Xavier Musketeers baseball gets road win over No. 3 Georgia Tech

Xavier baseball, ranked No. 92 in RPI entering the final month of the regular season, picked up a top 5 road win on Friday, May 1.

Xavier, which entered the night 21-25 overall, upset No. 3 Georgia Tech, 8-4, in extra innings at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta.

After its fifth Quad 1 win of the season, Xavier moved up 19 spots in RPI.

It was Xavier's first win over a top 5 program since beating No. 2 LSU, 2-1, in March 2024.

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The upset snapped Georgia Tech's 13-game home winning streak. The Yellow Jackets entered the three-game series having won six straight and 19 of their last 21 games. Xavier was previously 1-7 all-time against Georgia Tech.

Coming out of the bullpen, Michael Murphy tossed 6 ⅓ innings of two-run ball, permitting nine hits, walking none and striking out six against a Georgia Tech offense that is No. 1 in the nation in runs per game (10.5).

Eight different Musketeers cracked the hit column in Friday's win.

The biggest blast came from Moeller High School product Carter Christenson, who hit a three-run, two-out homer in the top of the 10th inning to put Xavier ahead for good. It was Christenson's lone at-bat of the game and the freshman's first career home run.

Donavan Canterberry added an insurance run two batters later with an RBI single that scored Tanner Thomas (2-for-3, two runs).

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Xavier (22-25, 10-5) ranks fourth in the Big East behind UConn, St. John's and Creighton. The Big East Tournament is at Prasco Park in Mason May 20-23.