This weekend is a fairly big weekend already for the DII national landscape. #4 Georgia College and State visited #5 University of Tampa to kick off their respective seasons. The teams split, but more importantly (at least from a HSBBWeb perspective) is the performance of one of our own.
floridafan's son made his debut for Tampa today in the doubleheader. In game one, he was hitting in the three-hole, and playing 3B. He proceeded to go 3 for 5 with an RBI, 3 runs scored and was a home run away from the cycle. In game two, he started at 2B and moved to 3B in the 5th inning and again batted 3rd. This time around, he "only" managed a 2 for 4 day with a single in the 3rd and again in the 7th.
Totals for the day for floridafan's son: 5 for 9, 3 singles, a double, a triple, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored. Not too bad for a debut!
I had the pleasure of playing against floridafan's son last summer in the Coastal Plain League. He was a staple in the middle of the order for the Fayetteville Swampdogs and anchored the hot corner very well.