TAMPA, Fla. – The host Hillsborough Community College Hawks pushed unbeaten Santa Fe College Baseball to extra-innings on Monday afternoon, but the Saints continued to find ways to win, improving to a record of 9-0 with a 7-5 result in 11 innings.

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY

There were many to choose from in this one. Jahlani Rogers' third home run of the season in the top half of the 11th inning drove in what would prove to be the game's winning runs.

The pitching performances from Casey O'Dell and Gavin Book in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh frames helped SF posts zeros when it mattered most.

TEAM COMPARISON

The Santa Fe bats reached double-digit hits for the fifth time this season, producing 14. Hillsborough's offense had 10 hits of their own.

The SF pitching and defense was sound all game long. The Saints issued just one walk and played error-free baseball. In contrast, the Hawks had three defensive errors and four free-passes issued.

SF BATTING HIGHLIGHTS

Six different players had multi-hit efforts…

JP Herrholz – 3-4, 2B, R, RBI, BB

Jahlani Rogers – 1-5, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI

Jordan Perry – 2-5, RBI

Drake Harman – 2-5, RBI

Hunter Keen/Josh Hogue/Zeth Rodriguez – 2-6, R

SF PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS

Tobin Moran had a quality start, tossing five innings while allowing just two hits, one run, and striking out four.

Out of the bullpen: Ryan Brown, Chase Chappell, Nick Davidson, Trey Bacon, Casey O'Dell, Gavin Book

The Hawks had the go-ahead run on second base in the eighth after tying the game at 5-5, but Trey Bacon did well to get the final outs needed to keep the game tied.

O'Dell (W, 1-0) had a 1-2-3 ninth, then stranded the would-be winning run on second base in the tenth before handing the ball to Book (SV, 1) for the 11th. Book wrapped up the ninth straight win for SF with a ground out and two K's.

UP NEXT

The Saints (9-0) will try to reach double-digit wins on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at home against Tallahassee Community College (3-0). The first pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.