Gainesville, FL - On Saturday afternoon, the Santa Fe Saints hosted the Seminole State College Raiders for a doubleheader to finish off the series. The Saints lost to Raiders on Thursday 9-1 in Sanford, FL. Today, the Saints won the first game with a score of 7-1 and also won the second game with a score of 6-3. Their record progresses to 21-15.

How It Happened

Game 1

Justin Jackson started on the mound for the Saints and pitched for the whole nine innings. He allowed two hits, one run, and had six strikeouts. Landon Rogers was the leading hitter for the Saints this afternoon with three hits and one RBI. Grant Gallagher also had an impressive two RBIs.

The starting pitcher for the Raiders was Garrett Brewer and he pitched for three innings. He allowed nine hits, six runs, and had one strikeout. Jhoander Irigoyen, Dillon Costello, and Osmin Melendez were the leading hitters with one hit each.

The Raiders scored first in the top of the first inning to quickly start the game 1-0. Javier Soto gave the Saints their first hit in the bottom of the first inning but did not make it home.

In the second inning, Wyatt Campbell added another hit to the board but got out on a double play with Connor Fosnow to end the inning. 

In the third inning, Drake Harman was up first for the Saints and made it to first base off of a successful bunt. Landon Rogers hit a double down the third base line to advance Drake Harman from first base to third base with no outs on the board. Grant Gallagher hit a double to bring both Drake Harman and Landon Rogers home and put the Saints up 2-1. Javier Soto was then walked to advance to first base with Grant Gallagher still at second. Grant Gallagher made it home off of a wild pitch and Javier Soto advanced to third base to improve the score to 3-1 with Cory Filley at the plate. Cory Filley then hit a single to bring in Javier Soto and put the Saints ahead 4-1. 

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Connor Fosnow started the inning with a single followed by a double from Drake Harman to send Connor Fosnow home. Landon Rogers came to the plate next to hit another single and sent Drake Harman home to secure the Saints 6-1 lead with no outs. 

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Landon Rogers hit a double to make him 3-for-3 in Game 1. He made it to third base off of a wild pitch with Griffin Sorrow at the plate. Landon Rogers made it back home thanks to a single from Griffin Sorrow to increase the lead to 7-1 Saints.

The Saints had a total of 11 hits in Game 1 while the Raiders had three hits. The final score of Game 1 was 7-1 Saints.

Game 2

After coming up with the win in Game 1, Nick Davidson started in the circle for the Saints in Game 2. He pitched for five innings, had seven strikeouts, and allowed six hits and three runs. Colby Rice also faced the plate for the Saints in Game 2. The Saints pitchers threw a total of 11 strikeouts.

Drake Harman and Wyatt Campbell were the leading hitters in Game 2 for the Santa Fe Saints. They both had two hits and Harman had two RBIs. BJ Graham also had three RBIs this afternoon.

The starting pitcher for the Raiders was Carter Krawchuk and he pitched for seven innings. He allowed four hits, one run, and had eight strikeouts. Jacob Green was the leading hitter with four hits in game two.

Drake Harman started the game for the Saints in the bottom of the first inning with a single, but got out trying to steal second base, which ended the inning. 

The Raiders started off the second inning with a double by Keaton Ference and made it home off a single by Dillon Costello to put the first run on the board of the game and put the Raiders in the lead 1-0.

In the top of the third inning, the Raiders scored two more runs off a single from Jhoander Irigoyen and an error on the Saints to advance their lead to 3-0. 

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Wyatt Campbell hit a single to get the Saints back in the game. Grant Gallagher then came to the plate and hit another single for the Saints, sending Campbell to second. 

AJ Barrios hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to put the Saints on the board 3-1. 

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Anthony Fimiano was hit by a pitch to advance to first base. Cory Filley then stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter and walked to first, sending Fimiano to second. Drake Harman hit a crucial double bringing in two Saints runs to tie the game 3-3. 

Javier Soto had an impressive diving catch in the ninth inning to leave the Raiders scoreless and end the top of the inning. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Wyatt Campbell hit a much needed single to put the Saints on base. Grant Gallagher stepped up to the plate next and was walked, loading up the bases with one out on the board. BJ Graham was the next batter up and hit a walk-off three-run home run to give the Saints the win.

The Saints finished up the series with seven hits and the Raiders had eight hits. The final score for Game 2 was 6-3 Saints.

Up Next

On Tuesday, April 2nd, the Saints will travel to Jacksonville, FL for a single game matchup against the Florida State College at Jacksonville Blue Wave. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:00PM EDT.