CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Clay Burdette went 3 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead Xavier to a 16-6 victory over Saint John’s on Sunday at Marge Schott Stadium. The Musketeers improved to 20-25 overall, while the Red Storm fell to 23-20. Tommy Townsend added a homer and four RBIs, and Luke Hammond, Landon Mensik and Tanner Thomas each went deep. Xavier collected 16 hits.

Saint John’s took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBIs by Will Cowan and Ayden Frey, but Xavier answered with six runs in the second on homers by Hammond, Mensik and a three-run shot by Burdette. The Musketeers added six more in the fifth on homers by Townsend, Thomas and Burdette plus a double by Fitz.

Cristian Bernardini hit a three-run homer for Saint John’s in the sixth, and Shaun McMilan homered in the seventh. Evan Vasiliou earned the win, allowing three earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Saint John’s mustered only seven hits. Xavier had dropped the first two games of the series before Sunday’s blowout. The Big East game was played in the afternoon.