Skelly Has Three Hits In SXU Regional Win
Don Skelly, an Oak Lawn resident, had three hits and scored a run for St. Xavier University in its 8-7 win May 6 over William Penn University (Iowa) in an opening-round game in the NAIA Region VII Baseball Tournament at Silver Cross Field in Joliet.
Skelly is a junior center fielder who graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School.
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Another local player on the St. Xavier baseball roster, sophomore second baseman Matt Mueller — who is a Burbank resident and Marist High School graduate — was recently named to the region’s Rawlings Gold Glove Team.
The team is a nine-player squad representing the region’s top defensive player for each of the nine positions on the field.
Going into the regional tournament, Mueller had made just seven errors while posting 110 putouts and 133 assists for a .972 fielding percentage.
Mueller also received First-Team honors on the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Team, while Skelly garnered honorable mention recognition.
Mueller, in addition to his defensive accomplishments, was recognized for his offensive prowess, batting .361 during the regular season with 61 hits, 48 runs scored and 41 RBIs.
Skelly hit .275 with 58 hits, 30 RBIs and 48 runs scored.