BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Xavier baseball got ahead early and kept adding on, picking up its first victory of the 2019 season with a 7-1 win over Samford on Saturday at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
The Musketeers improved to 1-4 to start the season, while the Bulldogs dropped to 2-3 overall.
Xavier collected 14 hits in the game as Samford managed just one solo homer against some outstanding pitching from Nick Zwack, Lane Flamm and Taylor Williams. Zwack was the winning pitcher, going 5.1 innings and allowing just one earned run to go with six strikeouts.