Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Keller helps Saints split with Hempstead

DUBUQUE - Mitch Keller pitched a complete game as the Xavier Saints defeated Dubuque Hempstead, 12-3, in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Dubuque Wednesday.

Hempstead won the first game, 8-7, in nine innings.

The Saints collected 17 hits in their victory. Mack Mattke had three hits in the win for Xavier (16-11, 11-9). Corbin Woods, Zach Brown, Ryan Meaney and Luke Hammerberg had two hits. Adam Pick, Mattke, Meaney and Hammerberg had two RBIs.

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Young Saints sweep younger Lions

Brian Erbe sat quietly in the Xavier dugout Tuesday night and munched a few slices of pizza while the Saints battled the Linn-Mar Lions at Bob Erusha Field.

He offered some words of encouragement to the Saints, patted a few kids on the back and had a question for one of the umpires on a tricky play, but for the most part he left the heavy worrying to interim head coach Nikki Price.

Erbe is recovering from triple bypass heart surgery on May 11, so it's probably good for him to keep the stress level as low as possible and let Price and the other assistant coaches sweat the details. And there was a lot of sweating Tuesday.

The young Saints trimmed the younger Lions in both softball games, 3-2 and 4-3, in a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference nailbiters at Xavier.

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Saints sweep another pair at Linn-Mar tourney

Xavier won a pair of games Saturday and finished the Linn-Mar softball tournament with a 4-0 record.

Xavier beat Monticello, 6-5, and New Hampton, 10-8.

Jenna Schulte was 2-for-3 and scored twice, and Haley Deutmeyer was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Xavier against Monticello. Erin Drahozal was the winning pitcher.

Deutmeyer was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored against New Hampton. Sydney Galligan was 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, and Jamie Feltes was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Claire Christensen picked up the win for the Saints (16-12).

Saints pick off J-Hawks twice

Xavier got a pick me up when it needed it most Friday night.

Adam Pick singled home two insurance runs in the opener, then fanned five of the six batters he faced for a save in the nightcap, leading the Saints to a doubleheader sweep of Jefferson at the J-Hawk diamond.

Xavier won the opener, 5-3, then took the nightcap, 3-1.

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