The Xavier Saints and Jefferson J-Hawks split a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader Thursday night at Ken Charipar Field.

The Saints won the first game, 10-5. The fourth-ranked J-Hawks rebounded with a 14-10 victory in a slugfest in the nightcap.

The split left Jefferson at 14-4 overall and Xavier at 7-10.

Nolan Arp went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and two runs scored for Xavier in the first game. Bryce Schulte, Bryce Charipar and Nick Stark had two RBIs for the Saints. Charipar was 2-for-3 and was the winning pitcher.

Lucas Larson went 3-for-3 for Jefferson in the opener. Brayden Frazier had two RBIs.

Caleb Stekl went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs for Jefferson in the 14-10 victory. The J-Hawks exploded for 11 runs in the first inning and held on.

Larson, Cam Frazier and Colton Knox had two RBIs for Jefferson in the nightcap. Larson was 2-for-3. Knox hit a triple.

Arp went 3-for-5 for Xavier in Game 2. Drake Wawro was 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Schulte was 2-for-3 and scored three runs.

Jefferson all-stater Spencer VanScoyoc did not play in the doubleheader for the J-Hawks.

GAME 1

Jefferson   301 010 0 -  5

Xavier        620 020 x - 10

W - Bryce Charipar. L - Connor VanScoyoc.

GAME 2

Jefferson   (11)00 200 1 - 14

Xavier             301 105 0 - 10

W - Sam Meyer. L - Adam Tvedt.