Graham's Homeruns Help Lift Saints Over Lakehawks
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Santa Fe College
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3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
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Lake-Sumter State College
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0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Leesburg, FL - On Wednesday the Saints traveled to Lake-Sumpter College to play the Lakehawks after a series win over State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota yesterday. BJ Graham had multiple homeruns to help lead the Saints in a 12-7 victory past the Lakehawks.
How It Happened
The Saints started out hot at the plate to open the first inning. After the first two batters reached on walks BJ Graham stepped up to the plate and hit a three-run homerun. He led his team offensively going three for five at the plate with four RBI's. The Saints out hit the Lakehawks twelve to eight on the day.
In the 2nd the Saints kept the offense cranking as they would capitalize on errors. They would go on to score a total of six runs in the inning. Drake Harmon hit an RBI double to right field scoring Javier Soto putting the score at 9-0.
In the 3rd inning Lake-Sumpter began to show more signs of life as they would go on to score two runs in the inning. This was sparked by a sac fly to score Dylan Bigard. In the bottom of the 4th inning they climbed back into the game by putting together a string of base runners and scoring three. Tanner Reid hit an RBI triple to facilitate the Lakehawks push (9-5, Saints).
Defense became the name of the game as the Lakehawks were able to slow down the Saints offense only allowing them to score one more run until the 9th inning. Both Javier Soto and BJ Graham homered in the top of the 9th to help grow the lead. The Saints gave up an additional two runs in the bottom of the 8th inning.
The Saints wereheld on to the lead and took the win over the Lakehawks (12-7, Saints).
Comments From Coach Wiggs
Hitters got off to a great start scoring nine runs in the first two innings. Johns and Blanks were good for us on the mound combining for five shutout innings. Hopefully we can carry the momentum into tomorrow.
Up Next
On Thursday, the Saints will welcome St. Petersburg College in another conference matchup. The first pitch will be thrown at 3 PM respectively at Harry Tholen Field.