It was a few minutes after UC Santa Barbara had ended Xavier’s season with a 14-5 victory in the Nashville Regional championship game. The Gauchos had already enjoyed their on-field dog pile celebration and the two teams had finished exchanging congratulatory handshakes when Xavier seniors Daniel Rizzie and Andre Jernigan gave each other a hug before exiting the field for the final time in their collegiate careers. It was about two close friends saying thanks and good-bye at the same time. “I’ve been living with Andre for four years now” said Rizzie, the Musketeers senior catcher.
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