SeaWolves Baseball Departs For Nine-Game Slate In Florida

Russmatt Central Florida Invitational— The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball team will depart Maine on Friday, Mar. 9 for the 2018 Russmatt Central Florida Invitational to play a nine-game slate as part of the SeaWolves' spring regular season schedule.

The SeaWolves will open the invitational with a doubleheader against Waubonsee Community College (Ill.) on Saturday, Mar. 10 and finish their stay in Florida with another doubleheader date with Waubonsee on Wednesday, Mar. 14.

SMCC will face four other opponents in between including Schenectady County Community College (N.Y.), Brookdale Community College (N.J.), Rowan College at Gloucester County (N.J.), and Mott Community College (Mich.)—all of which compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) circuit.

The SeaWolves will play five consecutive days, doubleheaders on four days with a single game sprinkled in on day three—their schedule also includes three nine-inning games with the rest being seven innings.

SMCC's Russmatt Invitational schedule and results: http://www.gosmccseawolves.com/sports/bsb/2017-18/schedule

Head Coach Jordan Yanni commented, "This packed schedule will be a test to our pitching depth and our stamina—it will also be a chance to try our guys at different positions on the field against five established programs. Finding reps outside in March is always a challenge in Maine, so having this experience will get us in form earlier in the season and will be an opportunity to develop team chemistry."

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