MUSCATINE -- Xavier scored six runs in the fifth inning and eight more in the seventh and routed Muscatine, 14-5, Friday night at Tom Bruner Field.

Nate Even, Mack Mattke and Alex Ries had three hits apiece and Blake Helms drove in three runs for Xavier (3-1).  The Saints had 13 hits and were aided by six Muscatine errors.

Mattke (1-0) worked five innings and was the winning pitcher.

Max Freilinger had three of Muscatine's nine hits and also drove in three runs.

The Muskies held a 1-0 lead through four innings. The Saints finally got to Muscatine starter Cole Miller in the fifth. Helms' infield single after two walks scored one run, another came in when Corbin Woods' fly ball was dropped, and two more scored on Even's single. Two more runs came home on a dropped third strike and catcher's throwing error to first base.

Xavier opens Mississippi Valley Conference play with a doubleheader Tuesday at home against Linn-Mar. Game time is 5 p.m.

XAVIER (14)
Blake Helms, ss, 5 2 2 3, Corbin Woods, 3b, 5 1 0 0, Nate Even, 2b-p, 4 2 3 2, Mack Mattke, p-1b, 5 1 3 1, Kevin Hosch, 1b, 4 1 1 0, Alex Ries, cf, 5 2 3 2, Eric Zenisek, rf, 5 1 0 0, Dane Mehring, lf, 3 1 1 0, Colby Brecht, c, 1 2 0 0, Bryce Grimm, ph, 1 1 0 0, Colin Brown, ph, 0 0 0 0. Totals 38 14 13 8.

MUSCATINE (5)
Josh Anderson, rf, 4 1 1 0, Spencer Ludman, 2b-p, 3 1 1 0, Cole Miller, p, 4 1 2 1, Austin Czerwiec, 3b, 2 2 0 0, Max Freilinger, 1b, 3 0 3 3, Brogan Simonsen, dh-p, 3 0 0 0, Tommy Van Hemert, lf, 4 0 1 0, Drew Rominger, c, 3 0 1 1, Austin Moss, cf, 1 0 0 0, Derek Burkamper, ph-p, 1 0 0 0, Grant McConnaha, ph, 1 0 0 0, Tyler Lothspeich, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 30 5 9 5.

C.R. Xavier        000  060  8 - 14 13  1
Muscatine         010  001  3 -   5   9  6

Mack Mattke, Ean McNeal (6), Nate Even (7) and Colby Brecht; Cole Miller, Derek Burkamper (5), Brooks Wagner (6), Brogan Simonsen (7), Spencer Ludman (7) and Drew Rominger. W - Mattke. L -Miller.
2B - Even, Mehring, Mattke, Freilinger 2. SB - Even 2, Ries.