GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santa Fe College softball (19-11) swept the four-game season series with Eastern Florida State College (11-19) on Tuesday afternoon, narrowly getting past the Titans in Game 1 before pitching a shutout in Game 2…

GAME 1 – SF 5, EFSC 4

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

The Saints looked to have their backs against the wall in the seventh inning, after the Titans took a 4-2 lead in the top half…

With one-out already recorded and no baserunners on, Juliann Smith hit a pop-up to the infield near the first base line, and Titans' pitcher Trinity Howard dropped the opportunity to earn the second-out, giving the Saints new life.

SF took advantage of the error and things started to unravel a bit for Howard and the Titans, as a hit was sandwiched between two walks. Riley Schnyder's free-pass scored a run to make it 4-3, then Sydnee Fowler drove in the game-tying run with a line drive single to center field.

With one out and the bases loaded, Abrianna Hickox had a pitch graze off her arm, bringing home the winning run in Jayelyn Carter.

TEAM COMPARISON

The Titans had six hits, while SF finished with four.

EFSC was charged with two errors, while the Saints had one.

All the Titans hits were singles, while SF had home runs from Story Giebeig and Hickox.

SF BATTING LEADERS

Sydney Fowler – 1-4, RBI

Abrianna Hickox – 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

Story Giebeig – 1-3, HR

Kayla Alexandre – 1-2, R, BB

SF PITCHING STATS

Kensley Durrance (W, 11-5) – 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

GAME 2 – SF 3, EFSC 0

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

A two-run bomb from Lily-Garnett Brown in the second inning put SF ahead 2-0, and the early run support proved to be all that starting pitcher Sophie Abrams would need from the circle.

TEAM COMPARISON

SF had six hits, while the Titans were limited to four.

EFSC had just one double, while the Saints' extra-base hits (the home run and a double) both came off the bat of Garnett-Brown.

Both of the game's errors were charged to SF, but Abrams and the defense didn't let them hurt…

Carter had the game' sonly stolen base.

SF BATTING LEADERS

Lily Garnett-Brown – 2-3, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Sydney Fowler – 1-3, RBI

Jayelyn Carter – 1-3, R

Story Giebeig – 1-3, R

Abrianna Hickox – 1-2, BB

SF PITCHING STATS

Sophie Abrams (W, 6-6) – 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K

UP NEXT

Santa Fe (19-11) hosts Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (8-10) on Thursday, Mar. 9, with the doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. on the SF Softball Field.