Jacksonville FL- On Tuesday, the Saints baseball team traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to take on the Florida State College at Jacksonville Blue Wave. Santa Fe comes into this one with an overall record of 21-15. This is the first matchup between the two teams this season. 

How it Happened

Pitcher Matthew Jenkins started out on the mound for Santa Fe in this one. Jenkins recorded one strikeout in the first inning before Anthony Scarpino tookover. The first run of the game came at the top of the third inning after a line-drive double was hit by Trey Freeman making the score 2-0 Saints. The Blue wave scored their first run in the bottom of the 4th inning after Santa Fe allowed a solo home run. Both teams failed to get any offense going until the top of the 7th when the Saints scored another run off a hard ground ball to right field which allowed Trey Freeman to score making it 3-1 Santa Fe. In the 8th inning, a double on a line-drive to center field from BJ Graham sent Grant Gallagher home increasing the lead to 4-1. Great play on the mound from Macklin Miller and Marchelo Biondi led the Saints to the bottom of the 9th without allowing any more runs. Closer Lucas Johns stepped onto the mound in the bottom of the 9th looking to close the game away. The Blue Wave were able to land a line drive into center field which allowed two runners on to score making it 4-3 with 2 outs down. With a ball hit short center, second baseman Griffin Sorrow was able to field it and throw the third out putting this game away.

The Saints win a close one 4-3.

Up Next

The Saints will face Florida Southwestern State College on Thursday, April 4th at 3 p.m. at home; This will be the their second meeting this season.