January 31, 2026 Saint Xavier (IL) at New College of Florida

(1-2, 0-0)

(2-1, 0-0)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Saint Xavier (IL)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
New College of Florida	6	0	1	4	X	11	10	0

Box Score

Saint Xavier (IL)

New College of Florida

Saint Xavier (IL) Batters
Hitters	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB
Ben Meier cf	3	0	0	2	3
Trevor Corbett ss	2	1	1	0	0
Shea Zbrozek 3b	3	1	0	1	0
Aaron Orzech dh	2	0	0	0	2
John Simecek 1b	1	0	2	1	0
Zayden Gukert lf	3	1	0	2	2
Max Waszkiewicz 2b	1	0	1	1	0
Victor Zaragoza c	1	1	0	0	0
Peyton Panozzo pr	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Navarro rf	1	0	1	0	2
Gannon Burns p	0	0	0	0	0
Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr.	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Godlewski p	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	17	4	5	7	9

Batting

2B: Shea Zbrozek , Zayden Gukert

Baserunning

CS: Zayden Gukert

Fielding

E: Trevor Corbett

New College of Florida Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Wil Gregory lf	3	1	0	0	0	0	2
Brecken Fair 2b	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Patrick Fink 1b	1	2	1	0	1	0	0
Matthew Merk c	2	1	1	2	0	0	0
Rylan Jomisko cf	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Hoffman pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Antwan Jackson Jr cf	2	1	1	0	0	0	1
Fernando Espinal 3b	3	2	2	3	0	0	0
Brodie Whitlock dh	2	1	1	2	1	0	0
Domenic Fernandez ss	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
Andrew Merchant rf	3	0	1	1	0	2	1
Owen McKinley p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braxton Plemons p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	21	11	10	9	3	4	4

Batting

2B: Patrick Fink , Antwan Jackson Jr , Fernando Espinal , Domenic Fernandez , Andrew Merchant

3B: Fernando Espinal

RBI: Matthew Merk (2) , Fernando Espinal (3) , Brodie Whitlock (2) , Domenic Fernandez , Andrew Merchant

Sac: Brecken Fair

Sac Fly: Matthew Merk

Baserunning

SB: Domenic Fernandez (2) , Andrew Merchant

Fielding

DP: Brecken Fair

Saint Xavier (IL) Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Gannon Burns (L, 0-1)	2.2	7	7	6	1	2
Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr.	0.2	3	4	4	2	0
Ethan Godlewski	0.2	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	4.0	10	11	10	3	4

Pitching

Batters faced: Gannon Burns (18) , Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr. (7) , Ethan Godlewski (2)

HBP: Gannon Burns

Pitches-Strikes: Gannon Burns (61-32), Osvaldo Ballesteros Jr. (21-9), Ethan Godlewski (10-6)

New College of Florida Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	BB	SO
Owen McKinley (W, 1-0)	4.0	4	4	6
Braxton Plemons	1.0	0	1	1
Totals	5.0	4	5	7

Pitching

Batters faced: Owen McKinley (20) , Braxton Plemons (4)

WP: Owen McKinley

HBP: Owen McKinley , Braxton Plemons

Pitches-Strikes: Owen McKinley (80-44), Braxton Plemons (13-5)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
New College of Florida 1st	M. Merk singled, RBI (1-1 BK); P. Fink advanced to second; W. Gregory scored, unearned.	0 - 1
New College of Florida 1st	F. Espinal doubled, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); R. Hoffman advanced to third; M. Merk scored; P. Fink scored.	0 - 3
New College of Florida 1st	B. Whitlock singled, 2 RBI (1-0 B); F. Espinal scored; R. Hoffman scored.	0 - 5
New College of Florida 1st	D. Fernandez doubled, RBI (2-1 BBK); B. Whitlock scored.	0 - 6
New College of Florida 3rd	A. Merchant doubled, RBI (2-0 BB); D. Fernandez scored.	0 - 7
New College of Florida 4th	P. Fink advanced to third on a passed ball; B. Fair scored on a passed ball.	0 - 8
New College of Florida 4th	M. Merk flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-0); P. Fink scored.	0 - 9
New College of Florida 4th	F. Espinal tripled, RBI (1-2 FBF); Jackson, Jr scored.	0 - 10
New College of Florida 4th	B. Whitlock advanced to third; F. Espinal scored on a passed ball.	0 - 11

Other Information

Location:

MG Academy

Attendance:

200

Duration:

6:53

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
New College of Florida 1st	M. Merk singled, RBI (1-1 BK); P. Fink advanced to second; W. Gregory scored, unearned.	0 - 1
New College of Florida 1st	F. Espinal doubled, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); R. Hoffman advanced to third; M. Merk scored; P. Fink scored.	0 - 3
New College of Florida 1st	B. Whitlock singled, 2 RBI (1-0 B); F. Espinal scored; R. Hoffman scored.	0 - 5
New College of Florida 1st	D. Fernandez doubled, RBI (2-1 BBK); B. Whitlock scored.	0 - 6
New College of Florida 3rd	A. Merchant doubled, RBI (2-0 BB); D. Fernandez scored.	0 - 7
New College of Florida 4th	P. Fink advanced to third on a passed ball; B. Fair scored on a passed ball.	0 - 8
New College of Florida 4th	M. Merk flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-0); P. Fink scored.	0 - 9
New College of Florida 4th	F. Espinal tripled, RBI (1-2 FBF); Jackson, Jr scored.	0 - 10
New College of Florida 4th	B. Whitlock advanced to third; F. Espinal scored on a passed ball.	0 - 11

All Plays

Saint Xavier (IL) Top of 1st Inning

B. Meier struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). (1 out)

T. Corbett singled (1-1 BK).

T. Corbett Failed pickoff attempt.

S. Zbrozek struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKFS). (2 out)

A. Orzech flied out to 2b (1-2 KFFFB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

New College of Florida Bottom of 1st Inning

W. Gregory reached first on an error by ss (0-1 S).

B. Fair grounded out to p, SAC (0-0); W. Gregory advanced to second. (1 out)

W. Gregory advanced to third on a passed ball.

P. Fink walked (3-2 BFBBKFB).

P. Fink Failed pickoff attempt.

M. Merk singled, RBI (1-1 BK); P. Fink advanced to second; W. Gregory scored, unearned.

R. Jomisko singled (1-1 KB); M. Merk advanced to second; P. Fink advanced to third.

R. Hoffman pinch ran for R. Jomisko.

F. Espinal doubled, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); R. Hoffman advanced to third; M. Merk scored; P. Fink scored.

B. Whitlock singled, 2 RBI (1-0 B); F. Espinal scored; R. Hoffman scored.

B. Whitlock advanced to second.

D. Fernandez doubled, RBI (2-1 BBK); B. Whitlock scored.

D. Fernandez Failed pickoff attempt.

A. Merchant struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS); D. Fernandez stole third. (2 out)

W. Gregory flied out to cf (3-1 BBSB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 6 Runs , 5 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Saint Xavier (IL) Top of 2nd Inning

Jackson, Jr to cf for R. Hoffman.

J. Simecek walked (3-1 FBBBB).

Z. Gukert struck out looking (2-2 BKKBK). (1 out)

J. Simecek Failed pickoff attempt.

M. Waszkiewi struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). (2 out)

V. Zaragoza hit by pitch (2-1 BKH); J. Simecek advanced to second.

P. Panozzo pinch ran for V. Zaragoza.

J. Simecek Failed pickoff attempt.

K. Navarro flied out to lf (2-1 SBB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

New College of Florida Bottom of 2nd Inning

V. Zaragoza to c for P. Panozzo.

B. Fair struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). (1 out)

P. Fink hit by pitch (1-0 H).

M. Merk flied out to 2b (3-1 BBBK). (2 out)

P. Fink Failed pickoff attempt.

Jackson, Jr reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 BBK); P. Fink out at second 3b to 2b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Saint Xavier (IL) Top of 3rd Inning

B. Meier struck out looking (2-2 SSFBBFK). (1 out)

T. Corbett grounded out to 1b (1-2 BKF). (2 out)

S. Zbrozek doubled (1-1 BK).

A. Orzech flied out to 1b (1-1 KB). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

New College of Florida Bottom of 3rd Inning

F. Espinal flied out to rf (3-1 SBBB). (1 out)

B. Whitlock grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBK). (2 out)

D. Fernandez singled (2-1 KBB).

D. Fernandez stole second.

A. Merchant doubled, RBI (2-0 BB); D. Fernandez scored.

Ballesteros to p for G. Burns.

A. Merchant stole third.

W. Gregory lined out to 3b (1-0 B). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Saint Xavier (IL) Top of 4th Inning

J. Simecek struck out looking (1-2 BSKK). (1 out)

Z. Gukert doubled (1-1 FB).

Z. Gukert out at third p to ss, caught stealing. (2 out)

M. Waszkiewi walked (3-0 BBBB).

M. Waszkiewi Failed pickoff attempt.

V. Zaragoza singled (1-1 KB); M. Waszkiewi advanced to second.

P. Panozzo pinch ran for V. Zaragoza.

P. Panozzo advanced to second on a wild pitch; M. Waszkiewi advanced to third on a wild pitch.

K. Navarro walked (3-2 BBBKKB).

B. Meier grounded out to p (1-0 B). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB

New College of Florida Bottom of 4th Inning

V. Zaragoza to c for P. Panozzo.

B. Fair walked (3-1 BBFBB).

P. Fink doubled (0-1 K); B. Fair advanced to third.

P. Fink advanced to third on a passed ball; B. Fair scored on a passed ball.

M. Merk flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-0); P. Fink scored.

Jackson, Jr doubled (2-1 BBS).

F. Espinal tripled, RBI (1-2 FBF); Jackson, Jr scored.

B. Whitlock walked (3-2 BBFBFB).

E. Godlewski to p for Ballesteros.

B. Whitlock advanced to third; F. Espinal scored on a passed ball.

D. Fernandez struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). (2 out)

A. Merchant struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 4 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Saint Xavier (IL) Top of 5th Inning

T. Corbett walked (3-0 BBBB).

B. Plemons to p for O. McKinley.

S. Zbrozek flied into double play 2b (0-2 KK); T. Corbett out on the play. (2 out)

A. Orzech hit by pitch (1-0 H).

J. Simecek walked (3-0 BBBB); A. Orzech advanced to second.

Z. Gukert struck out looking (3-2 BKBBKK). (3 out)