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Xavier Softball: Offense Overwhelms; Pitching and Defense Stifle

Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter

On Thursday, March 28, Xavier Softball's offense, pitching, and defense collided to produce an 11-0 rout of the Corona del Sol Aztecs.

Offense
Xavier put up five runs in the second inning to set the tone, tacked on three more over the middle innings, and added another three with one out in the sixth before the mercy rule ended the game.

The Gators finished with a .429 team batting average, including five extra-base hits among their twelve total hits.

The top three producers were:
  • Junior Sariah McNabb: 3 hits out of 4 at-bats, 4 RBI, with 2 doubles and 1 triple
  • Junior Noe Romo: 3 hits out of 4 at-bats, 2 RBI
  • Freshman Sophia Jaramillo: 2 hits out of 3 at-bats, 3 RBI, with 1 double, 1 homerun, and 1 homerun denied by an amazing catch from the Corona centerfielder 

Pitching
Sophomore Sydney Root is having a stellar season:
  • Strikeouts (107) - #3 in 6A conference
  • Earned Run Average (0.84) - #4 in 6A Conference
  • No-hitters (3) - #1 in 6A conference.
On Thursday, she allowed 2 hits, no runs, and no walks, and struck out 9 out of 20 batters faced.


Defense
When Corona did hit the ball into play, the Gator defense took care of business with no errors.


Season Record and State Rankings
Xavier is 6-2 in conference play. AzPreps 6A Conference Rankings commence Tuesday, March 31. 
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