Revived Saints pound Hempstead twice
The Xavier Saints looked like they might contend for the state baseball title this year when they ran away with the Metro Tournament last month, but they went into a batting slump and disappeared for a few weeks.
"We're back," senior Zach Brown announced happily Monday night.
The Saints pounded Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Ken Charipar Field, 11-1 and 11-0, with both games lasting only five innings due to the mercy rule.
Hempstead arrived with an 8-4 record in the MVC, but the Mustangs had no answers for the Saints.
Mitch Keller tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts in the 11-1 victory, then Brown pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts in the 11-0 whitewash.
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