Saints Fall To Vikings Despite Strong Offensive Display
The Saints outhit Vikings in a losing effort
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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St. Johns River State College
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8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
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Santa Fe College
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0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
Gainesville, FL- On Tuesday, the Santa Fe Saints played at home against St. John's River State College in a single game matchup. In a high-scoring game with 28 hits, the Saints fell to Vikings with a score of 19-12.
How It Happened
In a strong offensive display, the Saints still fell to the Vikings. In the first inning, the Saints defense showed signs of struggle by giving up 10 walks and eight runs. The Saints finally closed out the top of the inning with a double play from second baseman Mason McManus to first baseman Griffin Sorrow.
The Saints finally put their first run on the board in the second inning after a Drake Harman tag up on a lineout by Landon Rogers. In the third inning, the Saints produced four runs capped off by an RBI double from Ma'Kai Johnson to cut the Vikings lead to 9-5.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Vikings rattled off five more runs to extend their lead to 14-5. Mason McManus hit an RBI double to bring in two more runs for the Saints in the bottom of the seventh inning to make the game 18-8. The Saints would collect three additional runs in the inning. Both teams continued to trade blows up until the end.
The Vikings recorded two errors while the Saints had three. After going down by eight runs early, the strong offensive display by the Saints was not enough to overcome such a large deficit. The Vikings defeated the Saints at home 19-12.
Up Next
The Saints will be put to the test once again as they face Eastern Florida State College in a three-game series. The first game of the series will be played on Thursday, March 14th at Eastern Florida at 3PM EDT. They will finish the series at Santa Fe on Saturday, March 16th.