Avon Park, FL- The Santa Fe Saints baseball team went on the road Saturday to face the Panthers of South Florida State College in a doubleheader. The Saints won big in Game 1 14-3 with great hitting. The Saints also won Game 2 7-4. They are now 9-2 on the season.

How It Happened

Game 1

The Saints win big over the Panthers in Game 1. Javier Soto had a big day as he led the way for the Saints at the plate by hitting two home runs with six RBIs. 

It was a slow start for the Saints as they weren't able to put up any points until the fourth inning. At that point they began stringing together a number of hits including a grand slam by Wyatt Campbell. Javier Soto also hit a solo home run on a fly ball to left field. Santa Fe would go on to score a total of nine runs in the fourth inning alone with a total of 13 hits in the game. 

The Panthers would only score in the first (two runs) and third innings (one run). Strong defense by the Saints held the Panthers to a total of three runs.

Lefty Justin Jackson earned the win for the Saints. He had nine strikouts and only one walk.

Kevin Rodriguez took the loss for the Panthers.

Game 2

The Saints carried their big bats into Game 2.  Wyatt Campbell (solo home run) and AJ Barrios (single, three RBIs) helped the Saints to jump out front early. Trey Freeman battled hard at the plate (seven-pitch at-bat) before hitting a solo home run. Santa Fe scored a total of four runs in the first and the Panthers would keep it close by scoring three runs of their own.  

Griffin Sorrow also hit a solo home run for the Saints in the top of the sixth. Both Griffin Sorrow and Anthony Fimiano collected multiple hits on the day.

Matthew Jenkins started out on the mound for the Saints. Nick Staszak and Colby Rice also saw time on the mound for the Saints.

Comments From Coach Wiggs

"Guys endured a long day on the road and battled to win both games of the doubleheader. We got off to a slow start going down 3-0 but responded with a great nine-run inning to take control. Hitters did a great job hitting seven home runs on the day to give our pithers a litte breathing room."

Up Next

The Saints will face Tallahassee Community College at home on Tuesday, February 13th at 2PM EST.