GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santa Fe College Baseball (4-0) remained unbeaten so far in 2023, utilizing a big offensive inning in the early going against Lake-Sumter State College to create a cushion and hold on to it the rest of the way on the SF Baseball Field on Monday afternoon.

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

The entire second inning…The Saints put up seven runs in the frame to establish a 9-1 lead, and although Lake-Sumter was able to get its offense going later in the game, the Santa Fe offensive display early in the game helped carry it to the high-scoring win.

13 different batters came to the plate in the inning that included eight hits for the Saints.

TEAM COMPARISON

SF finished with 17 hits to Lake-Sumter's 11. The SF bats also walked on nine separate occasions, while the Saints' pitching staff issued five free-passes to the Lakehawks.

The Saints did damage all throughout the lineup, with eight different batters recording hits, six multi-hit efforts, and six recording at least one RBI.

SF BATTING HIGHLIGHTS

Hunter Keen – 4-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB

JP Herrholz – 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB

Josh Hogue – 3-6, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Zeth Rodriguez – 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB

SF PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS

Tobin Moran (W, 1-0) – 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

Bullpen appearances: Trey Bacon, Ryan Brown, Gavin Book

UP NEXT

The Saints (4-0) travel to Polk State College on Wednesday, Feb. 1 for a 4:00 p.m. game.