Xavier Baseball

Saints drop pair at Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - The Xavier Saints lost both ends of a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill at Cedar Falls Monday, 7-2 and 4-2.

Colin O'Connell had two hits and a triple for Xavier in the first game. Hunter Baldus also had two hits.

Bryce Grimm slugged a home run for the Saints in the nightcap.

Game 1

Xavier       000 101 0 - 2 7 5
Cedar Falls  120 202 x - 7 9 1

W - Kuntz. L - Pick.

Game 2

Xavier       000 110 0 - 2 5 2
Cedar Falls  001 012 x - 4 7 1

W - Corson. L - Flaherty.

Metro Players in Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides a daily update on Metro graduates who are playing pro baseball. Here is the report through July 6:

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier), Chicago Cubs, OF: Sweeney went 1-for-4 Sunday. He is hitting .214 (25-for-117) with 5 doubles and 8 RBIs.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Chattanooga, OF, Double-A, Southern League (Dodgers): Schebler went 1-for-5 Sunday with a double, RBI and run scored. He is hitting .268 (83-for-310) with 16 homers and 46 RBIs.

KELLEN SWEENEY (CR Jefferson), Dunedin, IF, Advanced A, Florida State League (Blue Jays): Sweeney has been released by the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was hitting .222 (8 for 36) with four doubles and an RBI.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Kernels, OF/IF, Class A, Midwest League (Twins): Christensen went 1-for-5 Sunday. He is hitting .283 (84-for-297) with 7 homers and 46 RBIs.

JON KELLER (Xavier), Delmarva, P, Class A, South Atlantic League (Orioles): Keller (3-0, 1.69, 4 saves) did not pitch Sunday.

MITCH KELLER (Xavier), Bradenton, P, Rookie, Gulf Coast League (Pirates): Keller (0-0, 0.00) pitched two scoreless innings in his pro debut Saturday as the starting pitcher for Bradenton. He struck out two batters and allowed three hits, with no walks.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar), Bowling Green, P, Class A, Midwest League (Tampa Bay): Hanse (0-3, 7.08 ERA) had a rough outing Saturday. He pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed five hits and six runs (three earned).

DAKOTA FREESE (Washington), Athletics, P, Rookie Arizona League (Oakland):Freese has been placed on the 60-day Disabled List and probably will not pitch again until the fall.

Saints belt Waterloo West in sweep

WATERLOO - The Xavier Saints put on their hitting shoes Thursday and slammed Waterloo West, 16-3 and 12-0 in five innings, in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Waterloo.

Adam Pick went 4-for-4 with a home and three RBIs in the opener. Colin O'Connell collected three hits. Bryce Grimm socked a triple and home run.

Grimm had a double, home run and three RBIs in the second game. O'Connell had three more hits, including a double. Zack Robinson went 3-for-4.

Nolan Even tossed a five-hit shutout in Game 2.

Game 1

Xavier          104 311 6 - 16 20 1
Waterloo West   000 210 0 - 3 6 2

W - Drahozal. L - Shepherd.

Game 2

Xavier          308 10 - 12 13 1
Waterloo West   000 00 - 0 5 3

W - Even. L - Evans.

Saints knock off North Scott

ELDRIDGE - Adam Pick went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs Wednesday night as the Xavier Saints trimmed North Scott, 8-5, in a prep baseball game in Eldridge.

Logan Clarahan had two doubles, three runs and an RBI for the Saints.

Connor Frese picked up the victory in relief of Cal Winker.

Xavier       011 104 1 - 8 6 1
North Scott  021 101 0 - 5 13 1

W - Frese. L - Vaske.