Softball Dismantles St. Johns River, 11-0 and 7-1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Santa Fe College
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2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
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St. Johns River State College
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Santa Fe College
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0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
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St. Johns River State College
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
PALATKA, Fla. – Santa Fe College Softball won comfortably at St. Johns River State College on Tuesday afternoon, exploding offensively and quieting the Vikings' bats, 11-0 in Game 1 and 7-1 in Game 2.
With the sweep, SF (8-4) has now won five of its last six…
GAME 1 – SF 11, SJR 0
A GAME-CHANGING PLAY
Runs-batted in from Riley Schnyder and Lily Garnett-Brown in the top of the first inning were signs of things to come, and with Kensley Durrance in the circle, St. Johns River couldn't put any offense together.
TEAM COMPARISON
Santa Fe set a new season-high with 16 hits, nine different players recorded hits, and five players had multi-hit efforts.
The Saints played error-free defense behind Durrance, who held the Vikings to just one hit.
SF BATTING LEADERS
Keeli Zingaro – 3-4, R, 2B, BB, 4 RBI
Riley Schnyder – 3-5, 2B, 2R, RBI
Abrianna Hickox – 2-4, 2B, HR, BB, 3 R, 2 RBI
Story Giebeig - HR
SF PITCHING STATS
Kensley Durrance, the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Week, had a dominant one-hitter. Although a few SJR batters were hit, baserunners were few and far between with Durrance in complete control. The win was her fourth consecutive, all via complete game performances.
Durrance (W, 4-2) – 7.0 IP, 1 H, 12 K
GAME 2 – SF 7, SJR 1
A GAME-CHANGING PLAY
SF simply kept the pedal to the medal and had established a 7-0 lead by the middle of the fifth.
Starting pitcher Sophie Abrams continued to keep the Vikings at bay in the batter's box.
TEAM COMPARISON
The Saints produced another whopping 15 hits in this one, with another five multi-hit efforts.
Defensively, SF was once again free of errors, and Abrams kept SJR to just six hits and a walk.
SF BATTING LEADERS
Sydney Fowler – 3-4, 2B, R, 4 RBI
Madi Hewitt – 3-4, R
Zingaro – 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI
Schnyder – 2-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Jayelyn Carter – 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
SF PITCHING STATS
Sophie Abrams (W, 3-2) – 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
UP NEXT
Santa Fe (8-4) will be at Eastern Florida State College (4-6) on Thursday, Feb. 9. Game 1 with the Titans from Melbourne begins at 2:00 p.m.