The Chipola Baseball squad played host this past weekend to the Conyers Hardwood Flooring Classic. The Indians found the going rough as they went 1-3 in four games over the course of three days. Six teams, including three in the top 15 in the nation, took part in the classic.
On Friday the Indians fell 9-5 to Miami Dade, which entered the game ranked #15 in the nation. Chipola took an early 1-0 lead but could not hold it as the Sharks came back to take a 3-1 lead. Chipola tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth but Miami Dade plated four runs in the sixth to pull away from the Indians. Cody Martin led the Indians at the plate going 2-3 with 1 RBI. They bounced back from that loss with a 5-3 win over Middle Georgia in their first game on Saturday. CJ Riefenhauser got the win on the mound, going seven innings and giving up five hits while striking out six batters. Martin was 1-3 with 3 RBI and Eric Sauls stroked a home run to lead the Indians on offense.
The Saturday nightcapper saw the Indians blow a 4-1 lead as St. Petersburg, ranked #12 in the nation, rallied for six runs in the seventh inning for a 10-4 victory. Martin’s three run homer in the third inning put the Indians up 4-1 but St. Pete battled back to tie the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning. The Indians committed five costly errors in the loss. They closed out the classic with a close 3-2 loss to Kanakee on Sunday afternoon. After falling behind 2-0 Chipola tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the second on a two RBI double from Joey Rapp. But the visitors from Illinois plated a run in the top of the fourth and that was all the offense from the remainder of the game. Rapp was 3-4 on the day with two double and Josh Allen was 2-3 with a RBI.
The Indians fell to 10-10 on the season and played host to Grand Rapids on Tuesday afternoon. Results of that game were not available at press time. Chipola next plays this weekend when they host Gordon for three games. Game one is at 5 pm on Friday and on Saturday they start at noon for a double header
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