Musketeers Get Bats Going in 16-8 Win Over Cincinnati

CINCINNATI - Xavier used four big innings at the plate, featuring four home runs, to take the 2-1 edge in the season series with Cincinnati, topping the Bearcats 16-8 at Hayden Field on Sunday. The Musketeers moved to 5-8 overall while Cincinnati fell to 7-9.

UC took a one-run lead into the fourth, where Xavier responded with a three-run frame featuring a pair of home runs, from Alex Helmin and Matthew DePrey. Six runs in the top of the fifth put Cincinnati ahead 7-3, but the Musketeers used three hits to pick up two more runs to pull within two in the bottom of the inning. UC added one more tally in the sixth, the Bearcats' final run of the game, and the Musketeers responded by batting…