RICHMOND, Ky. - Xavier baseball homered three times, but were unable to overcome a pair of multi-run innings by EKU, falling 5-3 at Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday evening.
Xavier homered in the top of the first, but three runs in the bottom of the first put the Colonels ahead. The Musketeers cut into the EKU lead with another home run in the second inning but two more runs for the Colonels in the fourth extended the lead out to three. Xavier added one more home run, in the fifth, setting the score at 5-3.
Xavier returns to the field on Friday, April 6 when the Musketeers host Georgetown in the BIG EAST opener.