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Simecek_CCAC
6
Judson (IL) JU 29-22
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Winner Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 30-22
Judson (IL) JU
29-22
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Final
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Saint Xavier (IL) SXU
30-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Judson (IL) JU 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
Saint Xavier (IL) SXU 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 11 1

W: Markezich, Trent (4-1) L: D. Alworth (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Walk-off Wild Pitch Puts SXU in CCAC Championship

Joliet, Ill. – Sophomore designated hitter John Simecek (Twinsburg, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) raced home with one out on a wild pitch to score the winning run in the bottom of the 12th the give No. 3 Saint Xavier University baseball (30-22/20-12 CCAC) a thrilling 7-6 walk-off victory over No. 1 Judson University (Ill.) Friday afternoon on day three of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Baseball Tournament Thursday afternoon at Slammers Stadium in Joliet, Ill. The win advanced the Cougars into the CCAC Tournament Championship game Saturday afternoon.
  • Despite finishing 0-for-3, Simecek had two RBI, two walks and a stolen base.
  • Senior outfielder Sean Moore (Chicago, Ill./Calumet St. Joseph/Thornwood) was 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, two runs scored, a double, an RBI and a walk.
  • Senior infielder Justin Massingale (Carbondale, Ill./St. Charles/Carbondale Community) also went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run.
  • Junior infielder Beau Polickey (Oak Lawn, Ill./Heartland/Brother Rice) had two hits in five at-bats as well with a walk and a steal.
  • Junior catcher Aaron Orzech (Shorewood, Ill./Crossroads Christian Academy) was 2-for-3.
  • Junior infielder Shea Zbrozek (Bloomington, Ill./Danville Area/Normal Community) drove in two runs after going 0-for-4.
  • Sophomore pitcher/infielder Noah Dreier (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) made the start throwing 3.1 innings with two hits, one earned run, two walks and three strikeouts.
  • Senior pitcher Sebastian Parchomenko (Algonquin, Ill./Southwest Mississippi/Dundee-Crown) worked 2.0 innings of relief, allowing four hits, four earned runs, two walks and a strikeout.
  • Senior pitcher Noah Scott (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) pitched 3.2 innings out of the bullpen, giving up just three hits, a walk and posting a strikeout.
  • Junior pitcher Trent Markezich (Mount Olive, Ill./Mount Olive) earned the win in relief (4-1) after working 3.0 innings with two hits and one earned run.
  • Zbrozek gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on a sacrifice fly.
  • Simecek drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 3rd to double the lead to 2-0.
  • The Eagles got on the board on an RBI single in the top of the 4th.
  • In the bottom half of the inning, Moore and Zbrozek picked up RBIs on groundouts to push the lead to 4-1.
  • Judson recorded an RBI single in the top of the 5th to cut the lead in half to 4-2.
  • Simecek drove in a run on a sac fly in the bottom of the 5th.
  • JU rallied to tie the game at 5-5 in the top of the 6th on a two-run single and run scoring when a runner was caught stealing.
  • The score remained the same until the top of the 11th when the Eagles took the lead on an RBI double.
  • SXU retied the game in the bottom half of the frame when Massingale smacked an RBI double.
  • By drawing a walk and stealing second, Simecek set up the eventual winning play.
No. 3 Saint Xavier (30-22/20-12 CCAC) plays the winner of No. 1 Judson and No. 5 Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) in the CCAC Championship on Saturday, May 3. The game is slated for a 4:00 pm start, with the if-necessary game to follow 30 minutes after in the double-elimination tournament, in Joliet, Ill.
 
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