State College of Florida vs Florida Southwestern State: Quick Notes
January 29, 2020
State College of Florida and Florida Southwestern State College opened up their 2020 seasons last night at the brand new CoolToday Park in North Port, FL. After a back-and-forth battle, State College opened the game up and came away with a 6-2 victory. Today, we will take a look at some quick notes from yesterday’s action.
Davis came in to pitch for only one inning but his stuff was electric. He threw a scoreless inning allowing just one hit while recording two strikeouts. He was sitting 91-94 mph with the fastball with a sharp breaking slider at 81-82 mph and was getting plenty of swings and misses on both pitches. Davis also added a fading changeup at 84 mph to complete his three-pitch mix.
.@FSWBucs sophomore Marc Davis strikes out two in a scoreless inning of work. Fastball sitting 91-94. Sharp slider 81-82 with a 84 mph changeup. @PBR_JUCO pic.twitter.com/EwB9emjLPu
— PBR Florida (@PBRFlorida) January 29, 2020
Making his first career college start behind the plate, Melendez kicked off the game’s scoring with a solo homer to right in the 3rd inning.
Ellington, a Florida State commit, was consistently on the barrel in almost every at bat yesterday including a two RBI single that helped open the game up for SCF.
Two RBI single here from Kentucky transfer Rook Ellington @SCFBaseball @PBR_JUCO pic.twitter.com/bADI1KATgq
— PBR Florida (@PBRFlorida) January 29, 2020
Malcom is a big, physical 6-foot-2, 215 pound first baseman who impressed yesterday with his ability to go the other way multiple times. The lefty hitter turned two balls back the other way with a single and double to left in the game.
Richard Rodriguez, SS, FR, SCF
The freshman shortstop from Puerto Rico instantly caught my attention the moment he took his first ground ball. His hands were quick with a well above average arm. He seemed to make a play on every ball that came near him and made it look easy.
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