Xavier Softball

Saints drop tight games at No.5 Burlington

BURLINGTON - The Xavier Saints dropped a pair of low-scoring games at fifth-ranked Burlington on Wednesday.

Burlington won the first game, 3-0, and captured the nightcap, 2-1. The Saints (16-7) managed just seven hits in the twinbill. Abby Bedard had four, including three in the second game.

Xavier led the second game, 1-0, heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but Burlington scored two runs for the victory on a two-run hit by Alex Woods.

Burlington raised its record to 19-2.

Game 1

XAVIER (0)
Bedard, 3b, 2 0 1, Colston, rf, 2 0 0, Sampson, ss, 3 0 1, Winter, 2b, 1 0 0, Walton, dph, 3 0 0, Schulte, 1b, 3 0 0, Kuba-Tresnak, cf, 3 0 0, Miller, c, 1 0 0, Deutmeyer, ph, 1 0 0, Richards, pr, 0 0 0, Galligan, lf, 3 0 0, Wiebold, p, 0 0 0. Totals 22 0 2.

BURLINGTON (3)
Grimshaw, rf, 3 1 0, May, 1b, 3 1 1, Carl, cf, 3 0 0, Kramer, p, 3 1 0, Zahner, c, 3 0 0, Oleson, 2b, 3 0 0, McCampbell, dp, 2 0 1, Conner, 3b, 2 0 0, Smith, lf, 2 0 0, Woods, ss, 0 0 0. Totals 25 3 2.

Xavier         000 000 0 - 0 2 3
Burlington   300 000 x - 3 4 0

WP - Miranda Kramer (9-1). LP - Jaycee Wiebold. 2B - May.

Game 2

XAVIER (1)
Bedard, 3b, 4 1 3 0, Colston, rf, 2 0 1 0, Sampson, ss, 2 0 0 0, Winter, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Richards, pr, 0 0 0 0, Walton, c, 3 0 0 0, Schulte, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Kuba-Tresnak, cf, 2 0 1 0, Drahozal, p, 3 0 0 0, Ireland, lf, 3 0 0 0. Totals 25 1 5.

BURLINGTON (2)
Grimshaw, rf, 3 0 0, May, 1b, 3 0 1, Carl, cf, 3 0 1, Kramer, dp, 2 0 0, Oleson, 2b, 3 1 1, McCampbell, p, 3 1 1, Smith, lf, 2 0 0, Woods, ss, 2 0 1, Ryan, c, 2 0 1, Connor, 3b, 2 0 0. Totals 25 2 6.

Xavier          001 000 0 - 1  5  1
Burlington    000 000 2 - 2  6  1

WP - Chandra McCampbell (8-1). LP - Erin Drahozal. 2B - Andrea Smith.

Xavier sweeps Kennedy in MVC softball

With what looked like heavy rain closing in, someone had to break a tie and make the game official. Xavier’s Abby Bedard made it happen.

Bedard’s two-run double in the top of the sixth inning propelled Xavier past Kennedy, 9-5, in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader Tuesday night at Kennedy.

Xavier won the opener, 7-2.

Through four innings of the nightcap, Xavier was riding pitcher Erin Drahozal, an eighth grader who was retiring Kennedy batters with ease. In the bottom of the fifth, however, Kennedy caught fire and collected five singles, including a two-run hit by Amanda Gaffey to even the score at 5-5.

“We just relaxed a little after we got the 5-0 lead,” said Xavier Coach Brian Erbe. “Drahozal was coasting, then she started getting too much of the plate and that will happen to an eighth grader sometime. Kennedy did a great job of hitting.”

Bedard’s heroics came into play in the top of the sixth when she ripped a double into the right-center gap, plating two runs and pushing Xavier ahead 7-5. “Bedard’s hit was clutch, big time,” Erbe said.

Xavier’s Tyler Sampson also swung the bat well in the second game, hitting a two-run home run in the third inning and ripping an RBI double off the wall in the fifth.

Taylor Wagner went 2-for-3 and Amanda Gaffey had two RBIs for Kennedy.

In the opener, Xavier pitcher Jacey Wiebold went the distance to get the win. “Wiebold was in command of her pitches in the first game,” Erbe said.

Wiebold, a sophomore, held the Cougars scoreless through the first six innings, giving up only three hits.

In the seventh, Kennedy made an attempt at a comeback as Alycia McQuiston launched a two-run homer over the left field wall, but Wiebold quickly retired three straight batters to secure the win.

McQuiston was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Lauren Kubovec had two hits for Kennedy.

Xavier’s Sydney Galligan went 2-for-3, including a two-run triple in the fourth inning.

Xavier (16-5, 11-5) travels to Burlington for a doubleheader Wednesday. Kennedy (4-19, 2-14) hosts Cedar Rapids Jefferson for a doubleheader Thursday.

Game 1

XAVIER (7)
Bedard, 3b, 4 1 1 0, Colston, cf, 4 1 1 0, Sampson, ss, 4 0 1 3, Winter, 2b, 4 0 0 0, Walton, dh, 3 1 1 0, Schulte, 1b, 4 1 1 1, Kuba-Tresnak, rf, 3 0 1 0, Miller, c, 4 1 0 0, Galligan, lf, 3 2 2 2, Schwach, 1 0 0 0, Richards, 1 0 0 0.  Totals 35 7 9 6.

KENNEDY (2)
Kubovec, c, 4 0 2 0, Sohn, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Nunnikhoven, p, 3 0 0 0, McKinnon, lf, 3 0 0 0, Gaffey, 3b, 3 1 1 0, McQuiston, cf, 3 1 2 2, Rathjens, 1b, 3 0 1 0, Steffans, rf, 3 0 1 0, Wagner, ss, 3 0 0 0, Sauer, 1 0 0 0. Totals 29 2 7 2.

Xavier      000 403 0 - 7 9 0
Kennedy  000 000 2 - 2 7 1

Wiebold and Miller. Nunnikhoven and Kubovec. W – Wiebold. L – Nunnikhoven. 2B - Bedard, Colston, Sampson, Walton. 3B - Galligan. HR - McQuiston. SB - Sampson 2, Galligan.

Game 2

XAVIER (9)
Bedard, 3b, 4 1 2 2, Colston, rf, 4 1 1 0, Sampson, ss, 4 2 2 3, Winter, 2b, 4 0 1 2, Walton, c, 4 1 1 0, Schulte, 1b, 4 0 0 0, Kuba-Tresnak, cf, 4 2 1 1, Drahozal, p, 4 0 1 1, Ireland, lf, 4 2 1 0. Totals 36 9 10 9.

KENNEDY (5)
Kubovec, c, 4 1 0 1, Nunnikhoven, cf, 4 1 0 0, Coker, 1b, 4 1 1 1, Gaffey, 3b, 4 0 1 2, McKinnon, lf, 3 0 1 1, Rathjens, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Sohn, p, 3 1 1 0, McQuiston, rf, 3 0 1 0, Wagner, ss, 3 0 2 0. Totals 31 5 8 5.

Xavier        002 032 2 - 9 10 1
Kennedy    000 050 0 - 5  8 1

Drahozal and Walton. Sohn and Kubovec. W – Drahozal. L – Sohn. 2B - Bedard, Sampson, Drahozal. HR - Sampson. SB - Bedard.

Xavier wins Elite 8 Classic in Urbandale

URBANDALE - The Xavier High School softball team topped 11th-ranked Johnston, 11-8, in the championship game of the Elite 8 Classic on Saturday.

The Saints (14-5) went 4-and-0 in the two-day event. "We played pretty well this weekend," said Coach Brian Erbe.

Xavier collected 14 hits in the championship game. Kelsey Kuba-Tresnak had a three-run double in the fourth inning. Erin Drahozal was the winning pitcher.

Xavier trimmed Solon, 4-3, in the semifinals Saturday on a squeeze bunt by Tyler Sampson in the bottom of the seventh inning, scoring Sydney Galligan from third base. Emily Walton went 2-for-3 with an RBI double. Jacey Wiebold was the winning pitcher.

The Saints beat two ranked teams Saturday. Solon is ranked No.6 in the Class 3A poll and Johnston is No.11 in the 4A poll.

Xavier wins twice at Elite 8 Classic

URBANDALE - The Xavier High School softball team won its first two games in the Elite 8 Classic Friday and will face Solon in the semifinals Saturday morning at 10:30.

The Saints topped A-D-M, 3-0, in their first game behind a 3-hit shutout by Jacey Wiebold. Cortney Colson went 2-for-3 for Xavier (12-5).

The Saints clipped Cardinal of Eldon, 6-2, in their second game behind eighth-grade pitcher Erin Drahozal. Colson went 2-for-4 and Emily Walton was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Drahozal allowed five hits, including a home run by Felisha Durflinger.