No. 5 Baseball Wins Extra-Inning Classic over No. 1 Central Florida, 6-5
| Final (10) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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College of Central Florida
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
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Santa Fe College
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Spectators were treated to an extra-inning classic matchup between No. 5 Santa Fe College baseball and No. 1 College of Central Florida on Friday afternoon, and the Saints overcame the Patriots in walk-off fashion in 10 innings on the SF Baseball Field.
A GAME-CHANGING PLAY…
Jahlani Rogers got the job done in the tenth inning. After Josh Hogue was hit by a pitch, the Saints put on a hit-and-run with Rogers to the plate, and the centerfielder drove one deep to the outfield for his second triple of the game to send SF to the series win…
A closer look at the Rogers triple that started the celebration for the Saints! pic.twitter.com/so9Q8fEunG
— Santa Fe Saints (@santafesaints) March 24, 2023
The Saints toppled CF by a 4-0 score on Wednesday with a dominant pitching performance from Tobin Moran.
In addition to Rogers' heroics, Chase Chappell was excellent over the course of the final three innings from the mound. He entered in the eighth with the Patriots on a roll with the bats. With the score tied at 4-4, CF had runners on first and second with no outs, but Chappell earned two pop outs (the first a failed bunt attempt), then made leadoff hitter John Marant swing and miss for the third out.
The Patriots didn't muster that much offense in the ninth and tenth frames, setting the stage for the Saints' heart of the order to win it. Both Jahlani Rogers and Chase Chappell shared postgame thoughts below...
Jahlani's just livin' in the moment after executing the hit and run to perfection! pic.twitter.com/5h3ubIuJoe
— Santa Fe Saints (@santafesaints) March 24, 2023
Today's winning pitcher, Chase Chappell! The freshman from Greensboro, N.C. Allowed just one walk and one hit over the final three frames. pic.twitter.com/zsZwBZohJk
— Santa Fe Saints (@santafesaints) March 24, 2023
TEAM COMPARISON
CF had 13 hits and SF finished with nine.
The Patriots had two errors, while SF committed two in the ninth inning as well.
There were 26 strikeouts in the game, 14 of which were thrown by SF pitchers. Starting pitcher Corey Braun had his putaway pitches working, accounting for 12 of them
SF BATTING HIGHLIGHTS
Jahlani Rogers – 2-4, 2 3B, 2 RBI
Grant Gallagher – 2-4, R
Josh Hogue – 1-3, 3B. 2 R, RBI
JP Herrholz – 1-4, 2B, RBI
Jacob Guthrie/Cory Filley – H/R/RBI
Drake Harman – 1-3, R
SF PITCHING STATS
Corey Braun – GS, 7.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 12 K (Season-high)
Corey Lauderdale – 0.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER
Chase Chappell (W, 2-0) – 3.0 IP, 1 H, R, BB, 2 K
UP NEXT
No. 5 Santa Fe (31-1, 7-1 MFC) will seek a sweep of No. 1 College of Central Florida (31-3, 6-2 MFC) in Game 3 on Saturday in Ocala. Opening pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. on Goodlett Field.