High school baseball ‘23: Union County the only local team to win on Wednesday night

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The second night of the high school baseball state playoffs was a tough one for area teams.

Four of the five teams playing on Wednesday night — Creekside, Flagler Palm Coast, Fleming Island and Sandalwood — all saw their seasons come to an end. Only Union County managed to keep its season going.

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Creekside and FPC, both playing in Region 1-7A, lost in 10-0 blowouts to Winter Park and Lake Mary, respectively. Sandalwood had a rough final inning where it saw a tie game end with a 9-3 loss to Spruce Creek. Fleming Island saw host Lynn Haven Mosley push the walkoff run across in a 6-5 loss in Region 1-6A.

The only local team to advance, Union County, beat Madison County 6-5 in the Region 3-1A semifinals.

A night earlier, Bolles and Wolfson made the biggest statements of the first night of the high school baseball playoffs on Tuesday.

Among the biggest first-round upsets were the Bulldogs going on the road and beating second-seeded Trinity Christian 3-1 in Region 1-3A. Chayce Kieck whiffed 10 in the game for the Bulldogs to oust the Conquerors, who spent several weeks at No. 1 in the News4JAX Super 6 this season.

Wolfson’s renaissance season continued with a 6-2 win in eight innings and Super 6 Fernandina Beach. The Wolfpack (21-5) hadn’t won a playoff game since 2005. They’ll next visit top-seeded Providence in the Region 1-3A semifinals on Friday. Wolfson hadn’t enjoyed a win total of 20 games or more since that 2005 season when it reached the state semifinals.

Bishop Kenny got a gem from Ben Monger (6.2 innings of no-hit ball), then the final out from Michael Leonard to complete the no-hitter in a 1-0 win over Santa Fe in Region 1-4A. The second night of the first round continues on Wednesday.

Regional quarterfinals

Tuesday’s results, all games at 7 p.m. unless indicated

Region 1-5A

(1) Clay 11, (8) Escambia 5

(4) Ridgeview 12, (5) Ponte Vedra 6

(2) Columbia 14, (7) Pine Forest 0

Region 1-4A

(1) South Walton 14, (8) Tocoi Creek 0

(5) Bishop Kenny 1, (4) Santa Fe 0

(2) Baker County 5, (7) Wakulla 0

Region 1-3A

(1) Providence 10, (8) Marianna 0

(5) Wolfson 6, Fernandina Beach 2

(7) Bolles 3, (2) Trinity Christian 1

Region 1-2A

(1) St. Johns Country Day 8, (8) Christ’s Church 0

(5) University Christian 4, (4) St. Joseph 0

(3) Oak Hall 6, (6) Eagle’s View 5

Regional quarterfinals

Wednesday’s reslts

Region 1-7A

(1) Lake Mary 10, (8) Flagler Palm Coast 0

(4) Winter Park 10, (5) Creekside 0

(6) Spruce Creek9, (3) Sandalwood 3

Region 1-6A

(3) Lynn Haven Mosley 6, (6) Fleming Island 5

Regional semifinals

Region 3-1A

(2) Union County 6, (3) Madison County 5

Regional semifinals

Friday, all games at 7 p.m. unless indicated

Region 1-5A

(4) Ridgeview (20-6) at (1) Clay (22-6)

(3) Lincoln (17-9) at (2) Columbia (22-5)

Region 1-4A

(5) Bishop Kenny (16-10) at (1) South Walton (24-3)

(3) Arnold (17-9) at (2) Baker County (21-6)

Region 1-3A

(5) Wolfson (21-5) at (1) Providence (23-4)

(7) Bolles (15-12) at (6) Trinity Catholic (20-8)

Region 1-2A

(5) University Christian (15-10) at (1) St. Johns Country Day (23-4)

Regional finals

Saturday’s game

Region 3-1A

(2) Union County (18-8) at (1) Lafayette (20-4)


About the Author:

Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.