Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cougars, J-Hawks lead Metro baseball

The Kennedy Cougars have the best record among Metro baseball teams with a 10-2 mark through Sunday, with the Jefferson J-Hawks a notch behind at 10-4.

Here are the Metro records:

KENNEDY          10-2 overall, 6-2 MVC
JEFFERSON        10-4 overall, 5-2 MVC
XAVIER              9-6 overall, 4-4 MVC
MARION             6-6 overall, 6-4 Wamac
LINN-MAR           8-9 overall, 3-5 MVC
PRAIRIE             4-9 overall, 3-4 MVC
WASHINGTON     2-9 overall, 2-6 MVC
CEDAR VALLEY     0-10 overall

Berutti, Bailey make all-tourney team

Marisa Berutti and Elizabeth Bailey of Xavier High School were named to the all-tournament team at the Class 2A state soccer tournament in Des Moines Saturday.

The Saints lost to North Scott in the semifinals, ending their streak of eight consecutive state titles.

No. 6 Saints split in Davenport

DAVENPORT - The sixth-ranked Xavier softball team split two games at the Davenport West tournament Saturday.

The Saints topped Fort Madison, 4-2, in their first game. Steph Wehr and Jamie Feltes had two hits. Kylie Oldridge was the winning pitcher.

Xavier lost to Pleasant Valley, 4-2, in its other game. Allison Schwach went 2-for-4. Erin Drahozal took the loss.

Keller gets $1 million from Pirates

Mitch Keller has received a $1 million signing bonus from the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to baseball writer Jim Callis of MLB.com and other published reports.

Keller, 18, was selected in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Pirates with the 64th overall pick.

The "slotted" bonus money for the No.64 pick, established by Major League Baseball, is $886,800. That means the Pirates gave Keller an extra $113,200 to reach $1 million.

Keller said Tuesday he would be getting more than the recommended slot money, but declined to reveal the specific amount.

Keller, from Cedar Rapids, graduated from Xavier High School this spring. He has been assigned to Pittsburgh's rookie team in the Gulf Coast League in Florida. The season starts June 20.