February 12, 2026
Santa Fe drops season opener to Daytona State
Saints shutout vs Daytona in conference opener on the road
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona State College built their lead a few runs at a time in a 6-0 victory over Santa Fe on Thursday in both teams Citrus Conference opener.
Daytona State opened the scoring in the bottom of the second thanks to two singles each scoring a run.
A homer to center field scord two runs in the bottom of the sixth for the Daytona State.
Matthew Pagan took the loss for Santa Fe. He went five innings, giving up four runs on nine hits, striking out four and walking three. Austin Cardozo entered in relief going 3.0 innings letting up two runs and striking out one.
Akhil Nimmala led Santa Fe with two hits in four at bats; four other Saints recorded a hit.
Santa Fe will host Daytona State for a doubleheader on Saturday, February 14th beginning at 12:00pm