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Ohio Spotlight Game: #2 Moeller vs #3 St. Xavier



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Ohio Spotlight Game: #2 Moeller vs #3 St. Xavier

MASON - Prasco Park was the venue for a top five division one showdown between GCL Rivals Archbishop Moeller (14-3) and St. Xavier (10-2) at the Reds Futures High School Showcase. Moeller won the rematch 7-0 after losing to St. Xavier 1-0 last Tuesday.

Uncommitted Junior Austin Beeching drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single in the second inning after Michigan State football commit Hunter Hughes hit a leadoff triple. Moeller broke the game open with a four run third inning thanks to a triple from unsigned 2018 middle infielder Taylor Hopkins, an error, and another Hunter Hughes hit.

Senior Sebastian Fabik (No. 42) shut down the Bombers offensively to pickup the win. He threw six shutout innings with six strikeouts, three hits allowed, and only two walks. LHP Jack Pacetti (2019 No. 36) pitched a scoreless seventh inning to wrap up the ball game.

Uncommitted 2017 catcher Nick Meyer (No. 399) was a bright spot for the Bombers. Meyer had two out of the three hits for St. Xavier and was solid defensively.

Top Performances on the Day

+ Hunter Hughes (Moeller): Won Game MVP with a 3-3 day. Had 2 singles, a triple, 2 runs, and 1 RBI.

+ Sebastian Fabik (Moeller): Winning Pitcher. Struck out 6 in 6 innings while only giving up 3 hits and 2 walks

+ Nick Meyer (St. Xavier): 2-3 with 2 singles. He also caught a baserunner trying to steal second.

Linescore

Moeller          014 000 002 - 7 8 0
St. Xavier        000 000 000 - 0 3 1

Records: Moeller 14-3, St. Xavier 10-2

Winning Pitcher: Sebastian Fabik (6 innings, 0 runs, 3 hits, 6 strikeouts, 2 walks). Others: Jack Pacetti

Losing Pitcher: Nathan Kappers (4 innings, 5 runs, 4 earned, 5 hits, 1 strikeout, 1 walk). Others: Sam Klare

Leading Hitters: (Moeller) - Hunter Hughes 3 hits, triple; (St. Xavier) - Nick Meyer 2 hits

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