Bradenton, Fla - The SCF baseball team (28-15, 15-9 Citrus) finalized their final game against the University of Tampa JV (12-11) as they won by a final score of 15-4.
"A good win tonight," said head coach Tim Hill II. "Anytime you only give up one hit, the pitchers did something good but we had a few too many walks. Allan (Gil Fernandez) and Luke (Boykin) provided some pop tonight with a couple of home runs. We count on those guys to hit in the middle of our lineup and they are both good hitters. A big three game series coming up with Santa Fe and I'm looking for our guys to finish strong over these next three weekends."
Hill II sent sophomore Gavyn Bowen (1-0, 8.69 ERA) to the mound, while Tampa JV head coach Mark Johnson went with freshman Jack Calcagno to counter.
The Manatees would rally on the board first in the bottom of the first beginning with leadoff walk by sophomore CJ Richard. After Richard stole second, freshman Myles Davis would send a double to right to bring in Richard. Following a one-out walk drawn by sophomore Allan Gil Fernandez, classmate Luke Boykin would continue his power swing as he sent a three-run homer to left for his 12th of the season before the Spartans made a pitching change. After sophomore Mario Trivella drew a walk and freshman Ryan Kaitz hit a single, freshman Dominic Donatucci would hit a two-out infield single to bring in Trivella before Kaitz scored on a wild pitch. The Manatees would bat around as Richard would send a double to right to bring in Donatucci to make it 7-0 SCF.
In the bottom of the second, the Manatees would extend their lead. After Gil Fernandez and Boykin hit back-to-back singles, Gil Fernandez would score on a balk before Trivella drew a walk. Kaitz would then single to right to bring in Boykin before Trivella was called out at third. Freshman Will Rawls would then draw an intentional walk before Kaitz scored on a botched fielder's choice to make it 10-0 SCF.
The Manatees continued to add to their offense in the bottom of the third. After Davis drew a walk and freshman Ben Ryan reached base on a fielding error, Gil Fernandez would tower a three-run homer to center for his seventh of the season and giving the Manatees a 13-0 lead.
The Spartans would then get on the board at the top of the fifth as sophomore Brian O'Connell III would hit a grand slam for his third of the season. The Manatees would respond in the bottom half of the inning with their final runs of the game. After back-to-back singles by freshmen Bernard Barnes and Clayton Evans, Kaitz would send a single to right to bring in Barnes before Evans scored on a passed ball to make it 15-4 SCF before the Manatees sealed the victory.
Five pitchers combined for a one-hitter. Bowen would earn a no-decision after throwing three scoreless innings with four walks and six strikeouts in three innings. Freshman James Kleiven would get the win and improve to 2-0 after throwing one scoreless inning of relief. Freshmen Duke McCarron (one inning of relief with three walks and two strikeouts) and Holden Brauner (one inning of relief with one walk and one strikeout) and sophomore Landon O'Donnell (one inning of relief with three strikeouts).
Calcagno would get the loss after giving up four runs on two hits with two walks in one-third of an inning.
Four Manatees had a multi-hit game. It was Kaitz that lead the way in hitting as he went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Gil Fernandez (2-for-2) and Boykin (2-for-3) lead the way in offense with a home run and three RBI each. Gil Fernandez added a walk, three runs and a stolen base and Boykin added two runs. Richard would round out the order going 2-for-4 with a run, one RBI, one walk and one stolen base.
Davis (1-for-3, two runs, one RBI and two walks), Donatucci (1-for-3, one run, one RBI and one walk), Barnes (1-for-1, one run) and Evans (1-for-2, one run) had the remaining hits for the Manatees.
O'Connell would lead have the only hit for the Spartans as he went 1-for-2 with a grand slam.
Other Citrus Conference Scores:
Miami Dade (24-12, 13-11 Citrus) defeated Millenia Atlantic University 12-8.
Citrus Conference Standings:
1. #8 Indian River State (28-10, 18-6)
2. #7 Florida Southwestern (31-9, 17-7)
3. #18 Central Florida (30-11, 15-9)
4. RV SCF (28-15. 15-9)
5. Miami Dade (24-12, 13-11)
6. Eastern Florida State (23-17, 12-12)
7. Polk State (23-21, 12-12)
8. Seminole State College of Florida (23-18, 11-13)
9. Santa Fe (19-22, 10-14)
10. Daytona State (11-24, 9-15)
11. Hillsborough (16-23, 8-16)
12. St. Pete (6-32, 4-20)
Up Next:
The Manatees will return their focus to Citrus Conference play as they face Santa Fe College (19-22, 10-14 Citrus) for their next series.
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