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Eustis High School softball team scores late to secure 4A state championship
CLERMONT — The Eustis High School Panthers capped off a nail-biter of a game on Thursday with a 1-0 win over the Baker County Wildcats in the 4A State Softball Championships at Legends Way in Clermont. Eustis recorded two of its five hits in the bottom of the seventh, the clincher a midfield hit by Kendall Kemp that allowed pinch runner Kaylen Bublitz to run home. ...
Twice As Nice: Parrish softball rallies to beat Gainesville to repeat as Class 5A state champs
The celebration befitted a team winning its second straight state championship. And it was fitting that a Parrish High player from last year’s title team helped bring home No. 2. Ella Romano’s one-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Carsyn Kull from second base to give the Bulls a 3-2 extra-inning victory on Friday over Gainesville in the Class 5A state title game at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont.
Horizon softball season ends in FHSAA state semifinal
The defending FHSAA Class 5A softball state champions were too much for an up-and-coming Horizon squad competing in just its third season. No. 1 seed Parrish Community (19-9) hit two home runs while handing the Hawks (23-6) a 6-1 loss in a state semifinal Thursday morning at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont. The Bulls jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a homer by freshman Mackenzie Pandelo in the ...
State Champions: Pace softball claims Class 6A state crown with revenge win over Bartow
The Pace softball team was not going to be denied again. The Patriots, after a 2-0 win over Bartow, claimed the FHSAA Class 6A state championship on Friday in Clermont. It was a grudge match, after falling in heartbreaking fashion to the Yellow Jackets in 2023. But in 2024, the Patriots had a...
'It's been a fun ride:' Young GHS softball squad looks to carry confidence and momentum into final four
On Tuesday, the GHS softball team sported “white lies” shirts to their final practice before their state semifinal game Thursday. Head coach Chris Chronister wore a shirt saying, “I can hear.” “I guess I do have some hearing deficits,” Chronister said. “A lot of times they are talking to me, and I am just...
Double denied: No-hitter, walk-off hit stop University Christian's softball repeat bid
University Christian's quest for a softball repeat ran into the unhittable pitcher. Zoe Yzaguirre pitched her third consecutive no-hitter and Payton Billie delivered the walk-off hit, and Fort Myers Evangelical Christian denied University Christian's repeat bid 1-0 in Wednesday's Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A softball championship in Clermont. Billie cracked a one-out...
Pace softball wins narrow game over Bloomingdale in state semifinals, returns to championship game
All it takes is one. In the bottom of fourth inning, the Pace softball team utilized that motto to its advantage. Mallory Baker, the first batter of the inning, ripped a triple to deep right field. ...
All roads lead to Clermont: Pace softball returns to state final four after special sendoff
The more things change, the more things stay the same. Over the past four years, players have come and gone from the Pace softball team. But there’s been one consistent thing to the program: a trip to the state final four in Clermont. Some of this year’s seniors – Jayden Heavener, Shelby McKenzie and Mallory Baker – have been to the city just outside of Orlando all four years.
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