Tampa, Fla - The SCF baseball team (29-21, 13-11 Suncoast) wrapped up their last non-conference game on the road as they defeated the University of Tampa JV (15-16, 12-5 SSC) 8-5 at the UT Baseball Field in Tampa.
"It was a good win tonight," said head coach Tim Hill II. "We were able to play a lot of guys on the mound and they did what they needed to do. Brandon Fields and Miguel Larreal played solid at the plate, especially with Field's two run homer. Kevin Karstetter was solid on the basepaths after stealing three of our seven stolen bases. While we're still figuring out who will start against Polk State, we know that this is the biggest game of the season so far we have to win to keep our playoff hopes alive."
Hill would send freshman Josh Beck to the mound, while UT JV head coach Mark Johnson went with freshman Nick Lutz to counter.
The Manatees would score early as freshman Tayden Hall drove in sophomore Miguel Larreal with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
After the first two innings, Hill would utilize his routine as he pulled Beck in the bottom of the third and sent sophomore Nick Cosentino to the mound who would breeze through the inning with ease.
At the top of the fourth, the Manatees would extend the lead to 2-0 after sophomore Harrison Long hit an RBI groundout to bring in classmate Kevin Karstetter. In the bottom of the fourth, Hill would make his next change to the mound as he sent in freshman Ryan Stefiuk to breeze through the inning.
Johnson would make his first pitching change at the top of the fifth as he sent senior Aidan Brown to the mound who would breeze through his first inning.
At the top of the sixth, the Manatees went even further on their lead. After a two-out single by Long, sophomore Brandon Fields would show off his power again as the former NJCAA Player of the Week would send a two-run homer to left for his eighth of the season to make it 4-0 SCF.
Meanwhile, Hill would send freshman Jake Dorn to the mound to start the bottom of the sixth. After the change, the Spartans would get their first runs on the board as sophomore Matt Doran hit a bases-loaded two-RBI single to right and an RBI single by freshman Gavin Cooper to cut the Manatees lead to 4-3 before Dorn got out of the inning.
At the top of the seventh, the Manatees would bring back their up further beginning with a leadoff single by Larreal. After Hall drew a walk, Karstetter would send a single to right to bring in Larreal. After sophomore Owen Ayers popped out, Johnson would pull Brown and send freshman James Malonson to the mound. After the pitching change and a double steal by Hall and Karstetter, Long would hit an RBI groundout to send Hall home to make it 6-3 SCF.
Hill would make another pitching change as he sent freshman Jackson Hauck to the mound in the bottom of the seventh, but after loading the bases with a single and two walks, Hill pulled him and sent sophomore Jake Jackson to the mound instead. After Jackson struck out sophomore Colin Dalson, the Spartans would add another run as sophomore Justin Farina drew a bases loaded walk and freshman Mike Rinadi hit a sacrifice fly before Jackson ended the inning with the score 6-5 still in SCF's favor.
Hill would send freshman Michael Ojeda to the mound as the next pitcher for relief in the bottom of the eighth before the Manatees decided to add their final runs at the top of the ninth. After Karstetter drew a walk and stole second and Ayers drew an intentional walk, Johnson would send junior Alex Passarella to the mound. After the pitching change, Karstetter would try to steal third, but was caught and called out before Long drew a walk before he and Ayers advanced to scoring position on a passed ball with Fields at the plate. On deuce's wild, the former South Carolina Gamecock would send a double to left to bring in Ayers and Long to make it 8-5 SCF before sophomore Nate Beenen would come in for Passarella to end the top half before Ojeda completed the save with two final strikeouts for the game.
Beck would earn a no-decision after throwing two scoreless inning, giving up one hit with two walks and two strikeouts.
Stefiuk would get the win and improve to 4-3 after two scoreless innings of relief with one walk and two strikeouts.
Ojeda would get the second save of the season after throwing two scoreless innings of relief, giving up one hit with one walk and three strikeouts.
Cosentino threw one scoreless inning with one strikeout, while Dorn and Jackson gave up five runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts combined in two innings of relief.
Lutz would suffer his first loss of the season after giving up two runs on four hits with three strikeouts in four innings.
Brown, Malonsen and Passarella would give up a combined six runs on eight hits with six walks and two strikeouts in five and two-thirds of relief, while Beenen threw a third of a scoreless inning.
Fields would be the offensive leader for the Manatees as he finished 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and one stolen base. Larreal was also 3-for-5 with two runs and two stolen bases, while Karstetter rounded out the order in multi-hit games as he finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run, a walk and three stolen bases.
Long would finish 1-for-4 with two RBI, a run and a walk, while Hall (1-for-4, one RBI, one run, one walk and two stolen bases), Harbison (1-for-5) and Wright (1-for-4) had the remaining three hits. Ayers (one run and one walk) and freshman Gage Adams (one walk) also contributed in the game.
Notes:
This was win #342 for Hill.
This was the season finale for Tampa JV.
Other Suncoast Scores:
#11 Florida Southwestern (36-14, 21-4 Suncoast) defeated Polk State (31-17, 16-9 Suncoast) 2-1. The Buccaneers would win the Suncoast Conference Regular Season Championship for the third straight season and clinched a spot in the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 State Tournament. The Buccaneers will play St. Pete Friday afternoon, April 22 at 3 pm.
Hillsborough (18-28, 8-17 Suncoast) defeated St. Pete (14-30, 4-21 Suncoast) 3-1. The Hawks will play #11 FSW Saturday afternoon, April 23 at 1 pm.
Suncoast Conference Standings:
1. #11 FSW (36-14, 21-4) #*
2. Polk (31-17, 16-9)
3. SCF (29-21, 13-11)
4. HCC (18-28, 8-17)
5. SPC (14-30, 4-21)
#Regular Season Champions
*Clinched Spot in the FCSAA State Tournament.
Up Next:
The Manatees will play on the road for their next conference as they travel to Winter Haven to take on Polk State Friday night, April 22 at 5 pm at Bing Tyus Yard.
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