Xavier Softball

Drahozal leads Saints to tourney wins

DAVENPORT - Erin Drahozal had five hits in seven at bats as Cedar Rapids Xavier won a pair of games Friday in the Davenport West Invitational.

Drahozal rapped out three hits, including a pair of doubles and got the win in the circle as the Saints edged Muscatine, 2-1, in eight innings in their first game.

Xavier then came back to defeat Ottumwa, 3-1. Drahozal had a double and a run scored. Hannah Helms had a single and a double in two trips and also scored.

Kylie Oldridge was the winning pitcher for Xavier.

Saints take twinbill from City High

IOWA CITY - The sixth-ranked Xavier Saints continued their winning ways Thursday by sweeping a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Iowa City High, 11-2 and 9-1, in Iowa City.

Erin Drahozal went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the first game and was the winning pitcher. Kailee Becker was 3-for-5 and scored three runs.

Hayley Deutmeyer was 2-for-4 with a double in the second game. Cassie Himmelsbach also went 2-for-4. Kylie Oldridge got the win.

Drahozal helps Saints sweep J-Hawks

In a doubleheader duel between ace pitchers, Xavier’s tough-as-nails Erin Drahozal came out on top twice Tuesday night on the Saints’ home diamond.

Drahozal picked up a pair of wins while Jefferson’s Alyssa Olson lost her first two of the year as Xavier came from behind to sweep the Class 5A third-ranked and previously unbeaten J-Hawks.

The Saints took the opener, 2-1, with both runs coming in the sixth inning.

And after spotting Jefferson a 4-0 lead in the nightcap, the Class 4A sixth-ranked Saints rallied back to win, 6-5, in eight innings.

Jefferson Coach Brian Erbe calls rise-ball specialist Olson “the best pitcher in the state.”

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Metro teams climb in softball rankings

Jefferson, Xavier and Prairie all moved in the right direction in the prep softball rankings Friday, according to the IGHSAU.

Jefferson climbed two spots to No.3 in Class 5A, Xavier jumped one spot to No.6 in Class 4A, and Prairie jumped one spot to No.8 in Class 5A.

Johnston is ranked No.1 in Class 5A. Dallas Center-Grimes is No.1 in Class 4A.

CLASS 5A

1. Johnston (4-0), 2. West Des Moines Valley (6-0), 3. Jefferson (10-0), 4. Waukee (7-0), 5. Ankeny Centennial (2-2), 6. Dowling Catholic (3-1), 7. Southeast Polk (3-1), 8. Prairie (4-2), 9. Bettendorf (4-2), 10. Ottumwa (7-1).

CLASS 4A

1. Dallas Center-Grimes (6-0), 2. Norwalk (6-0), 3. Solon (10-0), 4. Fort Dodge (7-0), 5. Carlisle (7-1), 6. Xavier (6-0), 7. Davenport Assumption (8-0), 8. Ballard (5-2), 9. Fairfield (5-1), 10. Oskaloosa (7-0).