Fastpitch Splits Double Header with State College of Florida
February 17, 2013
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Gainesville, FL – The FCSAA #2 State College of Florida Manatees (11-3) took game one of a double header Saturday against the #10 Saints (7-5), rallying in the bottom of the sixth for three runs to cap a 5-4 win.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» trailed 2-0 in the top of the fourth but scored four in the inning, the big hit coming on a bases clearing triple by Galis Lozada.
The Saints failed to hold the lead and surrendered three runs in the bottom of the sixth. In the top of the seventh Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» had a runner reach, but couldn't to get her home to tie the score.
Lozada finished game one 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBI and Karla Claudio was 2-for-3. Ashley Chapman took the loss in the circle, dropping her to 2-4.
In game two, Claudio (3-1) tossed her second straight shutout for Santa Fe, leading the Saints to a 2-0 victory. She struck out nine Manatee batters and allowed just two hits.
Megan McDonald provided all the run support Claudio would need with a fourth inning solo homerun and Celeste Bradshaw added an insurance run later in the inning with a sacrifice fly.
McDonald was the lone Saints with multiple hits finished 2-for-3 with a homerun.
Santa Fe continues on the road Tuesday, February 19 at Tallahassee CC. The double header is scheduled to get under way at 2:00 PM.
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