{"id":26506,"date":"2021-05-03T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=26506"},"modified":"2021-05-03T22:26:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T02:26:24","slug":"sharks-gutsy-baseball-season-continues-at-state-tournament-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-gutsy-baseball-season-continues-at-state-tournament-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks\u2019 \u2018Gutsy\u2019 Baseball Season Continues At State Tournament This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Tournament play kicks off for the Miami Dade College Sharks baseball team<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/thefcsaasports.com\/championships\/fcsaa_baseball_tournament\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Wednesday at 4 p.m. versus Polk State College <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks, who captured their 16th Southern Conference title in late April, are 32-16 with a 14-7 mark in conference play this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI would describe this year as gutsy,\u201d Sharks\u2019 Head Coach Adrian Morales said. \u201c[This is] a team that continues to compete no matter what the adversity is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26508\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gabriel-Figueroa-Hidalgo-1-crop_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gabriel-Figueroa-Hidalgo-1-crop_web.jpg 546w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Gabriel-Figueroa-Hidalgo-1-crop_web-164x300.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going To The Pen: Right-hander Gabriel Figueroa-Hidalgo has a 4.71 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 49.2 innings pitched for the Sharks this season. ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite having an 11-9 record through the first month of the season, the Sharks bounced back, winning 11 games in a row between Feb. 27 and March 24. They went 12-1 in March\u2014losing only one game to Palm Beach State College (4-1) on March 26\u2014to position themselves at the top of the Southern Conference standings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the Sharks were unable to maintain their consistency in April. They sported an 8-6 record during the month. Part of the team\u2019s uneven play this season can be attributed to a spate of injuries it had.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Feb. 24, sophomore third baseman Henry Wallen suffered a partial quadriceps tear that kept him out until April 24. On March 20, freshman pitcher Nolan Santos sustained a broken hand and sophomore outfielder Christopher Patterson went down with a pulled hamstring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santos hasn\u2019t had a game appearance since sustaining the injury. Patterson played three games between April 13-16 against Palm Beach State College, posting two hits and one run in eight at-bats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophomore outfielder Bryan Sanjurjo,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mdc-baseball-player-returns-one-year-after-cancer-almost-took-his-left-arm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who returned to the team after beating cancer last year<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has missed substantial time due to numbness in his left hand. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Ian Jenkins will miss the rest of the season after suffering a sprained knee on April 3. He had 32 runs, 27 RBI, 11 doubles and six home runs through 31 games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, several sophomores have stepped up since those injuries to keep the team afloat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second baseman <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Erick Orbeta<\/span> leads the Sharks in base hits (67), runs (42), doubles (12) and batting average (.358); third baseman <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Sujel Arias-Auzon<\/span> is first in RBI (37), second in doubles (11) and third in runs (34); and outfielder<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">David Crawford<\/span> is second in runs (38), base hits (59) and batting average (.349).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two freshmen have also contributed to the Sharks\u2019 offense. Infielder <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Wooyeoul Shin<\/span> and catcher <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/gonzalez-has-played-baseball-in-three-continents-now-hes-a-catcher-at-mdc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juan Gonzalez <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have 52 RBI and 38 runs combined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur expectations, just like every year we go to states, is to compete,\u201d Morales said. \u201cIt\u2019s eight really good teams that are gonna get there and it\u2019s about who\u2019s hot at the right time and who can execute situational hitting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Florida College System Association State Tournament is in Lakeland, Florida from May 5-9.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26510\" style=\"width: 1757px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1757\" height=\"1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web.jpg 1757w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Matt-Krtausch-1_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1757px) 100vw, 1757px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Bat: Sophomore First Baseman Matt Krtausch has a .296 batting average and three home runs and 29 RBI for the Sharks this season. 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