Tuesday, April 12
Cincinnati, OH
3 PM
Wright State University
at
Xavier
Raiders close road trip at Xavier
4/11/2022 3:15:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball program will conclude its 13-game road trip with a Tuesday meeting against Xavier at Hayden Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The non-conference tilt is slated for a 3 p.m. start and will stream on FloSports. Live stats will also be available.Â
Tuesday, April 12 - 3 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders collected their third series victory in a row, taking two out of three from Bradley on the road. In Saturday's doubleheader against the Braves, WSU earned a 2-0 shutout in the opener before falling 5-4 in 10 innings in game two. Wright State's offense exploded in the Sunday finale en route to a series-clinching 20-5 victory.
SCOUTING THE MUSKETEERSÂ
Xavier is 16-17 under the guidance of fifth-year head coach Billy O'Connor. After starting the season 0-9, the Musketeers have rattled off wins in 16 out of their last 24 games, highlighted by series victories over USC-Upstate, Indiana, and Cincinnati.Â
Senior outfielder Luke Franzoni is batting .330 with seven doubles, 13 home runs, and 34 RBI. As a team, the Musketeers have stolen 49 bases, good for second in the Big East Conference. The pitching staff ranks fifth in the conference with a 6.33 earned run average.Â
HISTORY VS. XAVIER
Wright State leads the all-time series 39-31. The Raiders earned a 2-1 walk-off win against the Musketeers on March 16. Sammy Sass reached home for the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. The Raider bullpen pitched 6.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts.Â
Back in 2019, WSU won twice in three meetings against Xavier. Sam Wirsing was the starting pitcher in both victories, allowing just one run while striking out 10 batters in a combined 11.1 innings. Zane Harris had one of his best games of the year in the WSU's 12-2 win against Xavier (4/10/19), batting 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.Â
RUNS FOR DAYS
Wright State sits 29th nationally with a conference-best 8.0 runs per game. The top-five individual run-scorers in the HL sport the Green & Gold, led by Jay Luikart in first with 31 runs. The Raiders have pushed across 10-plus runs in seven of their last 11 games.
HEATING UP
Over Luikart's last 14 games, he has gone 25-for-57 (.439) at the plate with seven doubles, two triples, five homers, 15 RBI, and 21 runs scored. The sophomore has recorded a career-high three hits versus Oakland (3/20), Ohio State (3/22), NKU (3/25), and Bradley (4/10). On the mound, Luikart is 2-1 with a 1.08 ERA and four saves in 8.1 innings. He collected his first save of the season in WSU's 6-3 win over Indiana State (3/10).
REMEMBER THE NAME
Alex Theis has gone 3-0 with a 1.56 ERA and 25 strikeouts over his last four appearances, allowing just five runs, three earned, on 18 hits and four walks in a combined 17.1 innings. Against Ohio State (3/22), the left-hander held the Buckeyes scoreless on one hit and no walks while striking out five in 2.1 innings. The New Riegel, Ohio native struck out a career-high nine batters at Purdue Fort Wayne (4/3) en route to his second win of the year.
STAR IN THE MAKING
To date, Alec Sayre sits atop the HL in hits (42), doubles (12), and total bases (69). He also ranks third in batting average (.362), fourth in runs (27), and fifth in RBI (27), on-base percentage (.444), slugging percentage (.595), and OPS (1.039).Â
HE GETS ON BASE
On the season, Julian Greenwell is batting .340 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 28 RBI. He leads the conference in triples, on-base percentage (.504), and hit by pitch (13) while also possessing top-five HL marks in runs (3rd, 28), OPS (3rd, 1.081), RBI (T-3rd), and walks (T-4th, 21).Â
VETERAN POWER
Gehrig Anglin is tied for 29th nationally with a conference-leading 11 home runs. The redshirt junior homered nine times in a 15-game span, starting at Oral Roberts (2/28) and ending against NKU (3/27). He entered the 2022 campaign with three homers in 178 career at-bats. This season, the St. Clair, Mich., native has slugged 11 homers in just 104 at-bats.
In addition to home runs, Anglin sits second in the Horizon League in RBI (29) and slugging percentage (.635) while ranking fifth in runs (26). Â
LET'S GO STREAKING
Zane Harris has driven in a run in 10-straight games. In the span, he is 11-for-36 (.306) at the plate with three doubles, three homers, and 21 RBI. Â
PATIENT AT THE PLATE
The Raiders have walked 163 times through 29 games, good for 29th nationally and first in the conference. WSU drew a season-high 13 free passes in its series finale against Northern Kentucky.Â
BALL MAGNET
Greenwell was plunked in four consecutive plate appearances at Georgia Tech and five times overall in the season-opening series. To date, Greenwell ranks 15th nationally in total hit by pitch (13) and hit by pitch per game (0.46). Wright State sits atop the Horizon League in HBP (42) as a team.
CONSISTENT ON THE MOUND
Jake Shirk is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his last four starts on the mound. The sophomore has given up three or fewer earned runs while lasting five-plus innings in each appearance.Â
NEWCOMERS SHOWING OUT
Justin Riemer ranks fourth on the team with a .291 batting average and has added 16 RBI and 22 runs. The redshirt freshman has started the last 17 games at either second base or shortstop. Drew Baker has batted .250 with three doubles and four RBI in limited action. He doubled twice in his first career start against Xavier. Over Chris Gallagher's last 12 appearances, he has recorded a 0.96 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Anglin, Harris & Riemer » 17-game reached base streak
• Greenwell » 13-game reached base streak
• Harris » Has an RBI in 10-straight games
• Gallagher » No earned runs allowed in four-straight appearances
Tuesday, April 12 - 3 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders collected their third series victory in a row, taking two out of three from Bradley on the road. In Saturday's doubleheader against the Braves, WSU earned a 2-0 shutout in the opener before falling 5-4 in 10 innings in game two. Wright State's offense exploded in the Sunday finale en route to a series-clinching 20-5 victory.
SCOUTING THE MUSKETEERSÂ
Xavier is 16-17 under the guidance of fifth-year head coach Billy O'Connor. After starting the season 0-9, the Musketeers have rattled off wins in 16 out of their last 24 games, highlighted by series victories over USC-Upstate, Indiana, and Cincinnati.Â
Senior outfielder Luke Franzoni is batting .330 with seven doubles, 13 home runs, and 34 RBI. As a team, the Musketeers have stolen 49 bases, good for second in the Big East Conference. The pitching staff ranks fifth in the conference with a 6.33 earned run average.Â
HISTORY VS. XAVIER
Wright State leads the all-time series 39-31. The Raiders earned a 2-1 walk-off win against the Musketeers on March 16. Sammy Sass reached home for the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. The Raider bullpen pitched 6.2 shutout innings with six strikeouts.Â
Back in 2019, WSU won twice in three meetings against Xavier. Sam Wirsing was the starting pitcher in both victories, allowing just one run while striking out 10 batters in a combined 11.1 innings. Zane Harris had one of his best games of the year in the WSU's 12-2 win against Xavier (4/10/19), batting 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.Â
RUNS FOR DAYS
Wright State sits 29th nationally with a conference-best 8.0 runs per game. The top-five individual run-scorers in the HL sport the Green & Gold, led by Jay Luikart in first with 31 runs. The Raiders have pushed across 10-plus runs in seven of their last 11 games.
HEATING UP
Over Luikart's last 14 games, he has gone 25-for-57 (.439) at the plate with seven doubles, two triples, five homers, 15 RBI, and 21 runs scored. The sophomore has recorded a career-high three hits versus Oakland (3/20), Ohio State (3/22), NKU (3/25), and Bradley (4/10). On the mound, Luikart is 2-1 with a 1.08 ERA and four saves in 8.1 innings. He collected his first save of the season in WSU's 6-3 win over Indiana State (3/10).
REMEMBER THE NAME
Alex Theis has gone 3-0 with a 1.56 ERA and 25 strikeouts over his last four appearances, allowing just five runs, three earned, on 18 hits and four walks in a combined 17.1 innings. Against Ohio State (3/22), the left-hander held the Buckeyes scoreless on one hit and no walks while striking out five in 2.1 innings. The New Riegel, Ohio native struck out a career-high nine batters at Purdue Fort Wayne (4/3) en route to his second win of the year.
STAR IN THE MAKING
To date, Alec Sayre sits atop the HL in hits (42), doubles (12), and total bases (69). He also ranks third in batting average (.362), fourth in runs (27), and fifth in RBI (27), on-base percentage (.444), slugging percentage (.595), and OPS (1.039).Â
HE GETS ON BASE
On the season, Julian Greenwell is batting .340 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 28 RBI. He leads the conference in triples, on-base percentage (.504), and hit by pitch (13) while also possessing top-five HL marks in runs (3rd, 28), OPS (3rd, 1.081), RBI (T-3rd), and walks (T-4th, 21).Â
VETERAN POWER
Gehrig Anglin is tied for 29th nationally with a conference-leading 11 home runs. The redshirt junior homered nine times in a 15-game span, starting at Oral Roberts (2/28) and ending against NKU (3/27). He entered the 2022 campaign with three homers in 178 career at-bats. This season, the St. Clair, Mich., native has slugged 11 homers in just 104 at-bats.
In addition to home runs, Anglin sits second in the Horizon League in RBI (29) and slugging percentage (.635) while ranking fifth in runs (26). Â
LET'S GO STREAKING
Zane Harris has driven in a run in 10-straight games. In the span, he is 11-for-36 (.306) at the plate with three doubles, three homers, and 21 RBI. Â
PATIENT AT THE PLATE
The Raiders have walked 163 times through 29 games, good for 29th nationally and first in the conference. WSU drew a season-high 13 free passes in its series finale against Northern Kentucky.Â
BALL MAGNET
Greenwell was plunked in four consecutive plate appearances at Georgia Tech and five times overall in the season-opening series. To date, Greenwell ranks 15th nationally in total hit by pitch (13) and hit by pitch per game (0.46). Wright State sits atop the Horizon League in HBP (42) as a team.
CONSISTENT ON THE MOUND
Jake Shirk is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his last four starts on the mound. The sophomore has given up three or fewer earned runs while lasting five-plus innings in each appearance.Â
NEWCOMERS SHOWING OUT
Justin Riemer ranks fourth on the team with a .291 batting average and has added 16 RBI and 22 runs. The redshirt freshman has started the last 17 games at either second base or shortstop. Drew Baker has batted .250 with three doubles and four RBI in limited action. He doubled twice in his first career start against Xavier. Over Chris Gallagher's last 12 appearances, he has recorded a 0.96 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.
ACTIVE STREAKS
• Anglin, Harris & Riemer » 17-game reached base streak
• Greenwell » 13-game reached base streak
• Harris » Has an RBI in 10-straight games
• Gallagher » No earned runs allowed in four-straight appearances
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