MARIANNA—The defending national champion Chipola College Indians (38-12, 18-6) are headed to the FCSAA State Tournament as Panhandle Conference Champions for a fifth straight year.
Chipola plays the Southern Conference runner-up in the first round of the FCSAA State Tournament, Friday, May 11, at 4 p.m. (CST) at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland.
A webcast is available at http://thefcsaasports.com/championships/fcsaa_baseball_tournament
Deep South Sports will broadcast Chipola’s games on WJAQ-100.9 FM in Marianna. The double-elimination tournament continues through May 15.
The Indians are led in hitting by Max Guzman with a .450 batting average with 14 home runs. Edmond Americaan is hitting .446.
Phillip Sanderson (9-1) and Andrew Grogan (7-1) lead the Indians’ pitching staff. Sanderson has a 2.69 ERA. Grogan has a 2.08 ERA with 2 saves.
Chipola (18-6) is the Panhandle Conference Champion. Tallahassee (13-11) is the runner-up in the conference.
The Indians are the number three team in the state poll and ranked eighth in the NJCAA National Poll.