January 27, 2017
Hillsborough Hands Saints 5-3 Opening Day Loss
Gainesville, FL – The Santa Fe Saints will get right after it in 2017, playing three games on opening day at the JUCO Kickoff Classic, giving the veterans and newcomers alike a chance to get their feet under them immediately.
Santa Fe College
0-0
3
Hillsborough Community College
0-0
5
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
January 27, 2017
Gainesville, FL – The Hillsborough Hawks (1-0) rallied late against the NJCAA #8 Santa Fe Saints (0-1) to earn a 5-3 win over the defending FCSAA State Champions.
Kyle Morton was solid on the mound in his first opening day start, tossing hitless ball through the first four innings. Hillsborough broke through in the fifth, scoring two runs for a 2-0 lead. SF answered back immediately, plating three in the top of the fifth, paced by a two run double from freshman shortstop Brandon Hernandez.
The Hawks tied the game up in the seventh off reliever Chris Hopkins (0-1) and took the lead in the eighth with two more runs. The Saints went in order in the ninth.
"Morton was fantastic today," said SF Coach Johnny Wiggs. "We struggled on offense and need to reduce our strikeouts and put more pressure on the defense. We have three more games this weekend, so we will really get a chance to see what our guys are made of."
The Saints will play their home opener on Saturday, January 28 at noon in double header action against South Georgia State College, and host Indian River State College on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
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