Xavier Tennis and Xavier Softball Blank Opponents on Thursday, March 27

March 28, 2025

by Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter

Xavier Tennis and Xavier Softball did not allow any offensive production from their opponents yesterday.

Tennis collected their fourth shutout of the season with a 9-0 victory on their home court versus Perry. Softball racked up their fourth shutout by winning 14-0 at Corona del Sol, two days after blanking the same Aztecs 12-0 on Petznick Field.

Definitely a great day for Xavier sports fans.

GATOR TENNIS won all six Singles matches in straight sets (2-0). The three Doubles matches saw one rout (8-1) and two nail-biters. Our Gator winners are displayed in bold and listed on the right side of the graphic below from AzPreps.

Xavier is ranked #5 in Division 1 with a 7-1 record.

GATOR SOFTBALL, coming off an incredible no-hit, two-walk, ten-strikeout pitching performance from Sophomore Angie Falls two days ago, provided a stellar one-hit, one-walk, five-strikeout pitching gem from Frosh Sydney Root.

Notable Facts

  • Xavier scored in each of the first four innings of the five-inning game (3, 6, 2, 3 respectively)
  • The team batting average was almost .500 (.469)
  • The top hitters for Xavier:
    – Joie Ramos: 4 for 4 and five RBI
    – Riley McKeever: 3 for 3 and two RBI
    – Sariah McNabb: 3 for 4 and one RBI
    – McKenna Hackett: 2 for 3
    – Angie Falls: 2 for 4 and three RBI
  • Most of the run production came from hitting (15 hits, including 3 doubles) and stealing bases (4). Xavier walked just three times during the game.

Xavier is 6-2 in non-tournament games and ranked #6 in the 6A Conference according to MaxPreps.