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Game 1 ended up being an 8-6 loss; it was the 2nd blown save this week for Jonathan Kelly (along with the game at UC).
One of the bright spots was Teddy Deters going 3-4 as the DH; he was in the lineup in place of regular DH Tyler DeMartino. DeMartino hasn't played since the UC game; he must have gotten hurt on a HBP in that game.
Rebounded today with a 4-2 win against St. John's; the game also officially clinched a spot in the Big East Tournament for X and eliminated the Johnnies.
X is 1.5 games back of UConn after the Huskies hit a walk-off HR to escape against Butler. Seton Hall is now tied with Creighton for 3rd after the Pirates beat the Bluejays today.
5-1 win today; Xavier finishes road play in the Big East at 8-1. Seton Hall finished a sweep of Creighton today, so the Pirates are now a game ahead of the Jays for the #3 seed next week. In fact, the only reason Creighton would make the field as of today is because Georgetown couldn't get their 3rd game with St. John's in b/c of a rainout.
We'll know later today whether or not Xavier will be a half game behind UConn or 1.5 GB; they're leading Butler 8-7 in the 6th. Creighton finishes at home against UConn, so there's still a chance X could get the Big East regular season championship.
Xavier finishes the regular season with a Tuesday game at Michigan and then finishes Big East play against Georgetown from Thursday through Saturday.
Updated standings - Butler did beat UConn today which helps bigtime this weekend:
UConn 13-4 (+4.5 GA)
Xavier 13-5 (+4.0 GA)
Seton Hall 10-8 (+1.0 GA)
Creighton 9-9 (0.0 GA)
Georgetown 8-9 (-0.5 GB)
Villanova 7-10 (-1.5 GB)
St. John's 5-12 (-3.5 GB)
Butler 5-13 (-4.0 GB)
X plays Georgetown at home, Creighton plays UConn at home and Villanova hosts Seton Hall.
Whipped Michigan today 14-2.
Garrett Schultz returned to the lineup today after missing 6 weeks with an injury relating to a line drive against Miami. He went 2-4 with a walk, so having his bat back in the lineup only makes the offense even more potent.
Today was also more of a bullpen game for the staff, but also an indication that we'll likely see Luke Bell as the 4th starter depending on how far Xavier advances in the Big East Tournament next week.
Cushing hit 2 homers in the same inning.
Would they have a chance at an at large if they don’t win the conference tourney?
I think they're just short of that. RPI is VERY respectable, but I don't think a Big East team gets an at-large bid with Xavier's profile. They're so close that they may be two wins over UC away from getting in, which would hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
3-13 against Quad 1 opponents doesn't help.
It seems as if Billy lined up his pitching to be the best rotation for the Big East games. I know they need games to stay sharp between weekends, but I’m not a fan of sorta big Non Con games after the League season starts. I think they really don’t help, but I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoMuskies