CHICAGO – Junior outfielder
Justin Massingale (Carbondale, Ill./St. Charles CC/Carbondale Community) hit a pair of two-run home runs on the day, one in each game, however the Saint Xavier University baseball team (13-14/6-4 CCAC) was swept in a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) doubleheader by University of St. Francis (Ill) at Richard R. Ferrell Memorial Field Tuesday afternoon in Chicago, Ill. Massingale was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk in a 21-4 setback in game one and he was one of four Cougar batters to belt home runs in game two, a 30-14 loss. The second game was called in the top of the 7
th inning due to darkness.
Game One:
- Freshman designated hitter Troy Stukenberg (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
- junior outfielder Sean Moore (Chicago, Ill./Calumet St. Joseph/Thornwood) had two hits in four at-bats with two runs and a leadoff triple.
- Freshman infielder John Simecek (Twinsburg, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) finished 1-for-3 and had an RBI groundout.
- Junior pitcher Tommy Dougherty (Alsip, Ill./South Suburban/Shepard) made the start (2-2), allowing four hits, eight earned runs and three walks.
- Junior pitcher Logan Antrim (Effingham, Ill./Lincoln Land/St. Anthony) logged 2.2 innings of relief with seven hits surrendered and four runs (one earned).
- Sophomore utility/pitcher Gannon Burns (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) worked 2.1 innings out of the bullpen, giving up five hits, six earned runs, a walk and a strikeout.
- Senior pitcher Ryan Martin (Whitestone, N.Y./Iona/St. Francis Prep) threw 0.2 innings with two hits, three earned runs and a walk.
- Sophomore pitcher Carter Kopp (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Bishop James Mahoney) tossed an inning with one hit and one walk allowed.
Game Two:
- Junior infielder Konner Hutchings (O'Fallon, Mo./St. Charles CC/Liberty) went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and a run scored.
- Junior infielder Mason Johnson (Palmdale, Calif./Antelope Valley/Quartz Hill) was 3-for-4 with two RBI, two runs, a home run and a double.
- Freshman designated hitter Nick Altobelli (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) had two hits in four trips to the plate with a two-run home run and a pair of runs scored.
- Sophomore designated hitter Jackson McFarland (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo) went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double.
- Massingale was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, two runs and a walk.
- Moore collected two hits in five plate appearances with an RBI double and a run scored.
- Graduate student pinch hitter Nick Fies (Munster, Ind./South Suburban/Munster) clubbed a two-run triple and scored on Moore's double.
- Sophomore pitcher Trent Markezich (Mount Olive, Ill./Mount Olive) made the start in the second game (0-2), pitching 2.0 innings with nine hits, nine runs (eight earned), a walk and a strikeout.
- Sophomore pitcher Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr. (Berwyn, Ill./St. Laurence) gave up two hits, four earned runs and a walk.
- Junior pitcher/infielder Sebastian Parchomenko (Algonquin, Ill./Southwest Mississippi/Dundee Crown) worked an inning, surrendering two hits, three runs (two earned) and a walk.
- Senior pitcher Jimmy Fairley (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Rock Valley/Huntley) posted 2.0 innings of relief, allowing five hits, six earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts.
- Senior pitcher Tzu-Chun Yen (Kaohsiung, Taiwan/Ohlone/Meiho) gave up five hits and seven runs (four earned) in an inning of work.
- Freshman pitcher Andrew Young (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek) was on the mound when the game ended and he allowed two hits, an earned run and a walk.
Saint Xavier (13-14/6-4 CCAC) travels to Whiting, Ind. to play Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) in a CCAC doubleheader on Friday, March 29. Game one is scheduled for a 1:00 pm first pitch.