⚾ 6A-Region 2 ⚾
Series tied 1-1
Lake Minneola 4
Bloomingdale 2
Lake Minneola came out swinging to even the series 1-1 with Bloomingdale and force a decisive Game 3 in Minneola on Saturday at 1 pm. The Hawks strung together five-straight singles in the first inning, scoring three runs, and senior Jacob Cali held the Bulls to just two runs in a complete-game win, while also going 2-for-2 at the plate with two walks and an RBI. After falling behind four runs, Bloomingdale scratched back a run in the third when Mason Johnson doubled then scored on a Cesar Campos single, and the Bulls got the deficit down to two runs on a solo home run from Vinny Dinzeo Jr. in the sixth inning. Payton Jennings picked up his second double of the game with one out in the seventh, but the Bulls couldn’t get anymore runs on the board. Luke Long pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and one walk for Bloomingdale.
L 301|000|0 – |4|11|0
B 001|001|0 – |2|5|1
W – Cali (4-1); L – Navas-Hoyer (7-2)
2B – Dougherty (L); Johnson, Jennings 2 (B); HR – Dinzeo (B). Records – L (23-9); B (25-5).
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⚾ 6A-Region 3 ⚾
Series tied 1-1
East Lake 5
Sickles 0
Wallerstein, East Lake shutout Sickles to force Game 3.
E 104|000|0 – |5|13|0
S 000|000|0 – |0|1|0
W – Wallerstein (6-0); L – Taylor (7-4)
2B – Taft (E). Records – E (22-9); S (23-9).
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⚾ 6A-Region 3 ⚾
Series tied 1-1
Wharton 10
Plant 6 – nine innings
Wharton evened the series with Plant scoring four runs in the ninth inning, forcing Game 3 in New Tampa on Saturday at 7 pm. With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Wildcats loaded the bases, took the lead on a wild pitch before Alex Johnstone doubled in two runs and Chase Andress capped a big game with an RBI single. Andress was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI and pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing three runs in a no-decision. Antonio Fawcett was 3-for-5 with a homer, double two RBI and three runs, Justis Meadows and Chase Anello (RBI) both had two hits and a run scored, and Connor Evans earned the win in relief allowing one earned run and striking out five in 3 2/3 innings. For the Panthers Wyatt Patterson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run, Desan DeCamp was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
W 020|120|104 – |10|13|1
P 030|000|300 – |6|9|2
W – Evans; L – Dixson
2B – Fawcett, Johnstone (W); HR – Andress, Fawcett (W). Records – W (24-6); P (23-7).
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⚾ 7A-Region 2 ⚾
Alonso wins series 2-0
Alonso 4
Sarasota 1
Ravens senior Bryan Alonso held Sarasota in check for six innings, allowing one run on three hits and struck out six as Alonso High advanced to next week’s region final. The Ravens scored three in the fourth inning, setup by a Jordan Brautigam double, a single from Alonso (3-for-3) and the first run scoring on a Jordan Campos fielder’s choice. The lead would get extended on an RBI double from Joshua Ibrahante, who would score on an error. Sarasota would answer with a leadoff triple from Patrick Drymon in the home-half and an RBI sac fly by Jorge Rodriguez; but the pitcher would help his own cause on offense when his third hit of the game drove in an insurance run. Marcelo Diaz Villalon would take over for the Ravens on the mound and work a clean seventh inning with two strikeouts. Alonso will again travel south for next week’s region final where the No. 7-seed Ravens will take on No. 1 Venice with Game 1 on Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
A 000|310|0 – |4|10|0
S 000|100|0 – |1|3|1
W – Alonso (6-4); L – Norman (6-1); S – Diaz Villalon (2)
2B – Llanes, Alonso, Abrahante, Brautigam (A); 3B – Drymon (S). Records – A (19-11); S (22-8-1).
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⚾ 7A-Region 2 ⚾
Venice wins series 2-0
Venice 10
Newsome 0 – five innings
N 000|00x|x – |0|1|2
V 141|04x|x – |10|7|0
W – Lucas (3-0); L – Dolan (7-2)
2B – Lucas, Backman 2 (V); HR – Mauro (V). Records – N (21-9); V (28-3).
