Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball junior left-hander Zac Lowther has been named to Baseball America's Top 100 MLB Draft Prospects list, ranking No. 99 amongst draft-eligible players. Lowther is the only player ranked from the BIG EAST Conference and is the first-ever Xavier baseball player to be mentioned in the annual list. For the season, … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Zac Lowther named to Baseball America Top 100 MLB Draft Prospects List
Dan Rizzie
Rizzie’s walk-off seals win for Xavier in wild Big East Championships opener, 9-8
Courtesy of GoXavier.com ABERDEEN, Md. – Xavier baseball continued to win in dramatic fashion on Thursday, getting a walk-off single from Dan Rizzie in a 9-8 win during the opening game of the 2016 BIG EAST Championships at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium. With the result, Xavier moves into the winner's bracket and improves to 28-28 overall. The Musketeers have now won 14 … [Read more...] about Rizzie’s walk-off seals win for Xavier in wild Big East Championships opener, 9-8
Xavier walks off for second straight day, now tied for first in Big East
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI – Down four after six complete innings, Xavier baseball battled all the way back for a second straight game and got another game-winner from Joe Gellenbeck (Lebanon, Ohio/St. Xavier) – this time a towering, two-run homer to right field – to claim a fourth straight weekend series with a 6-4 win over visiting Creighton on Sunday at Hayden … [Read more...] about Xavier walks off for second straight day, now tied for first in Big East
Xavier wins eighth straight in dominant series finale at Seton Hall
Courtesy of GoXavier.com SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Xavier baseball finished off its second straight BIG EAST sweep on Saturday, winning game three of a weekend series at Seton Hall, 10-6, at Owen T. Carroll Field. XU improves to 22-26 overall and 9-3 BIG EAST and has now won three consecutive weekend series – including back-to-back sweeps on the road against Butler and Seton … [Read more...] about Xavier wins eighth straight in dominant series finale at Seton Hall
Xavier catcher Dan Rizzie named to 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List
Courtesy of GoXavier.com WICHITA, Kansas – Senior catcher Dan Rizzie has been named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List for a third straight year, joining 15 other catchers that were named to the list by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the top catcher at the NCAA Division I level. An Orland Park, Ill. … [Read more...] about Xavier catcher Dan Rizzie named to 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List