It doesn’t get much better than this.
The first day of May turned out to be something special for Seminole County fastpitch softball teams and fans.
Heading into the district Tournaments this past week, Seminole County teams had the possibility of winning six championships and Thursday night, five teams hoisted Championship trophies.
And seven local teams advanced to the Championship Games.
While the five champions know they will be playing in this week’s Regional Quarterfinals, several more could earn At Large bids. The official announcement of the teams making the regionals, seeding and place of games were released over the weekend.
The most amazing result came in the Class 7A-District 3 final at Seminole High School where top-seeded Lake Brantley was down 8-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Patriots offense suddenly came to life and exploded for two runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings and capped the rally with a Kayla Morris walkoff home run in a four-run seventh to give Pats a 9-8 victory over longtime rival Apopka.
Morris finished the night 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI. Lauren Compton (2-for-4, home run) and Auriana Turner (2-for-4, double, RBI) also had a big hand in the victory.
Seminole County will have at least two teams in the Class 7A-Region 1 Quarterfinals as top-seeded Hagerty got a home run from Lexi Beldowicz (2-for-3, HR, double) and an RBI double from Campbell Downing (2-for-3, double) to back the 4-hit, shutout pitching of Ella Verne (8 strike outs, 1 hit batter, no walks) in a 2-0 whitewashing of Timber Creek.
In a battle of Seminole Athletic Conference foes, Rhianna Hudson (5-1/3 innings, 9 strike outs) and Faith Stoyle (1-2/3 innings, 2 strike outs) combined on a 3-hit shutout and Nisabella Fatzinger-Rodriguez drove in the long run in the sixth inning in a 1-0 nipping of Oviedo in Class 6A-District 5.
Host Winter Springs erupted for six runs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit and knock off East River, 7-3, in the Class 5A-District 6 finale. Summer Mason (3-for-3, run, 2 RBI), Madison Barahona (2-for-3, double, 2 RBI) and Kennedy Jackson (2 doubles) led the attack for the Bears.
Another inner-county battle saw The Geneva School ease past the Master’s Academy, 10-0, in the Class 1A-District 6 Championship Game in Casselberry. Emma Bastian (home run, double, 3 runs, 4 RBI), Chloe Incinelli (2-for-4, double, RBI) and Peyton Clark (home run, 2 RBI) led the Knights.
Go to _ https://fhsaa.com/sports/softball _ and look for the link to the State Series brackets for more information.
Here are the District Tournament results and upcoming Regional schedules:
District Tournaments
Class 7A-District 3
At Seminole High School
Tuesday, April 28
(5) Lake Mary 13, (4) Ocoee 4.
(2) Apopka 4, (3) Seminole 3.
Wednesday, April 29
(1) Lake Brantley 14, (5) Lake Mary 4.
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) Lake Brantley (23-3) 9, (2) Apopka (21-5) 8.
Class 7A-District 4
Tuesday, April 28
(1) Hagerty 15, (4) Colonial 0.
(2) Timber Creek 3, (3) Winter Park 0.
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) Hagerty (20-6) 2, (2) Timber Creek (10-12) 0.
Class 6A-District 5
Tuesday, April 28
(1) Lake Howell 15, (4) Evans 0.
(2) Oviedo 17, (3) Wekiva 3.
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) Lake Howell (21-4) 1, (2) Oviedo (4-22) 0.
Class 5A-District 6
At Winter Springs High School
Tuesday, April 28
(2) East River 4, (3) Lyman 1
(1) Winter Springs 16, (4) Edgewater 0
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) Winter Springs (19-8) 7, (2) East River (18-7) 3.
Class 2A-District 8
At Space Coast High School, Cocoa
Tuesday, April 28
(4) Cocoa Beach 7, (5) Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy 2.
Wednesday, April 29
(1) Melbourne Central Catholic 11, (4) Cocoa Beach 1.
(3) Space Coast 22, (2) Trinity Prep 1.
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) Melbourne Central Catholic 3, (3) Space Coast 2.
Class 1A-District 6
Monday, April 27
(4) Deltona Trinity 20, (5) Altamonte Christian 4.
Tuesday, April 28
(1) The Geneva School 10, (4) Deltona Trinity 0.
(2) The Master’s Academy 6, (3) Orangewood Christian 3.
Thursday, May 1
Championship
(1) The Geneva School (18-3) 10, The Master’s Academy (13-12) 0.
Regional Tournaments
Quarterfinals – 7 p.m.
* Classes 1A-4A on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
* Classes 5A-7A on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Semifinals – 7 p.m.
* Classes 1A-7A on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Finals – 7 p.m.
* Classes 1A-7A on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
