MOELLER  11    ST. XAVIER  3

The Moeller Freshman downed the St. Xavier Bombers at the Blue Ash Sports Complex by a score of 11-3.  St. x scored first on 2 walks, a wild pitch and sac fly in the top of the 1^st inning off starter Ryan Land.  But the lead did not last long and Land pitched a stellar 6 innings to styme the Bombers on only 2 hits, 3 walks and 7 strikeouts.  Drew Budd pitched the 7^th inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 strikeouts.  But it was the Crusader offense that set the tone banking out 10 hits.  Jordan Marshall and Ethan Page led off the bottom of the 1^st inning with walks and both moved up on a wild pitch.  Marshall scored on Kayden Snodgrass’ ground out and Page on a Ryan Land base hit to send Moeller up 2-1, a lead they would not lose.  Bottom of the 2^nd inning saw a hit by Brock Wissel, walks by Forrest Day and Jordan Marshall.  Ethan Page lined a single to left to score Wissel to load the bases.  Snodgrass walked in Day.  Land reached on an error to put the score at 6-2.  The Big Moe added 3 more runs in the 4^th inning.  Page collected his 2^nd hit and Snodgrass his 2^nd walk to set up David Hagan’s rbi hit and Will McCullough’s sac fly that scored Ashton Winder. Other Crusaders banging out hits were Cale Migal, a double and single, Jordan Marshall, Will McCullough and Forrest Day each with base hits.  The Moeller Freshman record now stands at 12-4 and 5-1 to lead the GCL.