The Santa Fe Saints combined strong pitching with timely hitting to take both games of a doubleheader in Gainesville Saturday afternoon, defeating South Florida State College 12-4 in the opener and 8-0 in the nightcap.

The Saints came out swinging in the opener scoring four runs in the first inning to set the pace. Grace Prom had a two-run double to fuel the inning. Prom drove in another run in the third and Ashlyn Rogers contributed with an RBI double in the fourth to put the Saints up 7-0.

The Panthers rallied for three runs in the fifth, but the Saints answered with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the fifth with Donnie Gobourne delivering a three-run single.

Game two was all Saints as they scored three runs in the second inning, two in the third and three more in the fifth to end the game due to the eight-run rule. A bases loaded double by Prom cleared the bases to end the game.

"I felt like our bats woke up today," said SF head coach Lindsay Fico. "We consistently made adjustments in the box and executed with runners in scoring position."

Gopbourne (6-6) earned the win going the first four innings in game one with Jessica Parsells and Morgan Lebeda finishing things up in the circle. Cris Beasley (6-2) pitched the final four innings in game two allowing no runs and two hits while striking out five to get the win.

"We pitched by staff today," said Fico. "Everyone handled themselves well in the circle when their number was called."

Jaye Carter, a freshman who played at Santa Fe High School had five hits in seven at bats on the day to raise her average to .360. Prom was 3-for-6 on the day with eight runs batted in while Rogers was 3-for-4 with two RBI.

"Ashlyn Rogers swung the bat well all day," said Fico. "She along with the bottom of the lineup continued to step up and have been a huge asset to our recent success."

The Saints (14-10) get right back to action when they host Chipola College for a doubleheader on Sunday with the first pitch of game one scheduled for 1 pm.