Photos: Xavier at Prairie baseball

Photos: Cedar Rapids Xavier at Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball

Savannah Blake

Jul. 5, 2022 7:17 pm, Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 6:05 pm

Check out photos from an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader split between 3A No. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier and 4A No. 3 Cedar Rapids Prairie at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The Saints won the opener, 4-3, then the Hawks took the nightcap, 11-3.

Prairie Hawks outfielder Ty Dinusson (15) catches the ground ball from Xavier and throws it back to center field in the fifth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints outfielder Caleb Even (13) catches the hit from Prairie in the fourth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks shortstop Maddux Frese (4) throws the ball to first base to tag out Xavier in the fourth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks first baseman Noah Day (22) hits the ball towards the outfield in the first inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

After subbing in for Prairie Hawks pitcher Andrew Robinson (23), Prairie Hawks pitcher Kam Volz (26) throws out a strike in the fourth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks third baseman Cal Sullivan (6) steals third and slides safely into base before Xavier Saints pitcher Preston Lang (10) can catch the pass at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks center fielder Kade Knock (1) slides safely back into first base as Xavier Saints infielder Drew Proskovec (23) goes to tag him out in the third inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks third baseman Cal Sullivan (6) looks towards first base as he runs to home and gets the first run for the Hawks in the first inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints infielder Alex Neal (12) rounds third base and heads for home to get a run for the Saints in the fourth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints outfielder Aidan Henry (7) hits the ball to the outfield and runs to first base in the second inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier players watch as their teammate Xavier Saints outfielder Aidan Henry (7) runs to home and gets the first run in the second inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints outfielder Andrew Hamlett (15) reaches down to grab the ground ball as teammate Xavier Saints infielder Alex Neal (12) waits for the pass to tag out Prairie in the fourth inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints infielder Alex Neal (12) reaches down to tag out Prairie Hawks third baseman Cal Sullivan (6) as he slides back into second base in the third inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Xavier Saints infielder Drew Proskovec (23) misses the throw from Xavier Saints infielder Preston Lang (10) as Prairie Hawks outfielder Spencer Wood (20) runs safely to first base in the second inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Prairie Hawks pitcher Andrew Robinson (23) gives Assistant Coach Thomas Smith a high-five after getting a hit that allowed teammate Prairie Hawks third baseman Cal Sullivan (6) to get a run for the Hawks in the first inning of the game at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)