SANFORD, Florida - Coach Mike Nicholson has announced the Spring Schedule for Raider Baseball. The season begins on January 24th in Auburndale versus perennial national power, Chipola College. Citrus Conference play will begin on February 13th versus the State College of Florida. A link to the full schedule is at the top of this story.

Coach Nicholson stated, "we have had a pretty successful fall and I think we are all ready to start playing games that count. We have a nice mix of returners and incoming freshmen, blended with a couple of transfers."
 
SSC will be playing on new grass as the turf was replaced at the Jack during the summer. New fencing was also added the facility.
 
Seminole finished the 2023-24 season 29-25, 16-17 in Citrus Conference play and winners of 5 of their last 6 games. The Raiders just missed qualifying for the 2024 FCSAA playoffs.
 

RAIDER NOTES:

• All home games are streamed via https://video.ibm.com/channel/mK2cYDfXTtS
• The 2021 Baseball Team qualified for the NJCAA Region 8 Championships
• 22 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All-American in 2023-24
• Raider Athletics has generated close to $1,000,000 in economic impact to Seminole County since 2017
• Sponsorship and facility rental opportunities are available, for information send an email to esserk@seminolestate.edu 
• To donate to any of the athletic programs click: https://seminolestate.app.neoncrm.com/forms/athletics

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.

For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.  Fans can follow the Raider Softball team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/seminolestatesoftball).

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