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FHSAA regional baseball opens with Orlando area matchups
By J.C. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel,
2024-05-06
Windermere High junior pitcher Connor Fink enters the FHSAA Class 7A Region 2 tournament with a 7-0 record and 2.26 earned run average. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
Quarterfinal games are Tuesday for teams in Class 7A, 6A and 5A and Wednesday in Classes 4A, 3A and 2A. Winners advance to semifinals on Friday (7A-5A) and Saturday (4A-2A).
On Tuesday, Windermere High (24-3) hosts Olympia (17-10) in 7A Region 2 and Lake Mary (19-7) is home vs. Seminole Athletic Conference rival Lake Brantley in 7A-1.
Windermere has advanced to the regional finals each of the past two seasons. The Wolverines finished No. 3 in FHSAA 7A playoff power rankings behind defending champion Parkland Stoneman Douglas (21-5) and regional opponent Venice (24-3).
Windermere defeated Olympia 5-1 in the District 5 championship game last week. Ty Head went 2-for-3 with an RBI, run scored and two stolen bases while Connor Fink held the Titans to three hits in five innings pitched.
The Wolverines also won 11-1 on April 12.
Lake Mary and Lake Brantley both are district champions. Those teams split two games two months ago as the Rams won 8-4 on March 12 and Lake Brantley won 1-0 on March 14.
Seniors Ryley Chapman (24-for-71, 17 RBI) and Isaac Padilla (20-for-63, 4 doubles) lead the Patriots at the plate. Padilla is also 4-2 on the mound with a 0.93 earned run average.
Timber Creek (21-6) ranks No. 7 in 7A. The Wolves enter Region 1 play as the No. 1 seed ahead of St. Johns Creekside (17-12) and Lake Mary.
Hagerty (18-8) is No. 6 in 6A, good for the No. 3 seed in a challenging Region 1 bracket behind Gainesville Buchholz (20-8) and Tallahassee Chiles (18-8).
The First Academy (21-6), winner in 10 of its past 11 games since undergoing a coaching change , is No. 5 in 2A. The Royals are the No. 2 seed in Region 1 behind defending state champion Lakeland Christian (21-4).
Mount Dora Christian (19-8) hosts Foundation Academy (25-4) in a 2A-1 quarterfinal on Wednesday. Foundation, a regional finalist in 2023, has won three of the past four meetings, including a 7-0 victory on April 18.
Other regional finalists from last year playing postseason games this week are Winter Park (7A-1), Bishop Moore (4A-2) and Montverde Academy (3A-3).
Four district champions and the next four highest-ranked teams per region based on FHSAA power rankings qualified for the playoffs. The better seed is the home team in the quarterfinal round unless a district winner is paired with a non-district winner.
Admission to regional games is $9. Tickets are available for purchase at the GoFan app.
Tuesday
Class 7A Region 1
No. 8 Flagler Palm Coast (14-12) at No. 1 Timber Creek (21-6), 7
No. 5 Bartram Trail (16-11) at No. 4 Spruce Creek (18-9), 7
No. 6 Lake Brantley (18-9) at No. 3 Lake Mary (19-7), 7
No. 7 Winter Park (13-12) at No. 2 Creekside (17-12), 7
Class 7A Region 2
No. 6 Palm Harbor University (16-8) at No. 3 Durant (21-4), 7
No. 7 Olympia (17-10) at No. 2 Windermere High (24-3), 4:30
Class 7A Region 3
No. 8 Santaluces (16-11) at No. 1 Jupiter (20-7), 6
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