The Xavier Saints scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and clipped Dubuque Hempstead, 9-7, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Ken Charipar Field Friday.
Hempstead took the nightcap, 11-5.
Connor Frese belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning and collected the victory in relief in the opener. Sean Murphy had three hits and two RBIs. Max Hammerberg also had three hits.
Murphy, Hammerberg, Bryce Charipar and Nick Stark had two hits in the nightcap.
The split left Xavier at 8-15 overall and 5-11 in the league. Hempstead is 14-8 overall and 11-5.
GAME 1
Hempstead 000 141 1 - 7 6 1
Xavier 000 315 x - 9 13 2
W - Frese. L - Greenwald.
GAME 2
Hempstead 100 550 0 - 11 11 0
Xavier 130 001 0 - 5 10 1
W - LaPage. L - Kamin.
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