CINCINNATI – Xavier baseball was victim to a shutout, falling 4-0 to UC in game one of a Saturday doubleheader at Marge Schott Stadium.
The loss dropped the Musketeers to 7-14 overall. Cincinnati improved to 10-11 with its ninth straight win.
UC got a sterling effort from starter Andrew Zellner (7 IP, 0 ER, 11 K), who teamed up with Jarod Yoakam to hold XU scoreless – just the second time this season the Musketeers have failed to score.
• Xavier got multi-hit efforts from Will LaRue (2-for-3, BB) and Joe Gellenbeck (3-for-4).