The College of Central Florida's head baseball coach, Marty Smith, earned career win number 1,000 with a 14-12 victory over South Georgia State College in Douglas, Georgia on Saturday afternoon. Smith, in his 32nd season at the helm of the Pats was mobbed by his team following the historic win. 

The team fought back from 6-1 and 11-7 deficits to pull off the comeback win. Brett House and Talan Beckford each homered in the game and combined for five RBI. Ignacio Salaverria (2H, 3 RBI), Victor Martinez (3H, 2 RBI), and Juan Concepcion (2 RBI) all had clutch hits during the comeback. Richard Bello (2-0) picked up the win in relief going 2.2 innings giving up three hits, one run, with five strikeouts.

In the second game of the day three-run home runs by the Pats' Nick Adrian and Tanner Swank weren't enough to hold off the Hawks as South Georgia State secured a 10-8 win over the Patriots.

CF has gone 4-6 in their first ten games of the season and will play one more non-conference game on Tuesday at home vs. A3 Academy. The Pats will travel to Miami-Dade College on Thursday to begin the Citrus Conference schedule.