CINCINNATI – Xavier baseball claimed its first regular season BIG EAST title Saturday afternoon, capping Senior Day with a 9-0 win over Villanova at Hayden Field.
Trent Astle took the mound to start the game and proceeded to pitch seven shutout innings before turning it over to Greg Jacknewitz to close things out. Joe Gellenbeck continued his torried streak at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two homers and six RBI – including a grand slam that landed on top of the O'Conner Sports Center.
Xavier concluded the regular season with a 27-28 record (14-4 BIG EAST), ripping off wins in 13 of its final 15 games to hang a banner.