November 1, 2011 Contact: Scott Jamison 352.395.5616 scott.jamison@sfcollege.edu
SF BASEBALL
SAINTS MOVE TO 16-0 IN FALL BALL
Gainesville, FL – The Santa Fe Saints pitched their way to four victories last weekend, holding their opponents to five combined runs on Saturday and Sunday, moving their Fall Ball record to an unblemished 16-0.
On Saturday, October 29, Santa Fe took two games from Orlando Baseball Academy, winning game one 6-0 and game two 6-2. Six pitchers combined to give up just three hits and two unearned runs in the doubleheader.
In game one, Jake Tillotson finished 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI and Graham Ramos was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and an RBI.
Mallex Smith led the way in game two, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs and Lawrence Pardo was 2-for-3 with a homerun.
On Sunday against Mid-Florida Conference rivals Florida State College at Jacksonville, Saints pitchers carried shutouts into the seventh inning of both games before surrendering unearned runs. SF took game one 3-1 and game two 4-2.
Brad Markey pitched three shutout innings in game one with four strikeouts and JT Simpson and Felix Roque followed him, holding FSC-J in check. In game two Ryan Yarbrough, Ryan Caporice and Josh Larson combined on the win.
Shane Kennedy drove in the first run of game one, knocking in Tillotson with a sac fly. The Saints added two more in the sixth on a Tim Remes Sac fly and a Mallex Smith double.
In game two, Kennedy finished 2-for-2 and Garrett Greenwell was 2-for-3 to lead the offense.
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