General Mar 28, 2023

Mocs Minutes: Men's and Women's Tennis Host Saint Leo; Baseball Hits the Road

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Opponent: #21 Rollins
Date | Time: March 28, 2023 | 5:00 PM
Location: Winter Park, Fla. | Alfond Stadium at Harper-Shepherd Field
Records: Florida Southern 18-9, 5-4 SSC | #21 Rollins 20-7, 10-2 SSC
Florida Southern will take on top-25 Rollins College on the road this afternoon in a midweek matchup as a nonconference bout. Mocs are fresh off a series win against Saint Leo on the road. FSC had a big game one with four homers, including two from Ryan Magdic for a 10-7 win to open the series. Mocs took game two with a 5-3 win in a late surge of scoring to secure the series win. A back-and-forth battle for game three went to 11 innings as the Lions walked off in the bottom half of the 11th to avoid the Moccasin sweep.
Bats have come alive for the Mocs as they improved their batting average to .317 overall, led by Bryce Safferwich with a .391 average. FSC has six others batting above .300 as Drew Cavanaugh continues to light it up and has a team-high nine homers, second-best in the conference. Relying on the deep ball, Mocs have 52 home runs (sixth among DII programs), averaging 1.93 a game for third-best in the nation. FSC is top 30 in NCAA DII in other categories including hits (16th), slugging percentage (16th), strikeouts per nine innings (19th), and triples (30th).
On the mound, Mocs have a team 5.30 ERA and a .276 opposing batting average. Moccasin starters continue to rack up wins as Nathan Madej leads with five on the year and Aric McAtee, and Jordan Fox with three each. Madej leads the team with 59 strikeouts this year. FSC has continued to improve in their relieving pitchers as Justin Wit, Kerry Wright, and Andrew Williamson have great appearances with closer Collin Camarigg with four saves on the year.
No. 21 Rollins will host Florida Southern in a midweek game on a four-game win streak after a weekend sweep of Barry University. A close matchup against the Buccaneers, registering votes in the latest NCBWA poll, as the Tars won 5-3, 5-4, and 12-4 over the weekend. Parker Smith had two homers in the final game, and three total in the series. Game two against the Bucs had a unique ending as Barry came from behind to tie the game in the top of the ninth and the Tars had bases loaded with two outs before a hit by pitch won the game for Rollins.
The Tars have several in top categories among the conference, including Joey Rubin tied for first with runs scored (35) and Jeslyn Whitehead is second in total hits (43). Smith leads the conference in home runs with 12 on the year. As a team, Rollins has a .306 batting average and Jack Herring leads with a .400 average although just 45 at-bats. On the mound, the team has a 4.10 ERA, and starter Nick Berger leads the SSC with a 0.79 ERA.
HISTORY: The Mocs have a 154-82 overall record against the Tars in a storied history dating back to 1957. Last year, FSC upset the Tars in a 2-1 series win while the Tars were ranked 10th in the nation at the time. A low-scoring affair, Mocs won 2-1, 2-1, and a 6-10 loss in that series. Last matchup, however, was a midweek game on April 20, 2022, with a 5-13 Moccasin loss.

Opponent: #1 Saint Leo
Date | Time: March 29, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Location: Lakeland, Fla. | Wynee Warden Tennis Center
Records: #24 Florida Southern 13-5, 2-3 SSC | #1 Saint Leo 15-1, 2-0 SSC
No. 24 Florida Southern resumes conference play after a tough 4-3 loss against No. 5 West Alabama on Monday. Mocs won on Saturday against Palm Beach Atlantic with a 5-2 victory. Against the Tigers, Florida Southern battled in singles competition after a loss in doubles set an advantage for UWA. FSC had wins by Chris Fok Kow, Inaki Braun Simo, and Elliott Altman in singles, as the match decider went to three sets for the West Alabama win. Fok Kow leads the team in match win streaks for singles, currently on a six-match streak and 9-1 in the last 10 matches. He holds a 2-1 record against nationally ranked singles.
No. 1 Saint Leo will travel to Lakeland with an impressive 15-1 record and 2-0 against SSC teams. Despite the great record, SLU lost its first match of the season on Friday against No. 6 Valdosta State in a 4-0 loss. The conference match against Barry University the week before was postponed due to weather. Earlier this spring, Saint Leo won the ITA Indoor National Championship. The Lions have a number of nationally ranked opponents including Ivan Marrero (4th), Vincent Thiel (17th), Martin Soukal (18th), and Tao Castillo (33rd) in singles. Ghali Mensour and Vincent Thiel are 17th in doubles and Ivan Marrero and Tao Castillo 44th.
HISTORY: Mocs are looking for an upset over the Lions this week, currently on a 16-match losing streak against Saint Leo. The last time these two teams met, Saint Leo won 4-1 in the SSC Quarterfinals and a 7-0 loss on the road during the regular season.

Opponent: #3 Saint Leo
Date | Time: March 30, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Location: Lakeland, Fla. | Wynee Warden Tennis Center
Records: #18 Florida Southern 12-3, 3-3 SSC | #3 Saint Leo 14-2, 3-1 SSC
No. 18 Florida Southern rebounded from a loss to No. 5 Nova Southeastern with a 5-2 victory over Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday. Mocs swept the doubles field and had individual wins by Laia Pasini at #1, Isabella Bolivar at #5, and Kennedi Brown at 6th. No. 50 singles player Olivia Bryant won in two to improve to a 9-1 singles record in the last ten matches. Brown leads the team in current win streaks with five straight matches with a win. For doubles, Brown has teamed with Kelly Klaren for an impressive four-match streak.
No. 3 Saint Leo heads to Lakeland in a top-ranked battle and conference implications on the line. Before facing the Mocs, Saint Leo will take on the State College of Florida this afternoon before Thursday's matchup. Last match, the Lions won 4-0 over Valdosta State and their only losses this season have come from No. 1 Barry in a 6-1 loss and a loss to the same time 4-0 in the finals of the ITA Indoor National Championship. Lions have four singles players in the national rankings, with Marta Vicens seventh, Claudia Borbon 11th, Luzia Obermeier 40th, and Kamilya Shailina 63rd. Their doubles pairing of Lavinia Lancellotti and Vicens are ranked third.
HISTORY: Mocs look to upset the Lions with a 71-11 overall record against Saint Leo in their history. The last five matches have gone to the Lions, including a 7-0 SLU win in their last matchup in March of last year.

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Players Mentioned

Elliot Altman: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Chris Fok Kow: 6' 1"; Junior

Inaki Braun Simo: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Isabella Bolivar: 4' 10"; Senior

Olivia Bryant: 5' 7"; Junior

Kelly Klaren: 5' 6"; Senior

Laia Pasini: 5' 9"; Junior

Kennedi Brown: 5' 6"; Freshman

#37 Collin Camarigg: RHP; 5' 10"; Graduate Student; R/R

#33 Nathan Madej: LHP; 6' 1"; Graduate Student; L/L

Players Mentioned

Elliot Altman
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

Chris Fok Kow
: 6' 1"; Junior

Inaki Braun Simo
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Isabella Bolivar
: 4' 10"; Senior

Olivia Bryant
: 5' 7"; Junior

Kelly Klaren
: 5' 6"; Senior

Laia Pasini
: 5' 9"; Junior

Kennedi Brown
: 5' 6"; Freshman

#37 Collin Camarigg
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student; R/R
: RHP

#33 Nathan Madej
: 6' 1"; Graduate Student; L/L
: LHP

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Mocs Minutes: Men's and Women's Tennis Host Saint Leo; Baseball Hits the Road

Players Mentioned

Elliot Altman

Chris Fok Kow

Inaki Braun Simo

Isabella Bolivar

Olivia Bryant

Kelly Klaren

Laia Pasini

Kennedi Brown

#37 Collin Camarigg

#33 Nathan Madej

Players Mentioned

Elliot Altman

Chris Fok Kow

Inaki Braun Simo

Isabella Bolivar

Olivia Bryant

Kelly Klaren

Laia Pasini

Kennedi Brown

#37 Collin Camarigg

#33 Nathan Madej

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