DAYTONA BEACH, FL - It's never easy winning both games of a doubleheader in the Citrus Conference, especially on the road, however that is exactly what the College of Central Florida Patriots baseball team did at Daytona State College on Saturday. The Pats won a pitchers' duel in game one 3-2 and cruised to an 8-2 victory in game two.

In the first game of the doubleheader both teams were strong on the mound as the Patriots' Kaiden Lopez and the Falcon's Ace Williams both went 6.2 innings. Lopez (1-0) earned the win allowing only three hits, two runs and striking out six. Williams (2-2) allowed five hits, three runs and struck out six.

CF took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Falcons error and didn't score again until the seventh inning when Gio Mendoza drove in two runs with single to left. Daytona loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh when Exio Duque singled home two runs to make it a one-run game. Pats' closer Jose Paniagua came in and secured the final two outs to preserve the 3-2 win and earn his third save of the season.

In game two the Patriots scored five times in the third inning on one hit, four walks, three wild pitches, a hit batter, and an error. That was all the runs CF needed in their 8-2 win as Jay Jung started and went 6 innings, allowing 8 hits, 2 runs and struck out 9 Daytona batters.

Niko Janssens earned his second save tossing the final 2.2 innings allowing no hits, no runs and striking out six. Victor Martinez collected three hits, two RBI and scored two runs. Bruno Schafer added two hits with Balint Piros and Juan Concepcion combing for three RBI.

With the series sweep of Daytona State College the Patriots improve to 11-11 on the season and 6-3 in Citrus Conference play moving them into third place. Daytona State falls to 10-11 and 5-4 in conference.

Up Next for CF:

• Tuesday: Non-conference away game at St. Johns River State College (6:00 PM)

• Thursday: Conference matchup at Santa Fe College (2:00 PM)