The Pats get two wins on the road at Hillsborough Community College to sweep the three game series. This is the first Citrus Conference series sweep for the Pats and was much needed for them to make a playoff push. 

Game 1: CF 3 - HCC 2

Sebastian Perez gave the Pats a dominant complete game performance on the mound in game one. He threw seven innings and struck out 11 Hawk batters. The lone runs he surrendered were on a two run homer run in the seventh. The Pats scored their first one when the first batter of the game, Kainen Jorge, blasted his 12th home run of the season to right center field. Gunnet Carlson hit his 10th home run in the third inning to put the Pats up 2-0. In the fourth inning, left fielder Armando Guirola hit an RBI single through the middle to score Anthony Diaz and give the Pats their third run. Carlson and Diaz both had two hits.

Game 2: CF 11 - HCC 10

The Pats were down 4-0 early and came back to beat HCC 11-10 in game two. Shortstop Kareh Valentin led the offense with three hits. He had a solo homer in the seventh, his sixth of the year, and an RBI double in the Pat's four-run fifth inning. Luke Ridley was huge for the Pats in releif, entering the game in the fourth and throwing five and a third innings for the win. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Evan Dobias earned the save as he entered the game with the bases loaded and a one run lead and proceeded to strike out the final batter of the game on a 3-2 count. Leading hitters for the offense were:

Kareh Valentin - 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Gunnett Carlson - 2-5, R, RBI
Austin Eppley - 2-5, R, 2 RBI, HR
Anthony Diaz - 2-4, 2 R
Cooper Jones - 2-3, 2 R, RBI

The Pats improve to 25-16 on the season and 13-11 in Citrus Conference play. They are currently tied for fifth place with Santa Fe with three more series left to play. The Pats next game will be on Tuesday, 4/9 at home vs Lake Sumter State at 2:30 pm.