HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. —
Xavier University of Louisiana was awarded an 8-7 baseball victory
Tuesday against Rust after two XULA players were injured in the outfield
in a collision while attempting to catch a batted ball.
The second game of the doubleheader was canceled.
The XULA players collided during a none-out Rust RBI double
in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both were taken to a Memphis, Tenn., medical facility
for treatment.
XULA is 16-19, and Rust is 17-20.
Next for the Gold Rush is a three-game Red
River Athletic Conference series at Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, Texas.
XULA and OLLU will play at 6 p.m. CDT Friday, then a noon Saturday doubleheader.
XULA is 7-17 in the RRAC and in 10th place; the Saints are 14-9 and fifth.