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    Quote Originally Posted by GoMuskies View Post
    That's crazy on the high RPI. I think we're essentially hosed with respect to an at-large given the overall record, but it would certainly be nice to have that Texas series back! Hell, we could have swept them and be 22-21 with a sweep of Texas right now! Some of the mid-week clunkers also hurt. But the schedule the rest of the year also means the RPI is probably not going to rise much more. On the plus side, hopefully it means the record will improve.

    In any event, I think we were all pointed towards a Big East tournament championship as the goal, and that is obviously still right there for the having. As a bonus, that RPI means Xavier would likely be a #3 seed instead of a #4 if we get there.

    Side note: the Big East ranks as the #17 baseball conference according to the RPI.
    Yeah, that Texas series REALLY hurts. Two of those games were down to the last out with Xavier with the lead. Hell, I think one was down to the last strike.
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    Xavier is in a great position right now, frankly, as good as they could want it. We could argue about the hypotheticals all day, and yes it would be nice to have an overall winning record, but you all are right, it's all about winning the conference tournament.

    A sweep of Seton Hall this weekend, and X wins the regular season championship. They also have the tiebreakers over everyone they've played, and still have to go to Villanova.

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    Xavier got the midweek split, losing to Miami and beating NKU. On to the important games with Seton Hall!

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    Game 1 of the weekend series with Seton Hall has been moved to Miami and will be played at 6 PM tonight. Guessing Prasco Park wasn't available since field conditions at Xavier's Hayden Field aren't conducive to getting in a game today.

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    Dropped the opener 3-1 to SHU.
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    Late rally dooms Muskies 11-3
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    Muskies avoid the sweep with a 7-5 victory on Senior Day (11)
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    One win over Villanova next weekend and the Musketeers are in the Big East tournament. Mathematically, if they lost and *three teams* won out, they could miss it.

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    On the other hand, with a sweep of Villanova they're likely to be the #1 seed in the Big East Tournament. Creighton would have to sweep St. John's (and Villanova which is more likely) to beat out the Muskies.

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    I wonder if Villanova has a star pitcher on their hands - they're 4-0 in series openers in the Big East but 0-8 in Saturday/Sunday games. Still, it's a series that Xavier ought to sweep but certainly can't take for granted.

    Creighton still has to play a struggling St. John's team before closing out the Big East with Villanova themselves. Outside of the Xavier series, Creighton's only other loss in conference play was at Butler earlier this season.

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