Eric Sauls #29 Homerun #1 Photo by Lorie Nable
By Clint Cox
The Chipola Indians baseball squad got a much needed Panhandle Conference win this past Monday with a 10-0 drumming of Northwest Florida State College in six innings. The Indians got the long ball going as they stroked four home runs on the day with two coming off the bat of Eric Sauls. Andy Fermin and Aaron Etchison also went deep in the win for the Indians.
The game was scoreless through three and a half innings but in the bottom of the fourth the Indians went on the war path. They plated three runs in that inning, followed by four more runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth. Chipola pounded out 11 hits on the day, led by Fermin who was 2-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Sauls followed close behind as he was 2-3 with five RBI and two runs scored. Austin Wright picked up the win on the mound, improving to 4-3 on the season. Wright went six innings and allowed three hits, no runs while giving up four walks and striking out seven batters.
With the win Chipola improved to 4-6 in conference play and 17-17 overall. They are currently tied in the conference with Pensacola and Northwest Florida. All three teams are one game behind second place Tallahassee. Gulf Coast leads the conference with a 9-1 record. Chipola was scheduled to travel to Niceville on Wednesday for game two of the series with Northwest Florida. Results of that contest were not available at press time. Game three of the series will be on Friday at 2 pm. Next up after this series is a three game series against Pensacola. Chipola host the Pirates on Saturday and Wednesday while traveling to Pensacola on Monday.
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