Houston Regional: Rice-Xavier preview
Tim Griffin...Steven Sultzbaugh 1B Jimmy Comerota RF Jeremy Rathjen RHP Jared Rogers (3-1, 7.24 ERA) Xavier Musketeers (39-20) C Billy O'Conner 2B Drew Schmidt RF Neil Lindgren P-DH Ben Thomas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009Conley seals Xavier's first-ever tourney win
Tim Griffin...is the first of many to come. And maybe now, they know it's Xavier instead of Ex-avier." The Musketeers (39-20) were introduced by an incorrect pronunciation earlier in the tournament. But their...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Xavier leading Sam Houston … barely
Tim GriffinHOUSTON -- Xavier has been familiar with coming back all season long. The Musketeers are proving successful again Saturday afternoon. After bouncing back for two...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Xavier holds the edge on Sam Houston late
Tim Griffin...Jordan Conley has six outs left in order to finish off the Musketeers' first NCAA tournament victory. Conley started the game as Xavier's shortstop. Xavier got a gutty effort from starting pitcher Danny Rosenbaum...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Greetings from Day 2 of Houston Regional
Tim Griffin...Xavier-Sam Houston State matchup that will be starting in a couple of minutes. Both teams will be hoping for better luck after losses in the first day of the Houston Regional. The Musketeers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Xavier avoids elimination with 9-6 win
Tim Griffin...the seventh inning, Neil Lindgren's clutch two-run homer in the seventh gave Xavier the lead for good. The Musketeers added another run in the eighth on a two-out single by Drew Schmidt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Home cookin' on the mound in Houston nightcap
Tim GriffinHOUSTON -- David Sitton hopes to be able to sit behind home plate Saturday night at Reckling Park and blend into the surroundings as much as possible....
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Rice stays in front of K-State, 3-2 in the third inning
Tim GriffinHOUSTON -- Wasn't this supposed to be a dream pitching matchup? The ballyhooed battle between Rice's Ryan Berry and Kansas State's A.J. Morris hasn'...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Owls jump on Morris early for 2-0 lead
Tim GriffinHOUSTON -- Rice wasted little time jumping on vaunted Kansas State starter A.J. Morris for two runs in the first inning to claim a quick 2-0 lead. M...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Rice and K-State tied at 3-3 after six innings
Tim GriffinHOUSTON -- Kansas State took advantage of a critical Rice mistake to climb into a 3-3 tie after six innings. The Wildcats tied the score in the six...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Greetings from Houston
Tim Griffin...Instead, left-hander Lance Hoge (5-4, 4.36 ERA) will start against the Musketeers. He will be opposed by Xavier junior right-hander Zac Richard, who enters the game with a 4.0 record...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009KSU earns first-ever tourney win
Tim Griffin, ESPN.comKansas State won its first-ever NCAA tournament game over Xavier on Friday night. Even better for the Wildcats was that they saved their ace, A.J. Morris, to face top-seeded Rice on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | May 29, 2009Rice making plays against Sam Houston State
Tim Griffin...against Kansas State, which claimed a 16-8 victory over Xavier in the first game of the regional. The loser will face the Musketeers in an elimination game Saturday afternoon
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009Offense carrying the day for Kansas State
Tim Griffin...Wildcats have hammered out nine extra-base hits against four Xavier pitchers to charge to a 16-6 lead after seven innings over the Musketeers. KSU first baseman Justin Bluxom has gone 5-for-5...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009Rice's regional streak continues with 5-2 win
Tim Griffin...m. ET Saturday against Kansas State, which claimed a 16-8 triumph over Xavier earlier in the day. The Bearkats and Musketeers will meet in an elimination game at 3 p.m
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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