Xavier Softball

Saints hold onto 8th, J-Hawks slip to 9th

Xavier maintained its hold on the No.8 spot in the Class 4A softball poll released Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Jefferson, meanwhile, slid one spot to ninth in the Class 5A rankings.

Ottumwa is No.1 in Class 5A, followed by Pleasant Valley. Dubuque Senior, which split with Jefferson on Tuesday, dropped one spot to No.5. Dubuque Hempstead is No.10.

Dallas Center-Grimes is No.1 in Class 4A, followed by Winterset. Solon is No.3 and Benton No.10 among ranked Wamac Conference teams. Center Point-Urbana is No.15 in Class 3A.

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Drahozal helps Saints sweep Little Hawks

Iron-arm Xavier hurler Erin Drahozal racked up two more wins Tuesday night to match the pair she picked up the day before as the Saints swept a twinbill at home over Iowa City High, 3-2 and 11-3.

With back-up starter Jacey Wiebold nursing a tender arm, the rock-solid sophomore Drahozal is suddenly carrying the load on her strong shoulders.

She won three games in two days this past weekend, including one over Class 5A second-ranked Pleasant Valley.

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Saints swat Wahlert twice

DUBUQUE - Xavier overpowered Dubuque Wahlert twice Monday, 9-2 and 11-2, in Mississippi Valley Conference softball.

Jenna Schulte belted a two-run home run in the opener and was 3-for-4 in the nightcap for Xavier (9-5, 6-4).

Erin Drahozal was the winning pitcher in both games. She also was 2-for-2 with an RBI in the opener.

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Saints take down No.2 Pleasant Valley

DAVENPORT - The Xavier Saints raised their record to 7-5 Saturday by winning a pair of games at the Davenport West softball tournament.

Xavier trimmed No.2 Pleasant Valley, 6-4, and stomped Davenport Central, 13-0, in three innings.

Jamie Feltes went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the victory over Pleasant Valley. Erin Drahozal hit a two-run homer and was the winning pitcher.

Drahozal slugged a grand slam against Davenport Central and was the winning pitcher again. Jenna Schulte went 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Allison Schwach was 2-for-2 and scored three runs.