Citrus Conference Standings:
1. RV Florida Southwestern (15-6, 6-1)
2. Indian River State (13-7, 5-4)
3. Central Florida (14-8, 5-4)
4. SCF (14-8, 5-4)
5. Hillsborough (14-7, 5-4)
6. Santa Fe (14-9, 5-4)
7. Eastern Florida State (13-9-1, 5-4)
8. Miami Dade (12-11, 5-4)
9. Seminole State (13-9, 3-6)
10. Daytona State (11-10, 3-6)
11. Polk State (12-14, 3-6)
12. St. Pete (7-13, 2-7)
Last Time Out:
The Manatees are coming off of taking their second series in conference play over Daytona State. They would win 11-3 in seven innings at home for game before splitting their doubleheader losing game one 11-10 in eight innings before winning game two 11-5 in seven innings. Currently, the Manatees are in a seven-way tie for second place with Indian River State, Central Florida, Hillsborough, Santa Fe, Eastern Florida State and Miami Dade, but hold a fourth place lead in the standings.
Beast Breaking Pitching:
Sophomore Brandon Clarke continues to improve on the mound since being the ace starter for the Manatees. Clarke is currently 3-1 with a 5.27 ERA, 11 walks and 47 strikeouts. In the opening game against Daytona State, Clarke threw a seven inning complete game with one walk and a career-high 12 strikeouts.
Beast Bats:
Sophomores Jalen Hairston, Santiago Ordonez, Erick Almonte and Luis Garrido and freshmen Hayden Gustavson, Pip Smalley, Allan Gil-Fernandez and Walker Vanecek are the key hitters for the Manatees so far.
Hairston is currently batting .391 with 34 hits, 26 runs, four home runs and 25 RBI. In the series against Daytona State, the upcoming transfer for the University of Kentucky went 5-for-13 (.385) with a home run and two RBI.
Ordonez is batting .422 with 19 hits, 13 runs and seven RBI. The transfer from Florida State went 3-for-7 against Daytona with three RBI.
Almonte, who has recently returned to the lineup from injury, is batting .440 with 11 hits and six RBI. The upcoming transfer for the University of Central Florida went 8-for-14 (.571) with five RBI against Daytona Statr.
Garrido went 7-for-12 (.583) with three RBI against Daytona State. The transfer from Wabash Valley CC is currently batting .321 with 26 hits and eight RBI.
Gustavson is batting .348 with 26 hits, one home run and 10 RBI.
Smalley is batting .356 with 21 hits, two home runs and 12 RBI.
Gil-Fernandez is batting .326 with 29 hits, three home runs and 30 RBI.
Vanecek, who has come off the bench with some sparks, is batting .333 with 11 hits, one home run and 15 RBI.
Wilding Factors:
As far as the wildcard players, sophomores Preston Wetherell, Bryan Gomez, Ed Wagner and LT Cockrill and freshmen Trevor Zeigler, Luke Boykin and Palmer O'Beirne play the roles.
Wetherell is batting .283 with 13 hits and four RBI at the plate, while on the mound he is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA, six walks and 10 strikeouts.
Gomez is 2-0 with a 4.71 ERA, 17 walks and 27 strikeouts. In the final game against Daytona State, the New Yorker threw four innings with two walks and three strikeouts for the win.
Wagner is 2-2 with aa 4.75 ERA, 13 walks and 32 strikeouts.
Cockrill is batting .296 with eight hits, one home run and six RBI. He hit his first home run of the season in the 11-10 loss to Daytona State.
Ziegler is currently 0-1 with a 5.21 ERA, two saves, 15 walks and 19 strikeouts. He earned his second save after throwing three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts.
Boykin is batting .266 with 21 hits, two home runs and 19 RBI.
O'Beirne is 3-0 with a 3.97 ERA, seven walks and 16 strikeouts on the mound.
Scouting St. Pete:
The Titans are coming off of losing their series to Central Florida. They would fall 9-6 in game one before splitting their doubleheader on Friday winning game one 2-1 in 11 innings before losing game two 11-1 in five innings. They are currently in last place in the Citrus Conference.
Sophomore Colton Pizzio leads the way in hitting as he is batting .436 with 24 hits and seven RBI, while classmate Brett Wagner leads the offense batting .377 with 20 hits, two home runs and 13 RBI.
Sophomore Esaid Pena leads the Titans on the mound going 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA, 13 walks and 27 strikeouts.
Scouting FSW:
The Buccaneers are coming off completing their second sweep in conference where they defeated Hillsborough in all three games (7-5, 11-1 and 10-6). They are currently in first place in the Citrus Conference and have received votes in the NJCAA Top 20 Poll. Prior to playing SCF, the Buccaneers will play Indian River State in a non-conference game Tuesday, March 5.
On the mound, redshirt freshman Jordan Huskey, a transfer from the University of Arkansas, leads the way going 3-1 with a 2.00 ERA, 10 walks and 29 strikeouts.
At the plate, sophomore Victor Figueroa, a transfer from Mississippi Valley State University, is batting .488 with 40 hits, eight home runs and 31 RBI.
How to Keep Up:
Livestats will be provided for all four games via GameChanger. The game against St. Petersburg College will air livestream on the SPC Athletics Page. Game one against FSW will air on the FSW Buccaneers Athletics Page, while the doubleheader at SCF will air on the SCF Sports Network. Fans can also keep up with the Manatees on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Livestream Links -
SCF vs St. Pete: https://athletics.spcollege.edu/broadcast/watch
SCF vs FSW (Gm One): https://www.fswbucs.com/fswbucslive
SCF vs FSW (Doubleheader): https://team1sports.com/scfmanatees/
No comments:
Post a Comment