OXFORD, Ohio - Xavier opened up play in the Joe Nuxhall Classic with 16-2 win over Miami (Ohio), marking the Musketeers' seventh-straight win to move to 17-12 on the season.
Xavier took the lead in the first and never relinquished it, with driving in the first of four RBIs for the day. A seven run fourth inning extended the lead to 8-0, with , , and driving in RBIs in a seven-hit inning.
Miami got on the board in the fifth, scoring a pair to cut the lead back to six, but Xavier responded in the next frame with another big inning, scoring six runs on five hits with Walker, and driving in RBIs to make it a 14-2 Xavier lead.