Florida High School Baseball - St. Petersburg Catholic sneaks past Clearwater Central Catholic
March 6, 2012: St. Petersburg, FL 33710 The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons (St. Petersburg, FL) baseball nipped the visiting Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders (Clearwater, FL), 2-1 in Tuesday's league contest.
Coming up next, the Barons play the Admiral Farragut Bluejackets (St. Petersburg, FL) in a 3A District 9 contest, on Thursday, March 8. St. Petersburg Catholic will attempt to better on its 7-1 season record. The Bluejackets enter the contest with a 0-7 record after their 13-12 non-league loss to Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg, FL).
The Marauders now sport a 5-2 record. They take the field next when they host IMG Academies for a non-league contest on Wednesday, March 7. Clearwater Central Catholic will play a squad coming off a 14-10 non-league win over Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL). The record now stands at 3-1.
Game Summary
Corey Baptist hits a walk off HR to win it in the 8th. Dakota Sarafin tied the game in the 6th with an RBI double. Will Gerdes threw 7 innings in his first start, giving up 1 unearned run and only 3 singles. Danny Twitty threw a solid 8th inning in relief to pick up the win.