Joliet, Ill. – An 11-run outburst in the top of the 5^th, highlighted by a three-run home run off the bat of sophomore pitcher/infielder Noah Dreier (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) propelled No. 3 Saint Xavier University baseball (29-22/20-12 CCAC) to a 12-1 triumph over No. 2 seeded St. Ambrose University (Iowa) on day two of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon at Slammers Stadium in Joliet, Ill. The Cougars belted three home runs on the day with Graduate student designated hitter/infielder Gabe Kirck (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Olivet/De La Salle) slugging his team-leading 16^th home run of the season, Dreier belting his eighth and graduate student infielder Taylor Steig (Corona, Calif./Olivet Nazarene/Redwoods/Santiago) hammering his third homer of the year. Senior pitcher Logan McCleery (Patterson, Calif./Patterson) was the beneficiary of the run support, earning the win (8-4) after throwing 5.0 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five batters.

• Dreier finished 1-for-4 on the day.
• Kirck was 1-for-3, adding a sacrifice fly.
• Steig went 1-for-3 as well with a walk.
• Senior outfielder Sean Moore (Chicago, Ill./Calumet St. Joseph/Thornwood) had two hits in four at-bats with two stolen bases, a double and an RBI.
• Junior infielder Shea Zbrozek (Bloomington, Ill./Danville Area/Normal Community) collected three RBI, two steals and a run while going 1-for-3.
• Graduate student outfielder Travis Hammond (Stone Mountain, Ga./Southern Wesleyan/Emmanuel/Columbus State/Chamblee) scored twice, stole two bases, had two RBI and a walk, finishing 1-for-2.
• Senior infielder Justin Massingale (Carbondale, Ill./St. Charles/Carbondale Community) added two steals and a run, picking up a hit in four tries.
• Senior outfielder Michael Flier (Greenup, Ill./Spoon River/Cumberland) was 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs and a walk.
• Junior pitcher Thomas Plizga (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Olivet Nazarene/Fremd) pitched 0.1 innings with three hits given up, a run and a walk.
• Senior pitcher Noah Scott (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) worked 1.2 innings of relief, allowing just one base runner on a hit-by-pitch.
• Kirck sent a ball of the wall in right field for a solo home run to break a scoreless tie in the top of the 4^th.
• In the top of the 5^th, Hammond started the rally with a two-run single, Zbrozek picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice, Kirck lifted a sac fly, Dreier clubbed a three-run home run followed by Steig's homer for back-to-back shots, Moore laced an RBI base hit and Zbrozek recorded a two-run single back up the middle.
• The Fighting Bees tallied an RBI with a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 6^th. Scott came into the game and posted consecutive outs.
• SXU ended the contest when Scott induced a lineout that resulted in a double play.

No. 3 Saint Xavier (29-22/20-12 CCAC) advances in the winner's bracket to play No. 1 Judson University (Ill.) in the CCAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday, May 2. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm in Joliet, Ill.