Softball Downed in Game 1 with No. 10 Seminole State
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Santa Fe College Softball started the final Mid-Florida Conference series of the 2023 season on Thursday, hosting No. 10 Seminole State College.
The Saints needed a sweep of the Raiders to maintain their postseason hopes, but instead, Seminole State secured their spot as the No. 2 seed from the MFC and eliminated the Saints from postseason contention with a 19-7, five-inning win.
GAME-CHANGING PLAYS
The Raiders broke the game open with 11 runs in the third inning, taking a 17-2 lead.
Seminole had 15 batters come to the plate, and scored seven runs in the frame before SF was able to record its first out.
The Raiders' final eight runs in the inning came with two grand slams…
TEAM COMPARISON
Seminole State had 17 hits, while SF had seven.
There were six home runs in the contest, three for each team. Each team had five extra-base hits.
Seminole swiped four bases and kept the Saints from stealing any…
Defensively, SF had two errors while Seminole committed one.
SF BATTING LEADERS
Sydney Fowler – 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
Story Giebeig – 1-2, HR
Ariana Wright – 1-2, HR, BB
Jayelyn Carter – 1-3, 2B, BB, R, RBI
Abrianna Hickox – 1-3, 2B
Kayla Alexandre – 1-1, BB, R
SF PITCHING STATS
Kensley Durrance (L, 15-9) – 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Out of the bullpen: Sydney Fowler, Sophie Abrams, Calen Hayes
UP NEXT
Santa Fe (30-20, 7-9 MFC) will play a doubleheader with No. 10 Seminole on Saturday in Sanford, Fla. Game 1 starts at 1:00 p.m.