The Xavier Musketeers had their backs against the wall on Sunday. After falling to the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday in their opening round game, the Musketeers would have to rattle off four straight wins to win the Louisville Regional.
On Saturday, they beat Radford. That’s one.
Sunday afternoon, they had a rematch with the Sooners. The Musketeers bludgeoned them, 11-0. That’s two.
Standing between Xavier and a Super Regional appearance? The Louisville Cardinals, twice.
Sure, the odds were against the Musketeers, but they had already gotten halfway there.
After three scoreless innings each way, the Musketeers cracked Louisville starting pitcher Nick Bennett, as Nate Soria singled home a pair to get Xavier on the board.