Six area teams advance with quarterfinal wins

Lake Brantley hosts Hagerty and Orange City University is home vs. Port Orange Spruce Creek on Friday in Florida High School Athletic Association regional semifinal baseball games.

Six teams from the Orlando area in Class 7A, 6A and 5A advanced through Tuesday’s quarterfinal round with wins. Seven other area teams saw their seasons come to an end with losses.

The Patriots scored five runs in the third inning during an 8-1 win over DeLand in 7A Region 1. Logan Moran went 3-for-4 with 1 run scored while Ethan Beal crossed home plate twice. Isaac Padilla struck out 5 batters and issued just 1 hit and 2 walks in five innings pitched.

Hagerty’s Garrett Baumann struck out 7 batters while going the distance during a 3-2 win against Jacksonville Sandalwood. Baumann yielded 6 hits and 1 walk in the win. Austin Jacobs drove in the winning run on a hit in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Lake Brantley and Hagerty split a pair of games early this season. The Patriots won 4-2 on March 8. Hagerty won 8-0 on March 11.

No. 6 seed Apopka plays at St. Johns Bartram Trail after winning 3-2 at No. 3 West Orange. Philip DeVita, Winston Williams and Jeremy Pabon each finished with 2 hits for the Blue Darters.

DeVita doubled and scored 3 runs. Williams finished with an RBI, double and 1 stolen base, and Pabon added a double and 1 run scored.

Windermere High, the No. 1 seed in 7A Region 2, leaned on pitcher Cannon Feazell during a 1-0 win vs. Venice. Feazell struck out 5 batters and allowed only 2 hits and no walks while pitching a complete game. Justin Grant drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Wolverines host Plant City Durant in the semifinals.

In 6A Region 2, Orange City University scored a 10-0 win in six innings over Neptune Beach Fletcher as Todd Kniebbe turned in a all-around standout effort at the plate and on the mound. Kniebbe went 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs and also struck out 11 batters while allowing 1 hit and 4 walks in five innings pitched.

Spruce Creek won 1-0 at Tallahassee Chiles to set up the third meeting this season vs. University. Spruce Creek won 2-1 on April 7. The Titans prevailed 4-3 in a District 4 semifinal last week.

No. 1 seed Lake Minneola is home vs. New Smyrna Beach on Thursday in 5A Region 2 after winning 6-0 vs. Lake Wales.

Ryan Paul struck out 4 batters in five innings before Zachary Colangelo and Zachary Walsh each pitched scoreless innings to combine for the shutout. JoJo Smiley was 3-for-3 with an RBI and 1 run scored and Andrew Clymer was 2-for-4 with a 2-run home run and 2 runs scored.

Regional quarterfinals Tuesday results

Class 7A Region 1

■ No. 1 Lake Brantley (2 4 -4 ) d. No. 8 DeLand (1 5 -1 1 ), 8 -1

■ No. 4 Hagerty (1 5 -1 1 ) d. No. 5 Jacksonville Sandalwood (1 8 -7 ), 3-2

■ No. 2 St. Johns Bartram Trail (20-8)d.No.7 Oviedo(15-12),3-2

■ No. 6 Apopka (2 0 -8 ) d. No. 3 West Orange (1 8 -8 ), 4 -3

Class 7A Region 2

■ No. 1 Windermere High (2 4 -3 ) d. No. 8 Venice (1 4 -1 4 ), 1 -0

■ No. 4 Plant City Durant (1 7-8 ) d. No. 5 Sarasota (1 8 -8 ), 4 -0

Class 7A Region 3

■ No. 8 Wellington Palm Beach Central (1 5 -1 2 ) d. No. 1 Jupiter (19-9),6-5

■ No. 5 Lake Worth Park Vista (2 2 5 ) d. No. 4 Osceola (2 1 -6 ), 8 -4

■ No. 2 Palm Beach Gardens (1 8 7 ) d. No. 7 Vero Beach (1 8 -6 ), 8 -2

■ No. 3 West Boca Raton (1 8 -1 0 ) d. No. 6 Lake Nona (1 9 -1 0 ), 3 -0 Class 6A Region 1

■ No. 7 Port Orange Spruce Creek (1 9 -8 ) d. No. 2 Tallahassee Chiles (20-8),1-0

■ No. 3 Orange City University (2 4 5 ) d. No. 6 Neptune Beach Fletcher (2 3 -4 ), 1 0 -0 (6 inn.)

Class 6A Region 3

■ No. 1 Viera (2 0 -7 ) d. No. 8 East River (1 6 -1 0 ), 5 -1

■ No. 5 Melbourne (2 4 -2 ) d. No. 4 Clermont East Ridge (9 -1 6 ), 1 2 -6 Class 5A Region 3

■ No. 1 Lake Minneola (1 9 -7 ) d. No. 8 Lake Wales (1 3 -5 ), 6 -0

■ No. 4 New Smyrna Beach (9 -1 5 ), d.No.5 Rockledge(17-10),5-0