Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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.

No Title 9 for the amazing Saints

DES MOINES - Marisa Berutti did her best to battle her raw emotions and fight back the tears Friday afternoon, but it was no good.

It hurt too much. The tears won.

"It sucks," she said succinctly.

Xavier's bid for Title 9 at the Class 2A state meet ended with a 1-0 loss to second-ranked North Scott in a memorable PK Shootout at Cownie Park.

The Saints lost at the state tournament for the first time since 2005, snapping their unprecedented streak of eight titles in a row.

Berutti, a senior, played for three state champions during her extraordinary career, but a fourth crown slipped away in a defensive struggle.

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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.

Xavier Saints trim Marion, 4-2

Nick Drahozal hit a two-run single in the top of the first inning Thursday to steer Xavier past Marion, 4-2, in a prep baseball game at Marion.

Max Hammerberg pitched a complete game for Xavier and got the win.

Xavier    300 001 0 - 4 6 1
Marion    000 101 0 - 2 7 2

W - Hammerberg. L - Miller. 2B - Vanderlind, Kray.