Pats Bounce Back and Defeat St Pete 10-1

Photo by Heidi Lee Kearney
Photo by Heidi Lee Kearney

A day after losing their first game of the season 9-7 the Central Florida Patriots were back on the field against the same St Pete team. The Patriots responded by scoring three runs in the first. Kareh Valentin continued to stay hot driving in two with a two-out double to score Edwin Toribio and Carson Bayne. The Pats racked up 18 hits scoring 10 runs in the game including a two-run home run by Bayne. It was his 4th home run if the season and the 18th for CF. Brian Holiday gave the Pats a quality start in his second win of the season going six innings and striking out 10 while only allowing five hits and only one run.

Leading Hitters for the Pats were:

Bradke Lohry: 4-5, 2RBI, 2B, 3B

Carson Bayne: 3-5, 3RBI, 2B, HR(4)

Kareh Valentin: 3-5, 3RBI, 2B
 
The Patriots will continue their home stand of games when they take on State College of Florida at 2:30 pm on Monday at Goodlett Field