Box Score CHICAGO – Behind 5.0 innings of shutout pitching by junior pitcher Caleb Ziehr (Rockford. Ill./Rockford Lutheran), the Saint Xavier University baseball team (18-20/10-7 CCAC) defeated Judson University (Ill.) in game one of their Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) three game series Friday afternoon at Richard R. Ferrell Field in Chicago, Ill. Ziehr, making his second start of the season, improved his record to 2-0 on the mound after allowing six hit and posting one strikeout. JU had runners in scoring position in four of his five innings, but Ziehr was able to pitch out of each jam to help the Cougars keep pace in the CCAC standings.

• Sophomore outfielder Kevin Dowling (Chicago, Ill./Murray State/Mount Carmel) finished 1-for-4 with a two-run double.
• Senior infielder Darren Zarrillo (Grapevine, Texas/Frank Phillips/Grapevine) went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored.
• Freshman catcher Aaron Orzech (Shorewood, Ill./Crossroads Christian Academy) collected an RBI single in three at-bats.
• Senior infielder Declan Smyth (Evergreen Park, Ill./North Central/Evergreen Park) was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.
• Senior infielder Patrick Doran (Evergreen Park, Ill./NC Central/DuPage/South Suburban/Evergreen Park) recorded a double and went 1-for-3.
• Junior pitcher Jimmy Fairley (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Rock Valley/Huntley) saw 2.0 innings of action out of the bullpen with two hits given up, one run and two strikeouts.
• Sophomore pitcher Logan McCleery (Patterson, Calif./Patterson) finished the game, logging 2.0 innings of relief and surrendered two hits with two strikeouts.
• SXU scored a run in the bottom of the 1^st when senior designated hitter Joe Rycerz (Schererville, Ind./Andrean) was caught in a rundown that allowed senior infielder Patrick Hayes (Chicago, Ill./Moraine Valley/Parkland/Brother Rice) to score from third base.
• Orzech drove in a run and reached base on a Judson error to make it 2-0 in the bottom of the 2^nd.
• Zarrillo pushed the lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the 4^th when he lined an RBI base hit back up the middle.
• The Eagles tallied a run in the top of the 6^th on a sacrifice fly.
• Dowling gave Saint Xavier some insurance in the bottom of the 7^th after hitting a two-run double to center field.

Saint Xavier (18-20/10-7 CCAC) concludes the series with Judson University (Ill.) on Saturday, April 15 with a doubleheader in Elgin, Ill. Game one is scheduled for an 11:00 am first pitch.