INDIANAPOLIS - Xavier baseball got a solo homer from Natale Monastra, but fell 6-1 against crosstown rival Cincinnati on Tuesday at Hayden Field.
Xavier fell to 16-32, while the Bearcats improved to 25-21.
• Xavier returns to action this weekend on the road, playing a three-game set at Penn State. First pitch in the series is set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
• XU was held to one run on three hits, leaving five men aboard in the game.
• Conor Grammes was held hitless, snapping his team best 13 game hitting streak.