SF Baseball UPDATE: Saints Win Twice Over Weekend - Monday Game Postponed
April 9, 2018
UPDATE: Monday's game against Daytona State College has been postponed. The makeup date is scheduled for Sunday, April 15, at 1 p.m.
April 9, 2018 – The ÌìÑĺ£½ÇÉçÇø Saints picked up a couple more wins over the weekend, defeating Seminole State 9-1 in eight innings Friday and earning a 16-9 win Saturday at Daytona. Devin Hemenway was lights out on the mound Friday, and Brock Edge hammered two home runs to pace the NJCAA No. 2 Saints past the Raiders. For Hemenway it's his second straight double-digit strikeout game. He fanned 13 batters a week after striking out 11 against Lake Sumter.
Saturday, Andrew Eyster and the ÌìÑĺ£½ÇÉçÇø Saints had to rally late against Daytona State College, scoring four runs in the eighth to erase a 9-6 Falcons lead. They would tack on six runs in the ninth to put the game away. The win moves them to 33-6 overall and 13-2 in the Mid-Florida Conference.
Eyster had one of his best games of the season, going 4-for-5 with a home run (12), two doubles, four runs scored and three RBI. He's now hitting .424 with 29 extra base hits in 158 at bats.
Tyler Jones (3-2) picked up the win 3.1 innings in relief, striking out four and allowing just two hits. Garrett Mathes earned the save (5) with two innings of work.
UPDATE: Monday's scheduled game against Daytona has been postponed due to forecasted inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for a 1 p.m. start time Sunday, April 15.
For complete schedules, stats, and more information please visit santafesaints.com.