Santa Fe Defeats Daytona 10-1, Win Second Straight MFC Title
April 24, 2017
April 21, 2017 - Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Baseball
Gainesville, FL – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the defending Mid-Florida Conference champions, won their second straight title on Friday afternoon in Daytona, defeating the Falcons 10-1. The championship is the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Saints' seventh in the last 11 seasons.
"Our guys have worked hard since August to make this happen," said Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Coach Johnny Wiggs. "This has been a very consistent group in their effort and performance, and it paid off. I'm very proud of them."
Controlling their own destiny, the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Saints (36-11, 19-5 MFC) scored a pair of runs in the first inning on Stephen Smith's fifth homerun of the year, and added three more in the second.
A run in the third made it a 6-0 game. The lone run for Daytona on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» starter Sean Gabel (8-1) came in the bottom of the third.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» would add insurance runs late in the game and cruise to the MFC title.
The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Saints 10 runs came via six hits and five Falcons errors. Smith was 1-for-4 with a homerun, Danny DiMare continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-5 with two runs.
Next up for the Saints will be the FCSAA Tournament in Lakeland, FL at Joker Marchant Stadium, May 5-10. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» will play their first game on May 6 at 1 p.m. against a team to be determined.
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