“It was very encouraging to see our guys sweep a very good St. Johns river ball club,” said head coach Tim Hill II. “They threw two of the top pitchers in the state and our hitters did a nice job against them. We challenged our guys to maintain their focus throughout the three-game series so that we could have some positive things going into conference starting on Monday. The guys responded well and that was nice to see.”
“It was awesome knowing that St. John’s River is a pretty solid team with some pretty good pitching,” said sophomore Jack Anderson. “It was good to see that we dominated all three games on both sides of the ball as we head into conference.”
“It felt pretty good today,” said freshman Jake Jackson. “I was saying yesterday after the first win that we were going to sweep them and we did. We had a lot of guys swing the bat well and had really good pitching. We did have a slow inning, but we bounced back, put up the seventh spot and just feels really good to come away with the sweep as we head into conference.”
Game One:
For game one, Hill II sent freshman Nick Consentino to the mound to start. St. John’s River State head coach Ross Jones went with his ace in sophomore Jason Gonzalez to counter.
After Consentino got out of the first with success, the Manatees would score first in the bottom half in big proportion. After sophomore Rook Ellington and freshman Harrison Long drew back-to-back walks, sophomore Tucker Mitchell would send a double to left and bring in Ellington. One batter later, freshman Kevin Karstetter and sophomore AJ Fritz would send back-to-back RBI single to bring the lead to 3-0 SCF. Karstetter would then score on a error from the same single off of Fritz.
After freshman Brayden Woodburn hit a single before stealing second, tragic suddenly hit the Manatees as Fritz was pulled out of after an ankle injury and replaced by freshman Joel Pérez.
“AJ‘s injury is disappointing, especially for him I’m sure,” said Hill on losing Fritz from injury. “He’s a veteran guy and knows how to play the game. I love his attitude and his mature demeanor on how he approaches every day. We are going to miss him but hopefully we’ll get him back at some point later in the season.”
After the change, freshman Jake Jackson would bring back the Manatees confidence as he hit a three-run blast to right for his first collegiate home run of the season to make it 7-0 SCF
“It definitely felt good,” said Jackson on his first home run. “After AJ went down like that, it felt to get a home run. Obviously, it was my first and of many coming up.”
Perez would then another run to the Manatees’ score in the bottom of the second as he hit into a fielder’s choice while bringing in Mitchell.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Manatees would add three final runs to the board. After a one-out double by Mitchell, sophomore Jack Anderson would send a single to center and bring in Mitchell for a 9-0 SCF lead before Karstetter sealed the deal with a two-run homer for his second home run of the season which woud then be the decider as the Manatees pulled away with the win with a mercy rule in effect.
Consentino would get his first collegiate win of the season after throwing four scoreless innings, giving up four hits while walking two and striking out five.
Freshman Dylan Vega threw a score inning of relief with one strikeout.
Gonzalez would be hit with his first loss of the season after giving up 10 runs on 11 hits with two walks and two strikeouts in three and a third. He is now 3-1 on the year.
Freshman Jordan Wimpleberg gave up one run on one hit in two-thirds of an inning of relief.
Mitchell was the leader of the first game as he was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI.
Anderson (2-for-3, one RBI and a run), Karstetter (2-for-3, one home run and three RBI) and Jackson (2-for-2, a home run and three RBI) each had two hits.
Ellington (1-for-2, one run scored), Fritz (1-for-1, one RBI) and Woodburn (1-for-3, one run scored and a stolen base) had the remaining hits.
Sophomore Chase Malloy had the Vikings lone multi-hit game as he went 2-for-3.
Game Two:Hill sent sophomore Matt Gelorme to the mound to start game two, while Jones went with freshman Logan Schmidt to counter.
The Vikings would get on the board first at the top of the first off of a double play, but the Manatees would respond back in the bottom half from a bases-loaded two-RBI double by Jackson to make 2-1 SCF. Two innings later, Jackson would extend the Manatees lead to 3-1 on a sacrifice fly. Two batters later, freshman Charlie Davidson would send a single to left and bring in Anderson for a 4-1 lead.
At the top of the fourth, the Vikings would come back and tie the game at 4-4 after one scored on a passed ball before freshman Ramses Cordova hit a two-RBI single. This would signal the end for freshman Sean Dertinger, who entered the game for Gelorme, as Hill would send sophomore David Barrett to the mound as he got out of the inning.
The Vikings would then take the lead at the top of the fourth after an RBI single by Malloy to make it 5-4, but the Manatees would respond back in the bottom half. After a lead-off single by Perez, Woodburn would send a triple to right and tie the game at 5-5. One batter later, Anderson would give the Manatees a 6-5 lead with a single to center to bring in Woodburn.
After Karstetter and Jackson drew back-to-back walks, sophomore Jacob Steinberg would a sacrifice fly to center and bring in Anderson to make it 7-5 SCF.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Manatees continued to add on to their lead, beginning with a one-out single by Pérez. After Woodburn drew a walk, Mitchell would send a single of his own to bring in Pérez. Anderson would then draw a walk to load the bases before Karstetter drew a walk to bring in Woodburn. Jackson would then send a single to center and bring in Mitchell and Anderson to make it 11-5 SCF before Steinberg drew a walk to load the bases again. Freshman Charlie Davidson would then clear the bases with a double to make it 14-5 SCF.
The Vikings would get one more run on the board from a sacrifice fly by freshman Daniel Labrador, but it was all they could produce as the Manatees completed the sweep.
“We just hit and hit and hit,” said Mitchell on the sweep. “It was really good to see from our team to just knock guys in and product from guys that might not have gotten in if it weren’t for some injuries, so that was great to see guys step up for that. We also had some good pitching from Batch (Daniel Batcher), (Matt) Gelorme and many of the other pitchers.
Gelorme and Schmidt both earned no decisions for their games. Gelorme gave up three runs (one earned) on one hit with three walks and three strikeouts in three and two-thirds, while Schmidt threw two-thirds of an inning giving up two runs (one earned) on no hits with two walks.
“Matt (Gelorme) did a nice job in the third game,” said Hill on Gelorme. “He started off a little slow with some erratic command but then really picked it up and threw well. Matt is a guy that we are counting on. He can fill a variety of roles for us including starting or coming out of the pen.”
Barrett earned the win for the Manatees after throwing one and a third scoreless inning, giving up two hits with one strikeout. Freshman Clay Callan gave up one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts in one inning of relief. Barrett is now 1-0 on the year.
Freshman Tanner Bauman was dubbed with the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts in two and two-thirds.
Perez finished game two 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Jackson lead the way for game two as he finished 2-for-2 with five RBI, while also throwing a scoreless inning of relief, giving up one hit with one walk and one strikeout. He finished the series 7-for-8 with a home run and eight RBI.
Anderson finished game two 2-for-3 with an RBI, four runs and two walks and finished the series 7-for-11 with three RBI.
“I felt pretty locked in for all three games,” said Anderson on his game. “I kind of knew what their pitchers were trying to do and we just made adjustments of that. Overall, it was a good weekend for me.”
Davidson finished game two 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Mitchell finished 1-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk. He finished 5-for-10 with six RBI.
“It felt good and I got a lot more pitches to hit today that I was able to take advantage of it,” said Mitchell on his game.
“Jack and Tucker both had a very good weekend at the plate,” said Hill on Anderson and Mitchell. “They are both physical guys who give us a presence in the middle of our lineup. It was good to see them both have consistently good at bats and drive in a lot of runs for us.”
Karstetter was 1-for-1 with an RBI, two runs and three walks and finished the series 4-for-6 with a home run and seven RBI.
Woodburn (1-for-4, one RBI, two runs scored and a walk) and Steinberg (1-for-3, one RBI and one run scored) had the remaining two hits.
I think what made our hitters successful against St Johns was getting good balls to hit,” said Hill on the team’s hitting. “We didn’t chase very many pitches out of the zone. Our approach at the plate was very good and our hitters were able to use the entire field, not just to the pull side.”
Freshman Kyle Smith was 2-for-4 with a run. Smith was the only Viking with a multi-hit game in game two, Cordova was the only Viking with a multi-RBI game as he finished 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Notes:Dertinger made his debut for the Manatees after joining fellow teammate Aidan Gallagher from Rockland Community College in New York.
The two wins for Hill were #293 and #294 as he remains six away from reaching 300.
Sophomores Cole Ayers and Cameron are set to return to action for conference play.
The Manatees outscored St. John’s River 43-7.
Other Suncoast Scores:Florida Southwestern State (16-7) defeated Pasco-Hernando State (9-12) 12-2. The Buccaneers will open Suncoast play against Polk State.
Polk State (14-9) defeated Daytona State (10-3) 18-17.
South Florida State College (10-11) split a doubleheader with ASA Miami (2-12*) winning game one 8-3 before losing game two 6-4.
Upcoming Weekly Suncoast Games:3/1:SPC vs HCC at 3 pmFSW vs Polk State at 6 pm
3/3:Polk State vs FSW at 2 pmHCC vs SPC at 5 pm
3/5:SPC vs HCC at 1 pmFSW vs Polk State at 5 pm
Up Next:The Manatees will begin Suncoast Conference play as they will face South Florida State College (10-11) for a three-game series. Game one will be at Wynn Field Monday night, March 1. Game two will be at SFSC Panthers Field Wednesday night, March 3 before returning back to Wynn Field for game three Friday night, March 5. All three games will start at 6 pm.
Sophomore Jakob Mattos will start game one at home. Classmate Tony Rossi will start game two on the road, while sophomore Daniel Batcher starts game three at home.
”We are looking forward to starting conference play on Monday,” said Hill on starting Suncoast Conference play.
Game Two:Hill sent sophomore Matt Gelorme to the mound to start game two, while Jones went with freshman Logan Schmidt to counter.
The Vikings would get on the board first at the top of the first off of a double play, but the Manatees would respond back in the bottom half from a bases-loaded two-RBI double by Jackson to make 2-1 SCF. Two innings later, Jackson would extend the Manatees lead to 3-1 on a sacrifice fly. Two batters later, freshman Charlie Davidson would send a single to left and bring in Anderson for a 4-1 lead.
At the top of the fourth, the Vikings would come back and tie the game at 4-4 after one scored on a passed ball before freshman Ramses Cordova hit a two-RBI single. This would signal the end for freshman Sean Dertinger, who entered the game for Gelorme, as Hill would send sophomore David Barrett to the mound as he got out of the inning.
The Vikings would then take the lead at the top of the fourth after an RBI single by Malloy to make it 5-4, but the Manatees would respond back in the bottom half. After a lead-off single by Perez, Woodburn would send a triple to right and tie the game at 5-5. One batter later, Anderson would give the Manatees a 6-5 lead with a single to center to bring in Woodburn.
After Karstetter and Jackson drew back-to-back walks, sophomore Jacob Steinberg would a sacrifice fly to center and bring in Anderson to make it 7-5 SCF.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Manatees continued to add on to their lead, beginning with a one-out single by Pérez. After Woodburn drew a walk, Mitchell would send a single of his own to bring in Pérez. Anderson would then draw a walk to load the bases before Karstetter drew a walk to bring in Woodburn. Jackson would then send a single to center and bring in Mitchell and Anderson to make it 11-5 SCF before Steinberg drew a walk to load the bases again. Freshman Charlie Davidson would then clear the bases with a double to make it 14-5 SCF.
The Vikings would get one more run on the board from a sacrifice fly by freshman Daniel Labrador, but it was all they could produce as the Manatees completed the sweep.
“We just hit and hit and hit,” said Mitchell on the sweep. “It was really good to see from our team to just knock guys in and product from guys that might not have gotten in if it weren’t for some injuries, so that was great to see guys step up for that. We also had some good pitching from Batch (Daniel Batcher), (Matt) Gelorme and many of the other pitchers.
Gelorme and Schmidt both earned no decisions for their games. Gelorme gave up three runs (one earned) on one hit with three walks and three strikeouts in three and two-thirds, while Schmidt threw two-thirds of an inning giving up two runs (one earned) on no hits with two walks.
“Matt (Gelorme) did a nice job in the third game,” said Hill on Gelorme. “He started off a little slow with some erratic command but then really picked it up and threw well. Matt is a guy that we are counting on. He can fill a variety of roles for us including starting or coming out of the pen.”
Barrett earned the win for the Manatees after throwing one and a third scoreless inning, giving up two hits with one strikeout. Freshman Clay Callan gave up one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts in one inning of relief. Barrett is now 1-0 on the year.
Freshman Tanner Bauman was dubbed with the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts in two and two-thirds.
Perez finished game two 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Jackson lead the way for game two as he finished 2-for-2 with five RBI, while also throwing a scoreless inning of relief, giving up one hit with one walk and one strikeout. He finished the series 7-for-8 with a home run and eight RBI.
Anderson finished game two 2-for-3 with an RBI, four runs and two walks and finished the series 7-for-11 with three RBI.
“I felt pretty locked in for all three games,” said Anderson on his game. “I kind of knew what their pitchers were trying to do and we just made adjustments of that. Overall, it was a good weekend for me.”
Davidson finished game two 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Mitchell finished 1-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk. He finished 5-for-10 with six RBI.
“It felt good and I got a lot more pitches to hit today that I was able to take advantage of it,” said Mitchell on his game.
“Jack and Tucker both had a very good weekend at the plate,” said Hill on Anderson and Mitchell. “They are both physical guys who give us a presence in the middle of our lineup. It was good to see them both have consistently good at bats and drive in a lot of runs for us.”
Karstetter was 1-for-1 with an RBI, two runs and three walks and finished the series 4-for-6 with a home run and seven RBI.
Woodburn (1-for-4, one RBI, two runs scored and a walk) and Steinberg (1-for-3, one RBI and one run scored) had the remaining two hits.
I think what made our hitters successful against St Johns was getting good balls to hit,” said Hill on the team’s hitting. “We didn’t chase very many pitches out of the zone. Our approach at the plate was very good and our hitters were able to use the entire field, not just to the pull side.”
Freshman Kyle Smith was 2-for-4 with a run. Smith was the only Viking with a multi-hit game in game two, Cordova was the only Viking with a multi-RBI game as he finished 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Notes:Dertinger made his debut for the Manatees after joining fellow teammate Aidan Gallagher from Rockland Community College in New York.
The two wins for Hill were #293 and #294 as he remains six away from reaching 300.
Sophomores Cole Ayers and Cameron are set to return to action for conference play.
The Manatees outscored St. John’s River 43-7.
Other Suncoast Scores:Florida Southwestern State (16-7) defeated Pasco-Hernando State (9-12) 12-2. The Buccaneers will open Suncoast play against Polk State.
Polk State (14-9) defeated Daytona State (10-3) 18-17.
South Florida State College (10-11) split a doubleheader with ASA Miami (2-12*) winning game one 8-3 before losing game two 6-4.
Upcoming Weekly Suncoast Games:3/1:SPC vs HCC at 3 pmFSW vs Polk State at 6 pm
3/3:Polk State vs FSW at 2 pmHCC vs SPC at 5 pm
3/5:SPC vs HCC at 1 pmFSW vs Polk State at 5 pm
Up Next:The Manatees will begin Suncoast Conference play as they will face South Florida State College (10-11) for a three-game series. Game one will be at Wynn Field Monday night, March 1. Game two will be at SFSC Panthers Field Wednesday night, March 3 before returning back to Wynn Field for game three Friday night, March 5. All three games will start at 6 pm.
Sophomore Jakob Mattos will start game one at home. Classmate Tony Rossi will start game two on the road, while sophomore Daniel Batcher starts game three at home.
”We are looking forward to starting conference play on Monday,” said Hill on starting Suncoast Conference play.
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