Bradenton, Fla - The RV SCF baseball team (25-13, 13-8 Citrus) will look to keep their winning ways on top for this upcoming week with conference and non-conference play. The Manatees will welcome South Florida State College (25-12, 10-7 Sun Lakes) to Wynn Field Tuesday night, April 1 at 6 pm before setting their focus on #6 Indian River State (27-8, 17-4 Citrus) in Citrus Conference play. Game one will take place at Wynn Field Thursday night, April 3 at 5 pm before heading to Mike Eason Field in Fort Pierce Saturday afternoon, April 5 at 1 and 4 pm.
Citrus Conference Standings:
1. #6 Indian River State (27-8, 17-4)
2. #10 Florida Southwestern (28-9, 14-7)
3. RV SCF (25-13, 13-8)
4. #19 Central Florida (27-10, 12-9)
5. Polk State (21-19, 11-10)
6. Miami Dade (19-17, 10-11)
7. Eastern Florida State (21-16, 10-11)
8. Santa Fe (19-19, 10-11)
9. Seminole State College of Florida (21-17, 9-12)
10. Daytona State (11-21, 9-12)
11. Hillsborough (16-19, 8-13)
12. St. Pete (5-30, 3-18)*
*eliminated from playoff contention
Likely Conference Starters:
Game One - Aidan Ray (2-0, 4.01 ERA) vs Lucas Glendinning (5-0, 2.55 ERA)
Game Two - Lochlan Radloff (5-3, 3.88 ERA) vs Shane Lavin (5-1, 2.76 ERA)
Game Three - Oscar Hernandez (6-3, 4.06 ERA) vs TBD
Last Time Out:
The Manatees are coming off finishing last week with a 21-5 win over the University of Tampa JV before taking the series over #11 Central Florida (game one: 10-6; game two: 13-0; game three: 7-9). Currently they are in third place in the Citrus Conference standings. Additionally, the Manatees are receiving votes in the NJCAA National Polls and now one of six teams to at least receive votes in the national polls.
Locked and Loaded Pitches:
On the mound, freshman Lochlan Radloff and sophomore Oscar Hernandez lead the way for the pitchers.
Radloff is currently 5-3 with a 3.88 ERA, 22 walks and 57 strikeouts in 53.1 innings. In his last start against Central Florida, the two-time NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Week threw a three-hit five inning shutout for the win with five strikeouts.
Despite falling in his last start to Central Florida, Hernandez still leads the way going 6-3 with a 4.06 ERA, 12 walks and 42 strikeouts in 51 innings.
Another name on the mound that has made some recent noise is sophomore Daniel Hartley. Hartley, who has taken the role as the closer, is currently 3-1 with a 1.42 ERA, four saves, four walks and 19 strikeouts in 12.1 innings.
Bombs Away:
On the batting side, sophomores Luke Boykin, Allan Gil Fernandez and Mario Trivella and freshman Ben Ryan have been the main long ball threats for the opposing pitchers.
Boykin is currently batting .385 with 37 hits, 26 runs, 10 home runs and 29 RBI. He went 6-for-13 against Central Florida with four runs scored and an RBI.
Gil Fernandez is currently batting .288 with 32 hits, 36 runs, six home runs and 29 RBI. Against Central Florida, the upcoming transfer for Florida International University went 4-for-12 with a home run and seven RBI, which included hitting the walk off grand slam at home against his former team.
Trivella is batting .339 with 38 hits, 27 runs, five home runs and 30 RBI. He went 3-for-8 with three RBI against Central Florida.
Ryan went 5-for-12 with a home run and six RBI against Central Florida. The Pennsylvanian is currently batting .367 with 33 hits, 30 runs, six home runs and 37 RBI.
Wild Boys:
Redshirt sophomore Connor O'Sullivan, sophomores Hayden Gustavson, Frank Villella and CJ Richard, redshirt freshman Cole Dement and freshmen Holden Brauner, Mattie Counts, Aidan Ray and Ryan Kaitz play as the wildcard players for the Manatees.
O'Sullivan is currently batting .306 with 22 hits, 16 runs and 13 RBI. In his last four games, he went 6-for-13 with three RBI.
Gustavson is currently batting .340 with 36 hits, 31 runs, one home run and 23 RBI. He is currently on a seven-game hitting streak.
Villella, who has become a big part of the relief pitching, is currently 3-0 with a 5.93 ERA, 10 walks and eight strikeouts. In his last appearance, the transfer from Nova Southeastern threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts int the win over Tampa JV.
Richard, who is the speedster of the team, is currently batting .244 with 21 hits, 26 runs, two home runs, 15 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
Dement, who has been the setup pitcher, is currently 2-1 with a 3.25 ERA, one save, nine walks and 39 strikeouts in 27.2 innings.
Brauner is currently batting .356 with 32 hits, 23 runs, three home runs and 23 RBI.
Counts, who has been the main leadoff batter, is batting .325 with 26 hits, 26 runs and 13 RBI.
Ray is 2-0 with a 4.01 ERA, one save, 20 walks and 48 strikeouts. In his last start, he earned a no-decision in the 10-6 win over Central Florida giving up four runs with six strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings.
Kaitz is batting .300 with 18 hits, 12 runs, two home runs and 13 RBI.
Scouting South Florida State:
The Panthers are entering their game with SCF on a three-game losing streak after being swept by Pasco Hernando State in Sun Lakes Conference play. Despite being swept, they are currently in second conference and are ranked #18 in the NJCAA DII National Polls.
Sophomore Zach Doorlag leads the way at the plate for the Panthers as he is currently batting .389 with 51 hits, six home runs and 39 RBI. His 51 hits rank #9 in the nation in division two.
Meanwhile, freshman Gehrig Graham leads the way on the mound as he is 4-3 with a 2.38 ERA, one save, 12 walks and 46 strikeouts in 45.1 innings.
Scouting Indian River State:
The Pioneers are coming off of sweeping Polk State in their last Citrus Conference series and are currently in first place in the conference standings. Additionally, they bumped up from #7 to #6 in the NJCAA Top 25 National Polls after winning their last series.
At the plate, sophomore Maikol Lucena leads the way in hitting as he is batting .478 with 55 hits, 28 runs, two home runs and 26 RBI, while sophomore Brett Patten leads the base paths with 24 stolen bases while batting .354 with 40 hits, 35 runs, two home runs and 15 RBI.
On the mound, sophomore Lucas Glendinning leads the way going 5-0 with a 2.55 ERA, 20 walks and 60 strikeouts in 49.1 innings.
How to Keep Up:
Livestats will be provided by GameChanger for all four games and will air livestream on the SCF Sports Network and the Indian River State athletics page.
SCF vs South Florida State - https://team1sports.com/scfmanatees/
SCF vs Indian River State (Gm 1) - https://team1sports.com/scfmanatees/
SCF vs Indian River State (Gm 2 and 3) - https://www.muscovision.com/broadcast/869148957 ($)
GameChanger Links - https://web.gc.com/teams/n7j7U9bdJC3t/2025-spring-state-college-of-florida
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