Avon Park, FL- The Santa Fe Saints baseball team went on the road Saturday to face the Panthers of South Florida State College in a double-header.  The Saints won big in game one with a score of 14-3 with great hitting.  The Saints also won game two 7-4.  They are now 9-2 on the season.

How It Happened

Game 1

The Saints win big over the Panthers in game one.  Javier Soto had a big day as he led the way for the Saints at the plate by hitting two homeruns with six RBI's. 

It was a slow start for the Saints as they weren't able to put up any points until the fourth inning. At that point they began stringing together a number of hits including a grand slam by Wyatt Campbell. Javier Soto also hit a solo homerun on a fly ball to left field.  Santa Fe would go on to score a total of nine runs in the fourth inning alone (total of thirteen hits in the game). 

The Panthers would only score in the first (two runs) and the third innings (one run).  Strong defensee by the Saints held the Panthers to a total of three runs.

Lefty Justin Jackson earned the win for the Saints.  He had nine strikouts and only one walk.

Kevin Rodriguez took the loss for the Panthers.   

Game 2

The Saints carried their big bats into game two.  Wyatt Campbell (solo homerun) and AJ Barrios (single, three RBI's) helped the Saints to jump out front early.  Trey Freeman battled hard at the plate (7 pitch at bat) before hitting a solo homerun.  Santa Fe scored a total of four runs in the first as the Panthers would keep it close by scoring three runs of their own.  

Griffin Sorrow also hit a solo homerun for the Saints in the top of the sixth.  Both Griffen Sorrow and Anthony Fimiano collected multiple hits on the day.

Matthew Jenkins started out on the mound for the Saints.  Nick Staszak and Colby Rice also saw time on the mound for the Saints.

Comments From Coach Wiggs

"Guys endured a long day on the road and battled to win both games of the doubleheader.  We got off to a slow start going down 3-0 but responded with a great 9 run inning to take control.  Hitters did a great job hitting 7 homeruns on the day to give our pithers a litte breathing room."

Up Next

The Saints will face Tallahassee Community College at home on Tuesday February 13th at 2PM EST.