SANFORD, FLORIDA - The Raiders completed their conference games with a sweep at home against Santa Fe College. Tori Beland and Angelina Badalament both had complete game wins in the circle. SSC had 14 hits on the day and did not commit an error on defense.
 
Game 1 - W 4-1
WP: Tori Beland  7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Avery Brewer: 2 H, HR, 2 RBI
Paige Weinmann: HR, RBI
Rylie Brashears:  RBI
 
 
Game 2 - W 5-3
WP:  Ang Badalament  7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
Badalament: 2 2B's, RBI
Lindsay Corazzini: 2 H, SB
Bri Abel: 2 H, 2B, RBI
Taylor Malz:  H, RBI
Brewer: H, 2 RBI

On Thursday, the Raiders (41-11) took game one of the three game series in Gainesville, securing a bid to the FCSAA State Tournament with a decisive 19-7 five inning win. The offense could not be stopped as the team pounded out 19 hits.
The Raiders broke the game open with 11 runs in the third inning, taking a 17-2 lead.  15 batters came to the plate and grand slams by Rylie Brashears and Ang Badalament were the big blows in the inning.
 
WP:  Keivana Durand  4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
         Bri Johnson 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB
         Tori Beland  0.1 IP  0 H
 
Ang Badalament:  4 H, 2B, GSHR, 6 RBI, 4 R
Jenny Skidmore:  4 H,  3 R
Rylie Brashears:  2 H, GSHR, 4 RBI
Paige Weinmann:  HR, RBI
Bri Abel:  3 H, 3 RBI
Avery Brewer:  3 H, 2B, 3 RBI

The Raiders will play St. Pete in the first round of the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 tournament on Friday, May 5 at 1 p.m at the National Training Center in Clermont.

RAIDER NOTES:

• All home games are streamed via https://video.ibm.com/channel/4d5r5AqugTP
• Tickets for home games (cash only) are $5 for adults/$3 for youth & seniors. Season tickets are $30. All are available at the gate.
• 13 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All NJCAA for 2021-22
• 43 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All Mid-Florida Conference (3.0 & higher) for 2021-22
• Coach Courtney Miller won her 1,000 career Softball game on March 17, 2018. The program reached the 1,000 win mark on February 6, 2020.
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About the Seminole State Raiders:

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College lives by the Mission of "preparing Raiders for their Next Steps in Life." "Next steps" can include moving on with an athletic scholarship to a four-year university, an AA or AS degree or preparing to finish a bachelors' degree at Seminole State.

The Raiders were established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I.  Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

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Media contact: Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu