Week one of RussMatt Tournament

It has been a busy week for FSBE Academy as they prepare for the prestigious RussMatt Tournament, the largest college tournament in the country. Locations vary between Auburndale, Davenport and Lakeland in which FSBE will be play at all three during March. Let’s check the results from week 1:

Feb 25 Lake Myrtle Park vs NLAA

A battle of back and forth determination by both teams made this a nail bitter but NLAA pulled away in the end winning by a score of 6-4. What should’ve been a day of multiple bombs ended up into a days of multiple hit batters as pitchers struggled for 6 HBP. Davian Giles went 4 innings in his second start of the season, Zack Sullivan went 2 innings in relief, but Talin Sandquist(0-1) would settle for the loss. Johnny and Mikey Dobkowski picked up hits and Tristan Weathers went 2 for 4 on the day

Feb 28 Northeast Regional Park Davenport vs Bryant and Stratton WI

What seemed like a depiction of David vs Goliath turned out to be a stunning upset as FSBE Academy defeated Bryant and Stratton (WI) by a score of 5-4. Talin Sandquist (1-1) pitched 4 solid innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 4 k’s. Tristan Shelton got the 3 inning save with 3k’s. Johnny Dobkowski went 2 for 4, Garrett Payne had a great day going 3 for 4 and Landon Gruenwald went 1 for 3.

Feb 28th Lake Sumter State College

A surprising late minute game was penciled in for FSBE as Lake Sumter State offered a late afternoon matchup. Landon Gruenwald (0-1) got the start and pitched well but ran into some trouble in the 3rd inning. Nate Miller came in relief 4 innings of quality work against the Lakehawks. FSBE scored two runs in the top of the 1st but the bats went cold from there. Tristan Weathers had a solid day at the plate going 3 for 5 with 2 stolen bases and a unassisted triple play.

FSBE Academy will be back in action on Friday against Mount Union (OH).