February 21, 2026
Bucs Put Together Record Setting Day For Sweep
The #3 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers put together a record setting day on Saturday, first scoring the most runs in a conference game in program history in a 27-4 win over Polk State, before hammering the Eagles 17-6 in game two to give the Bucs 44 runs in the doubleheader, a new program record.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla.- The #3 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers put together a record setting day on Saturday, first scoring the most runs in a conference game in program history in a 27-4 win over Polk State, before hammering the Eagles 17-6 in game two to give the Bucs 44 runs in the doubleheader, a new program record.
Game one was never close. FSW scored seven times in the top half of the 1st inning, getting back to back RBI singles from Cris Walley and Robbie Demetree to get the scoring going and a two run double from Elijah Coston later in the frame to give the Bucs a 7-0 lead before the Eagles hit for the first time in the ballgame.
The Bucs continued to pour it on in the 2nd as Jonah St. Antoine homered on the second pitch of the frame to make it 8-0 and moments later a two run single off the bat of Evan Taveras opened the lead to 11-0. Later in the inning a Polk error allowed two more runs to come home to put FSW up 13-0 at the end of two.
For the second straight inning, the Bucs led off the 3rd with a home run, this time a Demetree shot to make it 14-0. Back to back Polk errors with the bases loaded later in the inning made it 16-0 FSW and a single back up the middle from Andy Perez bumped the lead to 18-0. Aiden Talarico kicked the extra point with an RBI double to make it 21-0 Buccaneers after 2 1/2.
Polk broke up the shutout with a solo home run of their own to lead off the bottom of the 3rd but FSW answered right back with another crooked number in the top of the 4th as Demetree cracked a two run double before three straight two out RBI singles made it 26-1 Bucs.
When it was all said and done it was 27-4 FSW winning it in five innings and in the process, setting a new program record with 27 runs in a conference game.
The Bucs banged out 27 hits in the blowout with 10 different players recording multi-hit games. Demetree was one of many Bucs to have big games in the win, going 5-6 with a double, a home run, and five RBIs while Taveras and Greg Caban each went 3-4 with four RBIs. Anthony Wilkie was the beneficiary of the offensive explosion, going 3 2/3 innings on the mound to earn the win for the Bucs and improve to 4-0 on the year.
Game two got off to a slower start for the Bucs, but things would heat up quickly before ultimately getting out of hand once again late in the contest.
Back to back walks on the mound by the Bucs in the bottom of the 1st set the table for the Eagles and Polk took advantage, cashing in three runs to take their first lead of the day at 3-0 at the end of one.
Caban homered with one out in the 2nd to get the Bucs on the board, but the Eagles answered with a run of their own in the bottom half to push their lead back to three at 4-1.
Polk gift wrapped a pair of runs for the Bucs in the 3rd, walking the bases loaded before hitting a man to force home the first run before a sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Cris Walley allowed a second run to score to get FSW back to within one at 4-3.
The Eagles scored for the third straight inning in the bottom of the 3rd to make it 5-3, but Talarico and the Bucs kept on swinging, getting a two run shot from the sophomore in the top of the 4th to bring FSW even at 5-5 at the end of 3 1/2.
An FSW error gave Polk the lead back in the bottom of the 4th as after four complete it was Eagles 6 and Bucs 5.
Bishop Quarles singled to start the FSW 5th and St. Antoine walked to put two on with nobody out before Walley unloaded on a three run shot to give the Bucs their first lead of the game at 8-6.
Judd Hildreth came in out of the FSW bullpen and posted the Bucs first zero of the game, working a 1-2-3 bottom of the 5th to keep FSW in front 8-6.
The Bucs battered Polk pitching in the 6th as Quarles cracked a three run homer and Walley smacked his second longball of the game, a two run shot to make it 13-6 FSW. They weren't done yet as Talarico tripled home two more to make it 15-6 before the Bucs third home run of the inning, this one a two run bomb from Taveras gave FSW nine runs in the inning before recording their first out. When the dust settled it was all FSW once again with the Bucs leading it 17-6.
With their spirits broken, that's all she wrote for the Eagles as Coston came in out of the FSW bullpen and finished things off giving the Bucs a 17-6 run rule win in six to complete the sweep of Polk on their home field.
All nine Bucs starters had hits in the win led by Walley who finished 2-3 with two home runs and six RBIs. Quarles went 3-3 with a homer and three RBIs while Talarico was 2-4 with a homer of his own and four runs driven home. Hildreth earned the win out of the FSW bullpen, going two scoreless innings with three strikeouts for his first win with the Bucs.
The Bucs take over the early lead in the Citrus Conference season with a 5-1 mark through two conference weekends while boosting their overall record to 14-4 with the sweep. Polk falls to 11-8 overall and after sweeping Eastern Florida opening weekend, is swept by the Bucs on weekend number two to fall to 3-3 in league play.
FSW will look to continue their momentum next weekend as they take on Santa Fe in a three game Citrus Conference series beginning in Fort Myers on Thursday in a 2 PM first pitch.