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March 1, 2013

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ BASEBALL - 3/1/2013

Gainesville, FL – Aside from two unearned runs in the first inning, Santa Fe freshman pitcher Kevin Martin (3-0) twirled a gem Friday afternoon against East Georgia State College (7-8), striking out 13 Bobcats to lead Santa Fe (12-6) to a 4-2 win.  Reliever Josh Larson was just as good, throwing three shutout innings to pick up his first save of the season.

"Kevin was fantastic today," said Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Coach Johnny Wiggs.  "He really kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win."

The Santa Fe offense struggled to get going and finally got on the board the hard way in the fourth when outfielder Andrew Fears was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.  The Saints collected another run in the fifth to tie the score on a bases loaded walk and took the lead in the sixth on a safety squeeze by Casey Scoggins.

Two innings later in the bottom of the eighth Scoggins scored an insurance run on an errant throw by the EGSC catcher.

Larson pitched a perfect ninth to close out the game.

Jamal Martin was the lone Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ batter with multiple hits, finishing 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored.

The Saints continue on Saturday against East Georgia with a double header at 12:30 PM.  The Santa Fe Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony will precede the game at 11:00 AM at the baseball facility.

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