GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The bats were on full display for No. 2 Santa Fe College Baseball (32-3, 8-3) to on Saturday, as the Saints responded well to consecutive losses to Seminole State College (21-17, 5-7 MFC) by taking Game 3 in run-rule fashion, 15-4 in six innings.

With the wind blowing out on the SF Baseball Field, the Saints amassed 14 hits in the shortened game, eight of which went for extra bases.

A GAME-CHANGING PLAY…

The six-run inning in the bottom of the second helped SF set the tone and jump ahead early. With the score tied at 2-2, Hunter Keen had a triple to plate two more, and then he came around to score on an error as well. Josh Hogue followed that wild play up with a no-doubt solo shot, and SF led 6-2…

There was plenty more mashing from the plate through the middle innings, but Zeth Rodriguez put the finishing touches on the game with a first pitch walk-off home run to left field, his fourth HR of the season.

Walk off heat ⁦@santafesaints⁩ ���� #chasingadream pic.twitter.com/TVYDFDPcb7

— ZETH.R (2B/SS) (@Zeth2B) April 1, 2023

TEAM COMPARISON

The Saints outhit Seminole 14-5…

Four of the five home runs were from SF bats.

The Saints overcame three defensive errors, while Seminole committed one.

SF BATTING HIGHLIGHTS

Josh Hogue – 3-3, 2 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI

Hunter Keen – 3-4, 2B, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBI

JP Herrholz – 3-4, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI

Zeth Rodriguez – 1-2, HR, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI

Jahlani Rogers – 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

SF PITCHING STATS

Jacob Phillips (W, 4-0) – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K

Jacob Lauderdale – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 K

UP NEXT

No. 2 Santa Fe College Baseball (32-3, 8-3 MFC) will be at Daytona State College (15-17, 2-10 MFC) on Wednesday, Apr. 3. First pitch from Daytona Beach, Fla. is set for 3:00 p.m.