The following season , 2009 , Xavier went 39 – 21 ( 18 – 9 A-10 ) and finished third in conference , qualifying for another A-10 Tournament . There , the Musketeers won their opening game against Charlotte , 8 – 6 , but lost their second to Rhode Island , 7 – 6 . Having to go undefeated for the rest of the tournament , the Musketeers won four straight games to win the title and qualify for the 2009 NCAA Tournament , the program 's first . As the third seed at the Houston Regional , Xavier went 1 – 2 , dropping games to second-seeded Kansas State and host Rice but beating fourth-seeded Sam Houston State in an elimination game . Googins was named the 2009 ABCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
A-10 Tournament
2009 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
Scott Googins