Xavier Softball

Saints want a return trip to state

Editor's note: This is the seventh and last in a series of preseason articles about Metro softball teams)

The Xavier softball team is coming off of an appearance in the state tournament last season and is aiming to make it back to Fort Dodge again this season.

First, the Saints will have to replace a talented senior class that lead the team to a 34-9 record.

“I think we can surprise a lot of people,” said senior third baseman Abby Bedard. “We are younger but we have been working really hard in practice and bonding a little bit more than we thought we would.”

Last year's seniors featured two second team all-state performers in catcher McKenna Miller and pitcher/outfielder Jenny Drahozal, who now is playing softball at Iowa State. Miller plays for Kirkwood.

“We are all just going to have to work really hard,” said senior Kristen Winter, who will play softball at Kirkwood next year. “We lost a lot of people, so we are going to need to have some younger kids step up.”

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Wiebold tosses 3-hitter for Xavier

IOWA CITY - Jaycee Wiebold tossed a 3-hit shutout Friday as Xavier defeated Iowa City Regina, 5-0, in a non-conference softball game in Iowa City.

Wiebold struck out five batters and did not walk anyone.

CR XAVIER(5)
C. Colston RF, 4 1 2, K.Kelsey-Tresnak CF, 3 0 0, A. Bedard 3b, 3 1 2, K.Winter 2b, 3 0 0, T.Sampson SS, 3 1 2, J.Schulte 1b 3 1 0, E. Walton C 1 0 1, A.Richards DH 3 0 0  S.Galligan LF 3 1 1.

IC REGINA(0)
Corkery,CF, 3 0 0, Schlader, 2b, 3 0 0, McChristy SS, 3 0 1, Kron, 3b, 3 0 0, Lehman 1b, 3 0 1, Wick C, 3 0 0, Stein P, 2 0 1, Bonnett LF, 2 0 0, Dutchik RF, 2 0 1.

CR Xavier      003 002 0 -- 5  8  1
IC Regina      000 000 0 -- 0  3  4

Stein and Wick, Wiebold and Walton L- Stein, W - Wiebold 1-0

Xavier's Miller hoping to help Eagles to national tourney

McKenna Miller is determined to succeed with her softball career.

She was determined at Xavier High School, where she overcame a serious injury to become one of the top sluggers in the state. And she's determined at Kirkwood Community College, where she's helped the Eagles enjoy a banner campaign.

The numbers speak for themselves.

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