MACON, Ga. – Zac Lowther was brilliant in a second straight start as Xavier baseball broke through for its first win of the 2016 season on Friday night, beating USC Upstate 6-1 at Harley Park.
The victory snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Musketeers.
• Joe Gellenbeck hit his third home run of the season in the second inning, launching a leadoff solo shot to right. Gellenbeck has now homered in three straight weekend series for Xavier.
• Gellenbeck (2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI) and David Morton (3-for-4, RBI) each had multi-hit games for XU.