Baseball Game Preview: Xavier Hawks vs. Seymour Thunder

For the second straight game, Xavier will face off against Seymour. The Hawks will welcome the Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Xavier is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since May 8, 2025 on Tuesday. They lost 9-1 to Seymour. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Seymour, bringing their record up to 8-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Xavier, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3.