CINCINNATI, OH - After pitching 6.1 no-hit innings, Xavier withstood a furious comeback to take down Villanova and move over .500 for the first time this season. Leading 8-1 after six, after the combined no-hitter ended, Villanova scored six unanswered, but left the tying and go-ahead run on base in the ninth as Xavier secured the win.
Tyler DeMartino started the scoring again with another two-run home run in the first, and Jerry Huntzinger did the same in the third as Xavier jumped out front. Villanova scored in the fourth after two hits by pitch and two walks, so even without a base knock, the Wildcats found the scoreboard.