St. Petersburg, FL- On Saturday, the Santa Fe softball team traveled south to face St. Petersburg College in a double header.  The Saints dominated the Titans taking both games in a sweep.

How It Happened 

Game 1

Ryleigh Bauer started in the circle for Santa Fe.  She pitched 3.0 innings.  She surrendered two hits and zero runs.  Peyton Bass pitched 4.0 innings in relief for the Saints. She gave up one earned run, striking out four.  Miriade Los Angeles Fory started things off for the Titans.  She struggled in the circle due to the heavy offensive onslaught by the Saints. 

The Saints wasted no time getting on the board.  In the first inning, leadoff Kamaya Cohen singled on a groundball to the shortstop.  Alexis Daphney hit an RBI homerun to right field to give the Saints the first runs of the ballgame scoring Cohen.  Juliann Smith tripled on a line drive to center.  Anna Burnside followed suit hitting a double scoring two runs (Rhine and Conway).  By the end of the first inning, the Saints had taken the lead over the Titans (5-0).

The Saints would add to their total in the 2nd and 3rd innings.  Sydney Fowler extended the Saints lead after hitting a double putting the score at 8-0.  In the bottom of the 5th inning the Titans would come on strong scoring three runs.  Alyssa Brown was the catalyst when she singled to right field.  Two of the Titans runs were reached on error. 

The final score of game one was 8-3 (Saints).        

Game 2

In game two, the Saints garnered their second win of the day in only a 5-inning effort.  Mallory Forrester pitched all 5 innings for the Saints giving up only one run with three strikeouts.  

The top hitter for the Saint was Juliann Smith who went three for three in the game.  Madi Conway also had a strong presence at the plate going two for three with two RBI's.  Ayla Horne led the Titans going three for three at the plate.   

The Saints scored a total of nine runs in 5 innings having scored in each inning.  They recorded nine total hits while the Titans collected only four.   Saints win with a final score of 9-1.   

Comments From Coach 

"Great two wins on the road today.  Everyone contributed and we played well on both sides of the ball."

Next Up

The Saints will face the College of Central Florida in a double header on Tuesday March 12th at 2PM and 4PM.