Gold Rush score early and often to tame Bulldogs in opener

        NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana opened its baseball season Saturday with a nine-run first inning and a 14-3 victory against Tougaloo at Wesley Barrow Stadium.
        D'Aires Davis had six RBIs on a grand slam that ended the first-inning scoring and a two-run triple in the fourth. Matt Muhleisen doubled home the first two runs, Deionte Norris had two sacrifice flies, and Zachary Elias hit a pair of RBI doubles.
        Starter Blair Frederick (four innings) and Kedrick Edwards combined for 11 strikeouts.
        The game ended after 6 1/2 innings because of the 10-run rule.
        It also was the opener for Tougaloo, which will return to Barrow to play two seven-inning games against the Gold Rush starting at noon Sunday. This is the second season of XULA baseball after no teams from 1961-2020.

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Players Mentioned

#29 Blair Frederick: P-OF; 6' 0"; Graduate Student; L-L

#19 Zachary Elias: SS; 6' 0"; Graduate Student; R-R

#27 Deionte Norris: IF-P; 6' 0"; Junior; R-R

#44 Kedrick Edwards: P; 5' 9"; Junior; L-L

#2 D'Aires Davis: OF-DH; 5' 11"; Sophomore; R-R

Players Mentioned

#29 Blair Frederick
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student; L-L
: P-OF

#19 Zachary Elias
: 6' 0"; Graduate Student; R-R
: SS

#27 Deionte Norris
: 6' 0"; Junior; R-R
: IF-P

#44 Kedrick Edwards
: 5' 9"; Junior; L-L
: P

#2 D'Aires Davis
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; R-R
: OF-DH