Bay Conference-leader Seymour sweeps doubleheader over Xavier

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SEYMOUR – Seymour continued its undefeated season in the Bay Conference baseball campaign with a doubleheader sweep of Xavier on Saturday, winning 12-2 and 15-5 on its home field.

Seymour pumped out 16 hits in the opener, scoring seven times in the fifth inning to finish off the game via the 10-run rule.

Xavier had nine hits, including two by Gavin Wiese, but could only muster two runs.

In Game 2, Seymour (18-2, 17-0 Bay Conference) used an eight-run sixth to again win by run rule.

Matthew Potter had two hits and two RBI, and Easton Stempa also drove in a pair of runs for Xavier (7-11, 4-9 Bay Conference).

Xavier will host New London on Monday at Don Hawkins Field.

Game 1
Thunder 12, Hawks 2
Xavier   011   00   –   2   9   0
Seymour   302   07   –   12   16   1
WP: Brayden Banker. LP: Gavin Wiese.
SO: Wiese 3; Banker (4 2/3 inn.) 0, Colten Nieland (1/3 inn.) 0. BB: Wiese 3; Banker 4, Nieland 0.
Top hitters: X, Easton Stempa 2B, RBI; Frankie Cavaiani 2B; Wiese 2×2. S, Nieland 2 runs; Brady Poch 2×4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Cayden Staffeldt 2×4, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Micah Byers 2×4, 2B, RBI; Xavier Salzman 3×3, 2B, 2 RBI; Brandon Poch 2×3, RBI; Andrew Feity 2 RBI.

Game 2
Thunder 15, Hawks 5
Xavier   320   000   –   5   6   3
Seymour   214   008   –   15   8   0
WP: Salzman. LP: Quinn Comerford.
SO: Salzman (3 inn.) 0, Nieland (3 inn.) 2; Comerford (3 inn.) 0, Stempa (2 inn.) 0, Reed Flick (2/3 inn.) 1. BB: Salzman 2, Nieland 1; Comerford 4, Stempa 1, Flick 1.
Top hitters: S, Brady Poch 3 runs; Staffeldt 2B, 2 runs; Byers 2 runs; Salzman 2 runs, 2 RBI; Brandon Poch 2×3, 3B, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Scott Sassman 2×2, 2B. X, Matthew Potter 2×3, 2B, 2 RBI; Stempa 2 RBI.
Records: Xavier 7-11, 4-9 Bay Conference; Seymour 18-2, 17-0 Bay Conference.