Men's Baseball

The #1-ranked Bobcats (46-10 Overall; 27-3 Sun-Lakes Conference) opened the FCSAA D-2 Region 8 State Tournament on Thursday afternoon, May 1, against the #4 seed, Lake-Sumter State College, securing a 4-3 win to advance to the next round of the winner’s bracket on Friday evening. The Bobcats then defeated the #3 seed, South Florida State College, 6-5, earning their first championship game berth since 2022, where they would again face the #4-seeded LakeHawks in the final. The Bobcats went on to defeat the LakeHawks, 2-0, clinching the team’s first D2 Region 8 crown since 2021 and securing a spot in next week’s NJCAA D2 South Division Championship against Wallace-Dothan Community College. Both games are scheduled for 5 p.m. EST on Friday, May 9, and Saturday, May 10, with a decisive Game 3, if necessary, on Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. EST.

Multiple Bobcats earned tournament honors over the weekend. OF Clay Thompson, C Juan Lopez, P Gavin Zassenbraker, INF Fano Cruz, INF Bryce Habuda and P Michael Savarese were all named to the FCSAA All-Tournament Team following Saturday’s win.

Two Bobcats also received top individual tournament honors: Savarese was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, while Juan Lopez earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award. Savarese threw a complete game in Thursday’s tournament opener, striking out nine and throwing 133 pitches. Lopez went 4-for-11 during the tournament, highlighted by a two-homer, three-hit performance on Friday that helped propel the Bobcats to the championship game.

Earlier in the week, the Bobcats received several season-long honors for their on-field accomplishments. Seven Bobcats were named to the 2025 FCSAA D2 All Sun-Lakes Conference First Team: INF Fano Cruz, INF Grant Jordan, OF Bradon Durfee, OF Clay Thompson, C Juan Lopez, P Riley Fisher and P Michael Savarese. Three more were named to the Second Team: INF Dariel Castillo, INF Bryce Habuda and P Holden Wade.

Michael Savarese, Grant Jordan and head coach Lyndon Coleman also received top conference honors. Savarese, the 2025 FCSAA Sun-Lakes Conference Pitcher of the Year, finished the regular season with 14 starts, 11 wins (tied for the program record), just 10 earned runs allowed, 122 strikeouts, 24 walks, 82 innings pitched and a 1.09 ERA. Jordan, the 2025 FCSAA Sun-Lakes Conference Defensive Player of the Year, committed only three errors and recorded 95 assists and 55 putouts in 49 games played. Head coach Lyndon Coleman earned his fourth straight, and fifth overall, FCSAA Sun-Lakes Conference Coach of the Year honor in the past six seasons.

Women's Softball

The Bobcats (30-26 Overall; 15-15 Sun-Lakes Conference) dropped the opener of the FCSAA D-2 Region 8 State Tournament in Palatka to the #2 seed, Lake-Sumter State College, 11-2. The team then faced #4 seed, Florida Gateway College, on Friday but fell 9-3, ending their 2025 season.

Earlier in the week, four Bobcats were named to the 2025 FCSAA D2 All Sun-Lakes Conference First and Second Teams. INF Iriana Diaz and OF Aliya Bentley earned First Team honors, while P Sydney Klein and Hannah Messer were named to the Second Team.

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