

Xavier up 6-5 in bottom of the 8th. An insurance run or two would be nice in our half of the inning.

[X-man]

Xavier up 6-5 in bottom of the 8th. An insurance run or two would be nice in our half of the inning.

May get my wish. Muskies at 1st and 3rd with no outs....bottom of the 8th.

[paulxu]

You got your 2, and they are still at it.

Rizzie 5 for 5 on the day.

[WCWIII]

Wish granted with Rizzie's 5 for 5, 5th hit. Xavier up 8-5 still batting with 2 outs bottom 8

[X-band '01]

Scott Googins told one of the sideline reporters that 8 was the magic number; they've held up that end.

It's up to Rec League Champ Schilling now to get the final 3 outs.

[X-band '01]

Now the insurance runs are huge with Creighton runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out.

[X-band '01]

Sac fly makes it 8-7, but Creighton now has runners at 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs.

[X-band '01]

Dogpile time.

[X-band '01]

In the meantime, they'll announce the regional hosts tonight at 8:30 PM on the @NCAACWS Twitter feed and the Selection Show will be televised at noon on ESPNU tomorrow.

Will also be curious to see if Creighton still gets in the NCAA Tournament with a 40+ RPI, but I'm not holding my breath.

[paulxu]

Tom Eiser ‎‎@EiserXUSports
Impressive run to the #BIGEASTbase Championship by @XavierBASE, which has now won 16 of its last 18 games heading into NCAA Trn.! #LetsGoX

[Masterofreality]

Opener at Arizona State tonight. Hopefully the Muskies have set aside the suck that was 2015 and get back to the form that made them Big East champs in 2014.

Congrats to Go and props for starting this thread. Not only that, he called the getting back to form.

Big East Champs, 2016. Nice work.

[GoMuskies]

Congrats to the Muskies. Great time to get hot!

Hopefully they can avoid being sent to Louisville next weekend.

[paulxu]

Projections have us seeded 4th in the Louisville region, playing the #4 overall seed Louisville.

If that's the case, there shouldn't be any jet lag, and maybe some fans will make the trip.

[BMoreX]

What an end to the season.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Big, Big Congrats to our baseball team......BE champs 2016. So proud of you guys.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier escaped Louisville and was sent to Vandy instead. Still a gargantuan task, but easier than dealing with Louisville.

[X-band '01]

If they pull a miracle and win the Vandy regional, they could face Louisville (#2 overall) in the super regional round.

UC-Santa Barbara and Washington are also in the Vandy regional. First pitch against Vandy will be at 8:00 PM Friday night on ESPN3.

The reason X wasn't shipped to Louisville was because a sub-.500 Western Michigan team won the MAC Tournament; it would have been intriguing to also have Ohio State and Wright State in the same regional. But as it is, I'm sure we'll have an ATL/Tel Aviv/Music City Muskie sighting this weekend!

[X-band '01]

Also noteworthy in that none of the regional hosts are in the Pacific/Mountain time zones - the West Coast teams weren't nearly as strong last year. Washington had a 50+ RPI and still got in; Creighton missed out with an RPI of 47.

[bobbiemcgee]

Team Bus broke down in PA.

[paulxu]

Congrats to Jernigan!

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/xavier/xaviersports/2016/06/02/xavier-shortstop-jernigan-earns-all-america-honors/85294436/

[GoMuskies]

I wonder if where Jernigan will be drafted. Top 10 rounds?

I'm excited for a Xavier NCAA Tournament game tonight. Don't get too many of those!

Win it for Harambe!

[GoMuskies]

A Vandy pitcher drowned yesterday. Yikes.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/06/03/vanderbilt-pitcher-donny-everett-dies-drowning/85330776/

[xu82]

A Vandy pitcher drowned yesterday. Yikes.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/06/03/vanderbilt-pitcher-donny-everett-dies-drowning/85330776/

Well, that is some really horrible news. That's a big thing in Nashville, mini-trips out to lakes and waterfalls. This is a rare down side I hadn't thought of.

[BMoreX]

Just saw it this morning...horrible.

[LA Muskie]

Absolutely horrible. Made all the worse because he probably could have been saved but his teammates thought he was joking. Horrible. Horrible just horrible.


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[xu82]

Absolutely horrible. Made all the worse because he probably could have been saved but his teammates thought he was joking. Horrible. Horrible just horrible.


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Oh, I can't imagine how the teammates must feel. That would be hard to get over.

My sons, both grown and extremely fit young men, got caught in a rip tide last month in Florida well off the shore near a sand bar. I was watching them but didn't realize from a distance what a panic they were in. Scared the crap out of them! They are still talking about it and I had no idea.

[GoMuskies]

They keep saying no decision has been made on whether to play tonight. Given the involvement of the two teammates, I wouldn't be surprised if they give Vandy another day to process this and move the game to tomorrow morning.

[BMoreX]

I thought Xavier playing without Sumner after the fall was tough for the team to go through, I really just can't imagine how the Vandy team is going to play today.

[BMoreX]

Michael Lananna ‏@mlananna · 4m4 minutes ago  Durham, NC

.@VandyBaseball announces it'll play tonight's game, as scheduled. Can only imagine it's a very emotional time for those players.

[Muskie]

What an awful tragedy. Prayers for all involved.

[X-band '01]

Michael Lananna ‏@mlananna · 4m4 minutes ago  Durham, NC

.@VandyBaseball announces it'll play tonight's game, as scheduled. Can only imagine it's a very emotional time for those players.


What an awful tragedy. Prayers for all involved.

Certainly a very difficult day for Vanderbilt; the broadcasters for the Washington/UCSB game said that Vandy's team drove up to Clarksville this morning to visit the player's family but will be back in Nashville for tonight's game. Thoughts and prayers to the player's family and the Vandy community.

[Muskie]

They will either be totally out of it or play their hearts out. Just an awful situation all around.

[GoMuskies]

At 7pm Central, we're still allowed to be excited about the game. Xavier is white hot at the right time, so hopefully they keep that rolling tonight.

Vandy absolutely clobbered Xavier in a three game set earlier in the year.

[Muskie]

I see the Big East Champion shirt online, however the email I received also said there is a hat. Does anyone know what the hat looks like?

[THRILLHOUSE]

I see the Big East Champion shirt online, however the email I received also said there is a hat. Does anyone know what the hat looks like?

http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages%2f_2470000%2fff_2470811_full.jpg&w=400

http://www.fanatics.com/COLLEGE_Xavier_Musketeers_Mens/Xavier_Musketeers_Top_of_the_World_2016_Big_East_B aseball_Conference_Champions_Adjustable_Hat_-_White

[SteveSpivery]

Will be first time watching XU baseball game. Any good places to watch it at - especially on east side? Might be tough finding a place with ESPN 3. Go X!

[X-band '01]

http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages%2f_2470000%2fff_2470811_full.jpg&w=400

http://www.fanatics.com/COLLEGE_Xavier_Musketeers_Mens/Xavier_Musketeers_Top_of_the_World_2016_Big_East_B aseball_Conference_Champions_Adjustable_Hat_-_White

That has to be a collector's item since Xavier doesn't even field a softball team. Great work Thrill!

[THRILLHOUSE]

That has to be a collector's item since Xavier doesn't even field a softball team. Great work Thrill!

Ha! That's weird. When you first go to the link, the Baseball Champions hat is displayed, but if you click the picture of the hat it turns into a Softball champions hat. So I guess if you buy through Fanatics there's a 50/50 chance you could get a rare Xavier softball hat.

[XMuskieFTW]

Will be first time watching XU baseball game. Any good places to watch it at - especially on east side? Might be tough finding a place with ESPN 3. Go X!

ESPN3 isn't a television channel. You'll have to stream it via computer/phone/other method.

[THRILLHOUSE]

ESPN3 isn't a television channel. You'll have to stream it via computer/phone/other method.

Maybe Dana's will stream it?

[bobbiemcgee]

Ha! That's weird. When you first go to the link, the Baseball Champions hat is displayed, but if you click the picture of the hat it turns into a Softball champions hat. So I guess if you buy through Fanatics there's a 50/50 chance you could get a rare Xavier softball hat.

Hurry, Hurry......there is only a few Atlantic 10 Baseball hats left!!!! Still looking for a fitted X BB hat that has BIG EAST Conference on it somewhere.

[GoMuskies]

UCSB and U-Dub have gone to extras in Nashville. Some extra wear and tear on the other teams in our region can only be a good thing for us.

On to the 11th they go....

[bobbiemcgee]

Interesting pitching matchup. Our guy lost to them 7-0 in regular season, but their guy, Sheffield, gave up 9 runs in his last outing and hasn't pitched well in 3 games. Hopefully we can get to him early.

[X-band '01]

Huskies and Gauchos still tied after 12 innings. UW got a bases-loaded walk in the top half and Santa Barbara led off their half with a solo homer.

Also means that the Xavier-Vandy game will start later than 8:00; they need an hour to warm up after the end of Game 1.

[X-band '01]

Still 2-2 after 13; both teams stranded a runner in scoring position in the 13th inning.

And one correction to my last post; the exact time between games will be 55 minutes.

[GoMuskies]

8:45 it is.

[X-band '01]

Yup - UCSB hit the game-winner. Washington was something like 1-24 with runners on base today. Unreal.

[X-band '01]

And now lightning is delaying the start of the game. No official word on first pitch yet.

[X-band '01]

First pitch will be tomorrow afternoon - 1 PM EDT.

[GoMuskies]

Who knew there was betting on college baseball regionals? Xavier is a 3.5 run underdog today. +535 to win outright.

[X-band '01]

I wonder what odds Rhode Island and Utah got yesterday - they were the only 4 seeds to win yesterday (at South Carolina and Ole Miss).

[GoMuskies]

Utah was Pac-12 regular season champs, so their odds probably weren't TOO long. But I'd have to think the line for URI was huge.

[GoMuskies]

Made it to the third scoreless. So far, so good.

[X-band '01]

Finally got a baserunner in the 3rd inning, but Will LaRue was caught stealing.

[BMoreX]

End of 4, X up 1.

[X-band '01]

Now things are cooking.

Matt Fallon made a great catch in CF at the end of the 3rd inning to save what would have been a 2-RBI double.

Xavier got a run in the 4th after a pair of base hits and a Vandy fielding error.

[paulxu]

1-1. Come on Muskies.

[X-band '01]

And now we know why Vandy has artificial turf AND dirt for their field. They'll play through rain but not lightning like they had last night.

Xavier gave up the 1 run in the 5th but got out of deeper trouble after their big hitter hit another flyball to the warning track with a pair of runners on base.

[X-band '01]

Holy shit. Jernigan struck out but a wild throw from the catcher went to the outfield and allowed Rizzie to score from 2nd base. 2-1 Xavier with 2 outs in the 6th.

[GoMuskies]

Got a gift. Now let's get a 123 6th.

[GoMuskies]

Got fucked out of strike three. Come back with the third great defensive play of the day. Nice!

[GoMuskies]

Now bases loaded and no one out. Absolutely HAVE to get a couple of runs here. Got to.

Man, you can understand why, but Vandy is awful today.

[paulxu]

Got 1 so far.

[GoMuskies]

Grand slam. This shit might actually happen!

[Strange Brew]

Boom! Bannon blows it wide open!

[paulxu]

Hah! Grand slam. 7-1.

[X-band '01]

4 unearned runs will be part of the story. Xavier has made them pay for every error.

[GoMuskies]

One more big hit here would be nice. I feel like Vandy I'd going to rally still.

[X-man]

One more big hit here would be nice. I feel like Vandy I'd going to rally still.

Got your wish. Now 10-1 Muskies thanks to a couple more Vandy gifts. Still in the 7th.

[Strange Brew]

12-1 now

Edit: 13-1

[BMoreX]

Wow

[Strange Brew]

14-1, still 1 out in the 7th

[Porkopolis]

Unbelievable inning. I feel bad for the Vandy kids but I'm thrilled for the Muskies.

[paulxu]

If this continues, Givin is going to bat 3 times in this inning.

[X-man]

Now 15-1. Still in the 7th.

[GoMuskies]

13 spot in the 7th. That was...not bad.

Just throw strikes now.

[X-band '01]

Save some of that for tonight (or tomorrow afternoon) against the Gauchos.

We'll see if Lowther throws one more inning or if they hand the keys to the Benz over to Schramm/Schilling.

[GoMuskies]

If Lowther can get through the 7th, I think Xavier would try about the #12 pitcher on staff in the 8th.

[BMoreX]

Big double play.

[GoMuskies]

Let's find a freshman walkon to lob strikes in the 8th.

[GoMuskies]

Man, that last play just shows how Vandy isn't there today mentally. Understandably.

[X-band '01]

They should be able to turn around better against Washington; the Huskies were horrific yesterday hitting with runners in scoring position.

[X-man]

Game over. 15-1 works for me.,

[X-band '01]

Also the first time Xavier gets into the winner's bracket in the baseball tournament.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier will be an underdog, but there's no reason Xavier can't win tonight. And if they win tonight, thing start to get REAL interesting!

[GoMuskies]

Looks like Vandy and U-Dub are delayed getting going. I wouldn't be surprised if Xavier gets pushed to tomorrow.

[xudash]

Man, that last play just shows how Vandy isn't there today mentally. Understandably.

A rather chilling article about the drowning: the young man was 15 feet from the shore, but went down in 25 ft. of water. His friends thought he was joking about being in trouble. Then one or two of them realized he might not have been faking it and they went in after him. One said he was smiling shortly before he went under.

15 feet. I wonder at which point the depth in that body of water begins to recede as the shoreline is approached, such that perhaps he could have started to bob down to up as he worked his way to safety. Of course, he couldn't have known when to try that. What a damn, senseless tragedy.

Always respect the water. Always.

[X-band '01]

Now they're looking to start Vandy-Washington at 7:30 EDT. It's virtually impossible now for Xavier to get a game in tonight (assuming that this elimination game isn't pushed back even further).

The rain delays are even worse in Louisiana; they haven't even started today in Lafayette and the regional in Baton Rouge still has a suspended game from yesterday that needs to be finished.

Vandy-Washington will also be on the SEC Network.

[Strange Brew]

Now they're looking to start Vandy-Washington at 7:30 EDT. It's virtually impossible now for Xavier to get a game in tonight (assuming that this elimination game isn't pushed back even further).

The rain delays are even worse in Louisiana; they haven't even started today in Lafayette and the regional in Baton Rouge still has a suspended game from yesterday that needs to be finished.

Vandy-Washington will also be on the SEC Network.

Excited to watch the next game. Anyone up for live chat?

[GoMuskies]

Excited to watch the next game. Anyone up for live chat?

If they play late tonight, sure.

[GoMuskies]

Xavier is only +150 tonight. Looks like they're calling for a 10:05 eastern start right now, but that's impossible given what time it is and where the Vandy game stands.

[XMuskieFTW]

10:05 central is possible but it's probably going to be more like 10:30 if they do play it. I'm down for an 11:30 eastern game.

[GoMuskies]

Surely at some point they're going to tell Xavier and UCSB to head to the hotel and try again tomorrow. This Vandy game is taking FOR-EVER, and they're about to blow a six run lead, too.

And now it's raining in Nashville, too, which doesn't affect much given their field, but it does make things more miserable. No way X plays tonight.

[GoMuskies]

Vandy three outs away from being dunzo.

[GoMuskies]

3 Eastern tomorrow for the Muskies.

[GoMuskies]

Vandy....out. Wow. Nashville Regional is officially up for grabs.

Note to Xavier fans in the area: plenty of good seats are now available for this Regional.

[xu82]

Vandy....out. Wow. Nashville Regional is officially up for grabs.

Note to Xavier fans in the area: plenty of good seats are now available for this Regional.

Are they playing at Vandy? My son lives across the street and I may be heading up there house shopping. What's the schedule? I'm wide open right now.

[GoMuskies]

At Vandy. Xavier plays at 3 Eastern tomorrow. If they lose, they play again at 9pm Eastern. If they win, it's on to the championship game Monday afternoon.

[xu82]

Thanks, my son is on his way back now and I may follow tomorrow. I really like that area.

[throwbackmuskie]

Got to feel bad for vandy. What a horrible weekend, baseball just didn't mean much to them right now.


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[GoMuskies]

Ohio State is getting roasted 6-1 in the 3rd by Wright State. A Xavier/Wright State Super up in Dayton would be fun. Of course, never mind the long road Xavier still has to the Supers, Wright State would have to beat the ACC pitcher of the year AND Louisville's mid-week guy who is, I believe, 13-0. Oh, and Louisville's lost exactly ONCE at home this year.

So good luck to Wright State.

[bobbiemcgee]

Well, Bill and Marie knocked out VA, so guess it's possible.

[X-band '01]

Wright State takes out OSU.

#fearthedeer

[GoMuskies]

Just an FYI, but ESPN3 is all kinds of screwed up right now. So don't count on being able to watch Xavier this afternoon.

[GoMuskies]

Let's go X! With or without ESPN3 (and apparently it's going to be without).

Nevermind. It's working!

And now it's gone again. Fuck!

Astle on the hill. He's a soft-tossing lefty, but he's been pretty good of late.

OK, now I wish ESPN3 wasn't working. 1-0 two batters in. Single, triple.

[bobbiemcgee]

Gauchos 3-0

[GoMuskies]

Hanging in there mid-2nd. Need to get out the sticks!

[X-band '01]

Haven't had any ESPN3 issues yet, but also keep in mind that Bases Loaded on ESPNU will have whip-around coverage and highlights of scoring plays.

Not liking that Astle's pitch count is almost 50 - that's certainly going to put more pressure on the bullpen in the event that Xavier needs to play Washington tonight.

[bobbiemcgee]

Bannon with another great save. Still looked liked guy beat the throw.

[GoMuskies]

Should have first and second and no one out. Swung at ball four and then got thrown out on batter interference.

[X-band '01]

Unintentional or not, Jernigan would have been out easily without the interference.

[X-band '01]

No damage in the top of the 3rd; it's now up to the bottom of the order for Xavier.

[GoMuskies]

Astle has done a nice job since the first. Would be nice if he could get through 5 innings.

Would be real nice if we could get some offense going.

[X-band '01]

Hurts to strand a runner at 3rd with only 1 out.

[GoMuskies]

Astle is done. Kirschner on. If we can get out of the 4th with just one run, I'd call that a win.

[X-band '01]

And now Astle gets the hook after the first 2 runners reach for UCSB (and a sacrifice bunt).

[paulxu]

Based on yesterday I would have thought we would have more than 1 hit at this point in the game.

[bobbiemcgee]

Gauchos 5-0

[GoMuskies]

So, uh, what's everyone doing at 9:00 tonight?

[bobbiemcgee]

With 1st base open, should have walked that guy and pitched lefty on lefty

[GoMuskies]

5-0. Could have been worse, but Xavier better start scoring some runs real soon or this one's gonna be history.

[X-band '01]

So, uh, what's everyone doing at 9:00 tonight?

Watching Texas A&M clinch their region?

[GoMuskies]

Noticed that South Carolina nipped URI 23-2.

[GoMuskies]

The UCSB shortstop has a weird throwing motion. Not sure I've ever seen anyone get a running start towards first the way he does.

Jernigan needs to get his first hit of the Regional now.

[GoMuskies]

Good Lord, Jernigan has been terrible. That cannot continue.

Woo hoo! On the board! 5-1

[X-band '01]

Noticed that South Carolina nipped URI 23-2.

And that was after SC's catcher was ejected in the 1st inning for bowling over the URI catcher at the plate. The Rams looked completely intimidated by the score.


Good Lord, Jernigan has been terrible. That cannot continue.

Thankfully Soria gets an RBI and advances to 2nd.

[X-band '01]

Another RBI, but Soria gets caught in a rundown trying to advance to 3rd, Now 5-2 UCSB going into the 5th.

[GoMuskies]

Ok, we've got a game now. Let's get three quick outs!

[bobbiemcgee]

Good Lord, Jernigan has been terrible. That cannot continue.

Woo hoo! On the board! 5-1

Pitched him perfectly - two inside hooks and fastball on the corner.

[X-band '01]

Ask and Kirschner shall give you a 1-2-3.

[GoMuskies]

Okay, xband, I'm off to watch my son play golf. You're in charge of keeping me in the loop.

[X-band '01]

Game on! - Morton leads off the 5th with a homer.

[bobbiemcgee]

HR Morton 5-3

[X-band '01]

Another hit by Fallon; he steals 2nd shortly after Bannon struck out.

[X-band '01]

And advances to 3rd after a throwing error by the pitcher.

[X-band '01]

Damn. Rizzie strikes out and Gellenbeck hits a grounder into the shift. Brilliant play by the Gaucho 1st baseman to save a run.

5-3 UCSB after 5.

[bobbiemcgee]

Lotta XMO's (Missed Opportunities)

[X-band '01]

Another 1-2-3 for Kirschner. Jernigan, Soria and Givin due up.

[X-band '01]

And the bottom of the order is getting the job done. A pair of 2-out infield singles followed by an RBI single by Morton. Tying run now at 3rd.

[X-band '01]

No further damage, but it's now 5-4 UCSB after 6 innings.

[GoMuskies]

No matter what happens, an amazing effort by X this weekend.

[X-band '01]

Rizzie throws out the runner; it erases a hit batter to lead off the 7th.

[paulxu]

One at a time.

[X-band '01]

And the Gauchos' big gun is neutralized; time to stretch.

[X-band '01]

And a pitching change for the Gauchos with the top of the order up for Xavier.

And right on cue, Bannon leads off with a double.

[X-band '01]

Another pitching change - now 1 out after Rizzie lined out to shortstop.

[X-band '01]

Runner stranded; a pair of strikeouts and it's still 5-4 Gauchos.

[X-band '01]

Taylor Williams will be the new pitcher for Xavier in the 8th.

[X-band '01]

Hit batter, but no harm done. Still 5-4 UCSB going into the bottom of the 8th.

Soria, Givin and LaRue due to hit for Xavier.

[GoMuskies]

Let's get two here and shock these fuckers.

[xu82]

Is this on TV? Are you there? Streaming?

[GoMuskies]

Is this on TV? Are you there? Streaming?

Espn3

I'm just following along with band now, though.

[X-band '01]

Infield single by Givin, but picked off by a borderline balk move.

[X-band '01]

And now 4 of the last 5 Xavier hitters have struck out. Still gotta make up a run in the 9th.

[X-band '01]

Now it's a dangerous spot. Schramm starts the 9th with a walk and a sac bunt; the Gauchos have a man in scoring position for the first time since the 4th inning.