The high school baseball playoffs are off and rolling.
It was a tough opening round for local teams in Classes 5A and 7A, with all six teams bowing out in the opening round. The biggest upset was top-seeded Creekside, in the midst of its best season in years, falling at No. 8 Lake Mary in a 6-3 upset. Sandalwood and Flagler Palm Coast also lost their openers in Region 1-7A.
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In Region 1-5A, Columbia lost to Mosley, Beachside fell on the road to Niceville and Ponte Vedra lost at top-seeded Chiles.
On Saturday, St. Johns Country Day got a 12-strikeout, perfect game on the mound from Brayden Harris in a 15-0 romp over Rocky Bayou Christian. Harris also went 3 for 3 with a homer at the plate in the win. Hunter Rodgers belted two homers for the Spartans. Also in Region 1-1A, Covenant School of Jacksonville upset second-seeded St. Joseph 10-5 to move on.
In Region 1-3A, Trace Farmer drove in three runs for Fernandina Beach and Preston Matricardi whiffed seven for the Pirates in a 10-0 win over Bay.
In Region 1-2A, Parker Loew and Tyler Ellis drove in two runs apiece for Trinity Christian in a 6-3 win over Florida High. Bolles and Bishop Snyder set up a heavyweight clash in the regional semis. Bolles got three hits from Denzel Del Valle Delgado in a 6-5 win over Pensacola Catholic. The Bulldogs will visit Bishop Snyder, a 9-5 winner over Providence, in the regional semis.
Regional semifinals
Region 1-6A
Friday, May 1 (best of 3); games 2 and 3 (if necessary) on Saturday
(5) Tocoi Creek (15-13) at (1) Pace (24-4)
(6) Oakleaf (13-14) at (2) Buchholz (20-7)
Region 1-4A
(5) St. Augustine (15-13) at (1) Choctawhatchee (23-5)
(3) Clay (15-13) at (7) Escambia (16-12)
Region 1-3A
(3) Suwannee (17-11) at (2) Fernandina Beach (22-4)
Region 1-2A
(4) Trinity Catholic (22-5) at (1) Trinity Christian (22-7)
(3) Bolles (19-7) at (2) Bishop Snyder (20-6)
Region 1-1A
(4) University Christian (13-16) at (1) St. Johns Country Day (20-8)
(7) Covenant School of Jacksonville (14-12) at (6) Christ’s Church Academy (13-13) OR (3) St. John Paul II (15-8)
Rural
Friday, May 1 (best of 3); games 2 and 3 (if necessary) on Saturday
(4) Madison County (15-7) at (1) Union County (18-7)
Regional quarterfinals
Region 1-7A
Friday, April 24 results (single elimination)
(8) Lake Mary 6, (1) Creekside 3
(4) West Orange 4, (5) Sandalwood 1
(2) Spruce Creek 11, (7) Flagler Palm Coast 1
Region 1-6A
(5) Tocoi Creek 2, (4) Tate 1
(2) Buchholz 12, (7) Mandarin 2
(6) Oakleaf 12, (3) Bartram Trail 2, Thursday
Region 1-5A
(1) Chiles 5, (8) Ponte Vedra 3
(2) Niceville 3, (7) Beachside 2
(3) Mosley 5, (6) Columbia 2
Region 1-4A
(1) Choctawhatchee 9, (8) Baker County 0
(5) St. Augustine 10, (4) Arnold 6
(7) Escambia 3, (2) Bishop Kenny 1
(3) Clay 4, (6) Wakulla 0
Region 1-3A
Saturday, April 25 results
(1) South Walton 13, (8) Wolfson 0
(4) West Florida 1, (5) Baldwin 0
(2) Fernandina Beach 10, (7) Bay 0
(3) Suwannee 12, (6) West Nassau 1
Region 2-3A
(4) South Sumter 12, (5) Palatka 0
Region 1-2A
(1) Trinity Christian 6, (8) Florida High 3
(2) Bishop Snyder 9, (7) Providence 5
(3) Bolles 6, (6) Pensacola Catholic 5
Class 1A
(1) St. Johns Country Day 15, (8) Rocky Bayou Christian 0
(4) University Christian 6, (5) North Florida Christian 2
(7) Covenant School of Jacksonville 10, (2) St. Joseph 5
(6) Christ’s Church Academy (13-13) at (3) St. John Paul II (15-8), postponed to April 27