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2016 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Xavier vs. Vanderbilt preview

The Musketeers will face Vanderbilt for the second time in two and a half months. The stakes are higher this time.

Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

The Xavier Musketeers came out of nowhere to win the Big East and Big East Tournament this season.

Their reward? A meeting with a Vanderbilt team that won the National Championship two years ago, and were the National Runners-Up last season.

The Musketeers faced the Commodores in Nashville in March, and it didn't go particularly well for the X-Men, as they suffered a three game series sweep in which they were outscored 26-5.

The game was originally set to be played Friday night, but Mother Nature had other plans, as Nashville was hit with torrential downpours throughout the day.

How to watch or stream

First Pitch: 1 p.m. ET

TV: ESPNU

Stream: ESPN3 (Where available)

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Starting Lineups

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Additional Reading

For more on Xavier, visit our friends at Banners on the Parkway.

For more on Vanderbilt, visit our friends at Anchor of Gold.