Xavier Baseball

Saints shut down by Burkamper & Muskies

MUSCATINE - Muscatine senior Derek Burkamper cooled off the Xavier Saints Friday night in a non-conference baseball game in Muscatine.

Burkamper, who has signed with Nebraska, tossed a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as the Muskies blanked the Saints, 8-0.

Xavier (3-1) was coming off a strong performance in the Metro Baseball Tournament, but Burkamper shut them down for Muscatine (2-2).

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Drahozal, Schemmel (4), Schulte (4), Woods (5) and Hammerberg, Helms (5). Burkamper and Calvert. W - Burkamper. L - Drahozal.

Saints pound Warriors for title

If baseball practice ever gets tedious at Xavier High School this season, Coach Dave Schemmel could simply blow his whistle and tell the guys to line up for a game of touch football.

These Saints would know exactly what to do.

Schemmel has 28 players on his roster this season, and 21 of them played football last fall and helped Xavier reach the championship game of the Class 4A playoffs and finish with a sparkling 13-1 record.

Many of the same guys who excelled in football have helped the Saints get off to a fast start in baseball, too.

Xavier whipped the Washington Warriors, 11-1, in six innings Thursday night to win the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament at the Linn-Mar complex.

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Metro baseball finals set for Thursday

The Washington Warriors and Xavier Saints will meet in the championship game of the Metro Baseball Tournament on Thursday at approximately 7 p.m. at the Linn-Mar complex.

The championship and third-place games, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium, were postponed due to wet grounds. The games were moved from Veterans Memorial Stadium to Linn-Mar because the stadium is booked for a high school doubleheader Thursday night between Highland and Washington (Iowa).

Kennedy will play Linn-Mar in the third-place game Thursday at 5 p.m. at Linn-Mar. The championship game will follow.

Brown's no-hitter sends Saints to finals

Zach Brown cannot touch his toes, but he sure can pitch.

Brown tossed a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts Tuesday night as Xavier blanked Linn-Mar, 4-0, in the semifinals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament at the new Linn-Mar complex.

Brown, a senior right-hander, is a strong guy and a good athlete, but he has to bend his knees to reach his toes.

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