Xavier vs. Seton Hall - BIG EAST Tournament

CINCINNATI - After a lengthy rain delay, Xavier baseball picked up an early-morning win to continue play in the BIG EAST Baseball Championship, topping the No. 3 seed Seton Hall, 4-2, to move on in the bracket.

In a game that was delayed to a 10:00 p.m., first pitch, the Pirates struck first, taking a one-run lead in the first inning. SHU held the lead until the fifth when drove in a pair of runs with a triple to put the Musketeers in front, 2-1.

The Pirates came back to tie it up in the bottom of the seventh, but the Musketeers responded in the next frame to retake the lead, 3-2. Xavier added another run in the ninth to secure the 4-2 win in the early morning hours of Saturday and advanced…