Xavier Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Xavier Musketeers
 
Big East (37-23, 14-7)
 
 
Coach: Billy O’Conner
 
Key Field Players:
Andrew Walker, Senior, OF, .329 BA, 7 HR, 53 RBI, 29 SB
Matt McCormick, Senior, IF, .310 BA, 13 HR, 39 RBI
Matthew DePrey, Junior, C, .288 BA, 14 HR, 41 RBI
Jared Cushing, Senior, IF, .286 BA, 14 HR, 49 RBI
Tyler DeMartino, Senior, OF, .264 BA, 10 HR, 32 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Brant Alazaus, Senior, P, 3.87 ERA, 9-3 W/L, 1 CG, 100.0 IP, 98 SO
Ethan Bosacker, Senior, P, 3.84 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 1 CG, 89.0 IP, 95 So
Luke Hoskins, Sophomore, P, 4.79 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 71.1 IP, 49 SO
Justin Loer, Sophomore, P, 1.96 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 55.0 IP, 60 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .276 (171st in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.70 (133, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.66 (208, 5)
Earned Run Average: 4.64 (41, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .979 (23, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 1.55 (49, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.8 (143, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .466 (104, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.02 (163, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.16 (207, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017Regionallost to Oklahoma, defeated Radford, defeated Oklahoma, eliminated by Louisville
2016Regionaldefeated Vanderbilt, lost to UC Santa Barbara, defeated Washington, eliminated by UC Santa Barbara
2014Regionallost to Vanderbilt, defeated Clemson, eliminated by Oregon
2009Regionallost to Kansas State, defeated Sam Houston State, eliminated by Rice
 
*all team stats through 5/21