LONGWOOD — Almost perfect.
Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park on SR 427 in Longwood hosted the FHSAA State Softball Championships for the second time and a trio of local teams located less than 10 miles from the complex stole the show.
All three Seminole County-based teams that made it to the Final 4 advanced to the State Championship Game in their respective Classes and two of those teams kept the hardware at home.
To display the dominance even more was that the two Seminole Athletic Conference entries _ Hagerty and Winter Springs _ not only won the Class 5A and Class 7A State Championships, they both did it without allowing a run in either the semifinals or finale.
One more big note _ the Bears (24-6) went 7-0 in the Postseason (2-0 in District, 3-0 in Regions, 2-0 at State), outscoring their foes by an amazing, 71-0, in earning their second consecutive Class 5A State Championship.
Here is a recap of the State Tournament:
Class 7A
Semifinal
Hagerty 7, Jupiter 0
Bella Ortiz hurled a 2-hitter and the Huskies used a pair 3-run innings (the third and fourth) to pull away and earn a trip to the Championship Game.
Ortiz helped herself, going 2-for-3, with a home run, run scored and two RBI, while Nisa Fatzinger-Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Mattingly Klein (2-for-3, three runs scored), Alina Gallaher (2-for-4, double, RBI), Nikki Thompson (1-for-3, run) and Channing Uddin (run) also contributed.
Championship
Hagerty 4, Western 0
Ortiz again was outstanding in the circle, allowing just two hits for the second straight game, and the Huskies plated both runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Champs made the most of just four hits, with a 2-run double from Campbell Downing driving in both runs. Klein, Thompson and Ortiz had the other hits, while Klein and Gallaher scored the runs.
Hagerty was led by Head Coach Tom Kreahling, who was assisted by Wendi Acey-Seeman.
Making up the roster were, Seniors: Abi Fitch, Alyssa Gutierrez, Rylee Oakleaf, Nisa Fatzinger-Rodriguez, Nikki Thompson; Juniors: Mikayla Beilenson, Addison Bell, Alina Gallaher, Tori Sambell; Sophomores: Addison Dilger, Campbell Downing, Sami Gartner, Ariana Hardman, Channing Uddin; Freshmen: Mattingly Klein, Bella Ortiz, Rylee Richards, Bri Rodammer and Emily Wilke.
Class 5A
Semifinal
Winter Springs 4, Pembroke Pines Charter 0
Tiffany Seemann scattered three hits and the defending champion Bears used a 2-run second and a 2-run fourth to open the Final 4 with a 4-0 victory over Pembroke Pines Charter.
Seeman helped her own cause, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, but Miranda Rinne led the way for WS, blasting a solo home run in the second inning and later scoring another run. Madison Barahona and Adison Pierce also singled in runs, while Abigail Hooper had a double and Kamylah Fermin scored the other two runs.
Championship
Winter Springs 6, Niceville 0
For the second year in a row, Winter Springs and Niceville met in the Championship Game and for the second straight year it was the Bears coming out on top.
And as it had done during the postseason, Winter Springs did not allow a run, rolling to the Back-to-Back titles, 6-0.
The Bears slowly pulled away from top-seeded Niceville, scoring a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and three in the sixth to pull off the “upset.”
Pierce led the way, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and an RBI and Hooper contributed in a big way, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Lily Clark went 2-for-4 and scored two runs, Lauren Daugherty doubled in a pair of runs, Seeman and Katelyn Wassey both singled and Bubbie Mandigo scored a run.
Seeman again started in the circle, going four innings and scattering seven hits to earn the win, while Christina Brisson came on to hurl three innings of hitless relief to earn a save.
Winter Springs was coached by Farrah Gordon, while the roster was made up of, Seniors: Lilly Clark; Reese Fernandez; Adison Pierce; Bella Reed; Miranda Rinne; Katelyn Wassey; Juniors: Christina Brisson, Lauren Daugherty, Kamylah Fermin, Abigail Hooper, Bubbie Mandigo, Summer Mason, Tiffany Seemann, Adisyn Traughber; Sophomores: Madison Barahona; and Freshman: Emerson Wang.
Class 1A
Semifinal
The Geveva School 16, Evangelical Christian 15, 8-innings
The Knights needed every one of their 23 hits, scoring four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to walk Evangelical Christian, 16-15.
TGS only has three high school aged players _ one junior, one sophomore and one freshman _ to along with 12 Middle School athletes.
Of the 23 Knights hits, 10 went for extra bases, led by Eden Bastian (4-for-5, triple, three doubles, six RBI), Jazlyn Rodriguez (4-for-6, three runs, five RBI) and Dallas Esperas (4-for-6, triple, double, four runs, RBI). Addison Bono (3-for-3, double, three runs), Chloe Incinelli (3-for-6, triple, three runs, two RBI), Avery Bray (2-for-6, triple, two runs, two RBI), Molly Storms (2-for-4, run) and Alana Pagan-Luu (double, run, RBI) also contributed.
Championship
University Christian 4, The Geneva School 1
Top-seeded University Christian jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back in destine TGS, 4-1.
The high-scoring Knights were held to four hits and a single run in the sixth inning.
Providing the offense were Rodriguez (2-for-3, double, RBI), Esperes (1-for-3, run) and Pagan-Luu (1-for-3).
TGS was under the guidance of Jared Incinelli, who was assisted by Randy Snodgrass.
Making up the roster were, Juniors: Chloe Incinelli; Sophomores: Molly Storms; Freshmen: Eden Bastian; 8th-Graders: Avery Bray; Marietta Christy; Dallas Esperas; Lucy Hosman; Alana Pagan-Luu; Haly Morris; Abbigail Pramuk; Jazlyn Rodriguez; 7th-Graders: Addison Bono; Charlotte Collard; Blakely Futch; and 6th-Graders: Audrey Kim.
Go to _ www.FHSAA.com _ and look under Sports and then Spring to look for the specific sport for more tournament information.
Here are the results:
SOFTBALL
FHSAA State Championships
At Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park, Longwood
Class 7A
Semifinals
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1 _ (1) Hagerty (27-4) 7, (4) Jupiter (22-4) 0.
Game 2 _ (3) Western (24-6) 4, (2) East Ridge (27-3) 0.
Finals
Wednesday, May 20
Game 3 _ Championship: (1) Hagerty (28-4) 2, (3) Western (24-7) 0.
Class 5A
Semifinals
Friday, May 22
Game 1 _ (1) Niceville (24-7) 2, (4) Braden River (23-4) 1.
Game 2 _ (2) Winter Springs (23-6) 4, (3) Pembroke Pines Charter (21-9) 0.
Finals
Saturday, May 23
Game 3 _ Championship: (2) Winter Springs (24-6) 6, (1) Niceville (24-8) 0.
Class 1A
Semifinals
Tuesday, May 19
Game 1 _ (1) University Christian (20-4) 12, (4) Schoolhouse Prep (16-12) 2, 5-innings.
Game 2 _ (2) The Geneva School (16-4) 16, (3) Evangelical Christian (16-9) 15, 8-innings.
Finals
Wednesday, May 20
Game 3 _ Championship: (1) University Christian (21-4) 4, (2) The Geneva School (16-5) 1.
