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Aquinas (MI) AQ 3-5
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 9-5
Aquinas (MI) AQ
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Final
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Aquinas (MI) AQ 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 1
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 2

W: Burns, Gannon (3-0) L: H. Doyle (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Walk-off Single Gives SXU Baseball a 4-3 Win over Aquinas

CHICAGO – Junior designated hitter John Simecek (Twinsburg, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) hit an RBI single back up the middle on a drawn-in infield as Saint Xavier University baseball (8-5/0-0 CCAC) rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 7th for a thrilling 4-3 comeback victory over Aquinas College (Mich.) Saturday afternoon at Richard R. Ferrell Memorial Field in Chicago, Ill. With the bases loaded after three straight walks, senior catcher Aaron Orzech (Shorewood, Ill./Crossroads Christian Academy) hit a groundball to the shortstop, however his throw to third went wide on the force out attempt, allowing two runs to score that tied the game. Simecek followed with the game-winning hit on the next pitch. Junior pitcher Cole Martz (Huntington, Ind./Kankakee/Huntington North) settled for the no decision after throwing 6.0 innings with a season-high 11 strikeouts. Senior pitcher Gannon Burns (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) came away with the win, moving his record to 3-0, in his first relief appearance of the season.
  • Simecek finished the game 1-for-3 with a walk.
  • Orzeck was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
  • Junior infielder Noah Dreier (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly.
  • Junior outfielder Ben Meier (Beechwood, Ky./Lincoln Trail/Beechwood) had a hit in three at-bats.
  • Senior outfielder Ryan O'Farrell (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) drew a walk leading off the bottom of the 7th, going 1-for-2 on the afternoon with a run scored.
  • Junior infielder Max Waszkiewicz (Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South) had a bunt single, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
  • Senior infielder Shea Zbrozek (Bloomington, Ill./Danville Area/Normal Community) was 0-for-3 with a walk, and he scored the winning run.
  • Freshman infielder Peyton Panozzo (Homer Glen, Ill./St. Rita) scored two runs and he walked in the 7th inning in his lone plate appearance.
  • Martz had a final line score of six hits scattered with three runs (two earned) and a walk.
  • Burns retired all three batters he faced in the top of the 7th.
  • Dreier gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on an RBI sac fly to right field.
  • The Saints tied the game in the top of the 3rd with an RBI single, the run being unearned.
  • Aquinas went up 3-1 in the top of the 5th with a two-out, two-run double.
  • Walks to O'Farrell, Panozzo and Zbrozek set up SXU for the walk-off win.
Saint Xavier (9-5/0-0 CCAC) travels to Kokomo, Ind. to play Indiana University Kokomo in a non-conference contest on Tuesday, March 3. The game is scheduled for a 12:00 pm central start.
 
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