CINCINNATI, Ohio – David Morton singled off the bench in the ninth inning, breaking a 1-1 deadlock and helping Xavier baseball to a third straight BIG EAST win, 6-2, on Friday at Butler's Bulldog Park.
The senior came on to pinch hit with two outs in the ninth and the bases loaded, working a 1-2 count before sending a looping single into shallow right center to score two runs. Two batters later, Rylan Bannon cleared the bases with a looping single of his own – completing a five-run rally, which broke open a game that had been tied since the fifth.