W. LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Xavier baseball erased three-run deficit to tie the game late, but fell, 4-3 at Purdue in the final midweek game of the 2019 season. Xavier moves to 23-28 on the season.
Boilermaker runs in the second, fourth and sixth innings put Xavier down, 3-0, but a two-run seventh pulled the Musketeers within striking distance. Xavier tied it up in the eighth, but Purdue got the run back in the bottom of the inning to take a 4-3 lead.
Xavier closes out the regular season with three games against Cincinnati this weekend, starting with a game at UC's Marge Schott Stadium on Thursday, and continues at Prasco Park on Friday before finishing the series at Great American Ballpark.