Xavier softball tops Little Chute

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APPLETON – The Xavier softball team won its second game in as many days, downing Little Chute 7-5 in a nonconference matchup Friday at Xavier High School.

The Hawks trailed 3-0 before scoring four times in the third inning and added three more in the sixth to pull away.

Addison Hervey went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI to leave the way for Xavier (2-0).

Morgan Staszak added two hits and drove in a run for the Hawks.

Hervey also picked up the pitching win, striking out nine in five innings.

Xavier will open its Bay Conference season Monday at Seymour.

Hawks 7, Mustangs 5
Little Chute   021   000   2   –   5   6   0
Xavier   004   003   x   –   7    10   2
WP: Addison Hervey. LP: Hayden Burton.
SO: Burton (3 inn.) 3, Bella Pfrang (3 inn.) 2; Hervey (5 inn.) 9, Morgan Staszak (2 inn.) 2. BB: Burton 2, Pfrang 3; Hervey 3, Staszak 0.
Top hitters: LC, Burton 2×3, 2 RBI; Madalyn Bork 2×3, 2B, RBI; Pfrang 2B, 2 runs. X, Elsa Dvoracek 2 runs; Hervey 4×4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI; Staszak 2×4, RBI.
Records: Little Chute 1-1; Xavier 2-0.