Wednesday, March 29
Dayton, OH
3 PM
Wright State University
vs
Xavier
Photo by: Alex Underwood
Baseball hosts Xavier Wednesday
3/28/2023 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
DAYTON — The Wright State baseball program will host in-state foe Xavier on Wednesday, March 29, at Nischwitz Stadium. The midweek tilt is slated for a 3 p.m. start. Admission will be free for all spectators. Live stats will also be available.
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a three-game sweep over Oakland in Horizon League play. Sammy Sass' two-run walk-off home run lifted Wright State to a 10-8 victory in the series opener. WSU outscored the Golden Grizzlies 22-1 in Sunday's doubleheader to secure the sweep.
HISTORY VS. XAVIER
Wright State leads the all-time series 39-32. The Raiders went 1-1 against Xavier last season, earning a 2-1 walk-off win in the first meeting before falling 13-4 to the Musketeers on the road. Drew Baker combined for three hits, while Garret Simpson recorded a pair of scoreless relief appearances over the two-game stretch in 2022.
SCOUTING THE MUSKETEERS
Xavier is 11-12 overall under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Billy O'Connor. The Musketeers opened the 2023 season with five consecutive losses but have followed with 11 wins in their last 18 games, highlighted by series sweeps at Western Carolina and Wofford.
Graduate outfielder Andrew Walker is batting .320 with team-best marks in doubles (6), RBI (19), and stolen bases (9). Senior infielder Jared Cushing has homered a conference-leading eight times. The pitching staff has given up three or fewer runs on ten occasions, including last Sunday in their 8-3 victory at West Virginia.
WINNING WAYS
Wright State opened the 2023 season 3-9 overall but has followed with ten wins in its last 11 games. The Raiders have outscored opponents 93-47 in the 11-game stretch, batting .310 with 23 doubles, five triples, and 11 home runs, while the pitching staff has carried a 3.27 team ERA and struck out 102 batters.
AWARDS SWEEP
Andrew Patrick and Sebastian Gongora swept the latest Horizon League weekly awards. Patrick earned Horizon League Batter of the Week after slashing .350/.391/.800 with three doubles, two homers, eight RBI, and seven runs scored over five wins last week, tallying three multi-hit performances, three multi-RBI games, and a 3-for-3 mark on stolen bases. Gongora tossed eight shutout innings in Wright State's series-clinching 9-1 victory over Oakland (3/26), allowing just five hits while striking out seven batters en route to HL Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time in his collegiate career.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season.
2/16/14 — vs. Michigan State (Neutral Site) — W, 7-1
3/1/14 — at #4 Oregon State — W, 6-2
2/22/15 - at #18 Ole Miss — W, 3-1
3/1/15 — at #11 Miami — W, 12-6
5/31/15 — vs. Notre Dame (NCAA Regional) — W, 4-0
2/26/16 — at #8 NC State — W, 10-8
3/5/16 — at Georgia — W, 3-1
6/5/16 — vs. #20 Ohio State (NCAA Regional) — W, 7-3
2/17/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 6-4
2/19/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 9-2
2/26/17 — at #4 South Carolina — W, 5-1
3/5/17 — vs. Pittsburgh (Neutral site) — W, 3-1
2/16/19 — at #10 Ole Miss — W, 9-5
2/24/19 — at #19 Oklahoma State — W, 5-4
4/3/19 — at Indiana — W, 15-4
2/19/20 — at #1 Louisville — W, 10-3
3/6/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 5-4
3/8/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 6-3
3/4/22 — at Virginia Tech — W, 11-5
2/25/23 — at Kentucky — W, 12-9
3/21/23 at Ohio State — W, 3-0
TEAM GUYS
The Raiders rank 18th nationally with 15 sacrifice flies. Individually, Sammy Sass and Gehrig Anglin are tied for 49th in the country and first in the Horizon League with three sacrifice flies.
TRIPLES FOR DAYS
The Raiders rank 30th nationally and first in the Horizon League with eight triples. Andrew Patrick has led the team with a conference-high three triples.
MR. CONSISTENT
Gehrig Anglin holds team-best marks in home runs (5), runs batted (22), walks (17), and stolen bases (12) through 23 starts in 2023. Last season, he tied a single-season school record in home runs with 16 while also leading the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.598), OPS (1.022), and hit by pitch (14).
STAY HOT, AP
Andrew Patrick tops the Horizon League in doubles (9), triples, runs scored (24), slugging percentage (.700), and OPS (1.153) while possessing top-five conference marks in batting average (3rd, .363), hits (4th, 29), stolen bases (4th, 10), home runs (5th, 4), and on-base percentage (5th, .453).
LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a three-game sweep over Oakland in Horizon League play. Sammy Sass' two-run walk-off home run lifted Wright State to a 10-8 victory in the series opener. WSU outscored the Golden Grizzlies 22-1 in Sunday's doubleheader to secure the sweep.
HISTORY VS. XAVIER
Wright State leads the all-time series 39-32. The Raiders went 1-1 against Xavier last season, earning a 2-1 walk-off win in the first meeting before falling 13-4 to the Musketeers on the road. Drew Baker combined for three hits, while Garret Simpson recorded a pair of scoreless relief appearances over the two-game stretch in 2022.
SCOUTING THE MUSKETEERS
Xavier is 11-12 overall under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Billy O'Connor. The Musketeers opened the 2023 season with five consecutive losses but have followed with 11 wins in their last 18 games, highlighted by series sweeps at Western Carolina and Wofford.
Graduate outfielder Andrew Walker is batting .320 with team-best marks in doubles (6), RBI (19), and stolen bases (9). Senior infielder Jared Cushing has homered a conference-leading eight times. The pitching staff has given up three or fewer runs on ten occasions, including last Sunday in their 8-3 victory at West Virginia.
WINNING WAYS
Wright State opened the 2023 season 3-9 overall but has followed with ten wins in its last 11 games. The Raiders have outscored opponents 93-47 in the 11-game stretch, batting .310 with 23 doubles, five triples, and 11 home runs, while the pitching staff has carried a 3.27 team ERA and struck out 102 batters.
AWARDS SWEEP
Andrew Patrick and Sebastian Gongora swept the latest Horizon League weekly awards. Patrick earned Horizon League Batter of the Week after slashing .350/.391/.800 with three doubles, two homers, eight RBI, and seven runs scored over five wins last week, tallying three multi-hit performances, three multi-RBI games, and a 3-for-3 mark on stolen bases. Gongora tossed eight shutout innings in Wright State's series-clinching 9-1 victory over Oakland (3/26), allowing just five hits while striking out seven batters en route to HL Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time in his collegiate career.
"POWER 5" DOMINANCE
Wright State has knocked off a "Power Five" conference program 21 times since 2014, including twice this season.
2/16/14 — vs. Michigan State (Neutral Site) — W, 7-1
3/1/14 — at #4 Oregon State — W, 6-2
2/22/15 - at #18 Ole Miss — W, 3-1
3/1/15 — at #11 Miami — W, 12-6
5/31/15 — vs. Notre Dame (NCAA Regional) — W, 4-0
2/26/16 — at #8 NC State — W, 10-8
3/5/16 — at Georgia — W, 3-1
6/5/16 — vs. #20 Ohio State (NCAA Regional) — W, 7-3
2/17/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 6-4
2/19/17 — at #10 Clemson — W, 9-2
2/26/17 — at #4 South Carolina — W, 5-1
3/5/17 — vs. Pittsburgh (Neutral site) — W, 3-1
2/16/19 — at #10 Ole Miss — W, 9-5
2/24/19 — at #19 Oklahoma State — W, 5-4
4/3/19 — at Indiana — W, 15-4
2/19/20 — at #1 Louisville — W, 10-3
3/6/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 5-4
3/8/20 — at #11 Tennessee — W, 6-3
3/4/22 — at Virginia Tech — W, 11-5
2/25/23 — at Kentucky — W, 12-9
3/21/23 at Ohio State — W, 3-0
TEAM GUYS
The Raiders rank 18th nationally with 15 sacrifice flies. Individually, Sammy Sass and Gehrig Anglin are tied for 49th in the country and first in the Horizon League with three sacrifice flies.
TRIPLES FOR DAYS
The Raiders rank 30th nationally and first in the Horizon League with eight triples. Andrew Patrick has led the team with a conference-high three triples.
MR. CONSISTENT
Gehrig Anglin holds team-best marks in home runs (5), runs batted (22), walks (17), and stolen bases (12) through 23 starts in 2023. Last season, he tied a single-season school record in home runs with 16 while also leading the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.598), OPS (1.022), and hit by pitch (14).
STAY HOT, AP
Andrew Patrick tops the Horizon League in doubles (9), triples, runs scored (24), slugging percentage (.700), and OPS (1.153) while possessing top-five conference marks in batting average (3rd, .363), hits (4th, 29), stolen bases (4th, 10), home runs (5th, 4), and on-base percentage (5th, .453).
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