Xaverian proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the St. Francis Prep Terriers 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Clippers have posted since April 29th.
Jude VanOoyen
| 05/08/25 @ Chaminade | 5 |
| 05/17/25 @ St. Francis Prep | 2 |
| 05/24/25 @ St. Francis Prep | 1 |
Jude VanOoyen tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has become a key player for Xaverian: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 9-15 otherwise.
At the plate, Justin Rotundi was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Patrick Hassel also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Xaverian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-16 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for St. Francis Prep, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
As of now, neither Xaverian nor the Terriers have any future games scheduled.
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