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Photos: Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier, Iowa high school baseball
Xavier's Sean Steffen (2) tags Prairie's Myles Butkowski (left) for an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Xavier, ranked fifth in Class 3A, defeated Prairie in the first game of a doubleheader against 4A sixth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie at Mount Mercy University’s diamond in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021.
Prairie's Maddux Frese makes an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Caden Richards delivers a pitch at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Jaxon Rexroth makes an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Sean Steffen makes an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Maddux Frese reaches for the ball at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Colton Forslund (right) reaches first as Xavier's Myles Butkowski (left) waits for the ball in a pickoff attempt at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Steele Starks looks to second as he runs for home as he and teammate Nate Keiper (background left) earn runs at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Cal Sullivan dives for third as Xavier's Alex Neal reaches for the ball at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Caden Harrison tosses in the ball after making a flying catch at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Griffin Maloney earns a run at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier teammates celebrate a run by Griffin Maloney (out of frame) at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Luke Potter delivers a pitch at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Luke Potter fields a hit at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Cal Sullivan delivers a pitch at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Jack Lux dives into third for a triple as Prairie's Cal Sullivan watches for the ball at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Jack Lux celebrates a triple at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Alex Neal slides back to first as Prairie's Noah Day reaches for the ball at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Maddux Frese throws to first at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Prairie's Brandon Vlecko makes an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Alex Neal throws to first at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Myles Butkowski makes an out at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Jack Lux makes an out to end the game at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Xavier's Jack Lux and Griffin Maloney (left) celebrate their win at a high school baseball game between Cedar Rapids Prairie and Xavier at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 5, 2021. Xavier won the first game. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
