PENSACOLA, Fla. (vstateblazers.com) — The Valdosta State baseball group break up its Saturday doubleheader with West Florida to take the sequence win 2-1. The Argos gained the opener 11-0, however the Blazers battled again for an 11-0 victory within the nightcap.
The Blazers improved to 28-12 total and 17-9 within the Gulf South Conference whereas the Argos moved to 21-19 total and 15-10 within the GSC.
Game One (UWF 11 – VSU 0)
The Argos obtained on board first within the first inning with one run and added one other within the third for a 2-0 rating.
The Blazers left runners on base in each inning besides the fifth however have been nonetheless unable to get any runs throughout house plate.
The Argos had an enormous fifth inning including seven extra runs and placing up two extra within the sixth. UWF gained 11-0 in seven innings.
Valdosta State tallied 5 hits and 4 free passes. Leading the Blazer offense was junnior Ryan Romano and redshirt senior Luke Ard. Romano went 2-3 and Ard went 2-2 with one free move. The solely different hit for the Blazers was recorded by junior Jose Crisostomo Bock.
Starting on the mound for the Blazers was junior Kevin Tomas. Tomas threw 4.2 innings and recorded 4 strikeouts and gave up seven hits, eight earned runs and walked three. Tomas recorded the loss for the Blazers (2-1). Also throwing for Valdosta State was junior Mason Sharp and sophomore Scott Curran.
Game Two (VSU 11 – UWF 0)
Valdosta State obtained on board first inning with one run within the second and had an enormous third inning because it tallied six runs within the body. Senior Jisjar Clotida hit a grand slam down the appropriate subject line and scored junior EJ Doskow, Bock, and Romano. Sophomore Jacob Harper and junior David Crawford additionally scored for the Blazers for a 7-0 lead.
The Valdosta State protection held off the Argos for the rest of the sport because the Blazer offense added 4 extra runs within the sixth.
Doskow and Clotida scored from a single to middle subject by Harper as he and Crawford have been drove in by a single from freshman Ryan Villaman to convey the rating to 11-0.
Valdosta State outhit West Florida 13-2 and recorded two doubles, one house run, 10 RBI, one stolen base, and 6 free passes.
Leading the Blazer offense was Crawford going 4-4 with one double and three runs scored. Following behind was Doskow going 2-3 and Clotida going 2-5. Doskow recorded two runs scored and two walks whereas Clotida tallied 4 RBI, one double, one house run, and two runs scored.
On the mound for the Blazers was junior Brandon Raiden throwing all seven innings and recording the win (6-1) and his first shutout of the season. Raiden tallied seven strikeouts and gave up two hits and one free move.
The Blazers are again in motion to complete out the common season with a midweek matchup towards Flagler College on Wednesday, April 27, at 6 p.m., at Billy Grant Field at Tommy Thomas Park.
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