OMAHA, Neb. - Xavier baseball secured its fourth BIG EAST series win, taking the series finale at Creighton, 3-1, in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Xavier moved to 19-24 overall and 9-2 in BIG EAST play to stand atop the conference standings. The Musketeers extended its lead on second-place Creighton by taking 2-of-3 this weekend.
Creighton took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and the two teams went scoreless until the sixth inning when Xavier scored a pair to take a 2-1 lead. The Musketeers added another run in the eighth to set the score at 3-1.