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Lake City hits bump in road while looking for state berth
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| Lake City American player Brock Edge runs the bases during a game on Thursday in Lake City. Lake City fell 10-8 on Saturday. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter |
Lake City American plays South Lakeland at 9 a.m. today.
By TIM KIRBY
tkirby@lakecityreporter.com
Lake City American’s visit to the state tournament got
sidetracked by South Lakeland and the two teams will settle up today in the Cal Ripken Rookie State tournament in Lake City.
South Lakeland fought back from a 7-2 deficit to defeat Lake City 10-8 on Saturday to force today’s “A” Bracket 7 if-necessary game at 9 a.m. South Lakeland squeaked by Sans Souci, 11-8, earlier on Saturday to stay alive.
There will be one other game today, also at 9 a.m. The MAA Bombers will play the North Central Florida Mustangs for
the championship in “B”
Bracket 2.
All other brackets were decided with Jacksonville Beach Blue Crabs, Fort Caroline, North Central Florida, MSA Diamond Dogs, Julington Creek BJ
and Okeeheelee Blue winning “A” brackets and
Okeeheelee Red winning
“B” Bracket 1.
The bracket winners advance to the state tournament in Palm Beach Gardens.
Lake City pounded out 10 hits in the first two innings while building a 7-2 lead. South Lakeland scored two runs in the top of the first inning.
In Lake City’s half of the first inning, Noah Sapp led off with a triple and McCabe Sargent
singled him home. Caleb Strickland and Brock Edge added singles, with Edge
notching an RBI.
Austin Harris led off the second inning for Lake City with a double. After two outs, Sapp had a bad-hop single to score Harris. Sargent singled and Hunter Houston ripped a double down the third-base line to score both runners. Strickland singled in Houston and Edge added another single with Strickland scoring on an overthrow from the
outfield.
South Lakeland started its comeback with a three-run home run by Jake Salvador in the third inning. On defense, South Lakeland set down the Americans 1-2-3 in the
bottom of the inning.
Lake City shut out
South Lakeland in the
top of the fourth inning and scored one run in
the bottom of the inning.
Trey Rossignol and Sapp singled and Houston had an RBI-double. Strickland had an infield single, but Lake City ran itself out of a big inning with
two runners thrown
out around the third-base bag.
South Lakeland took the lead with four runs in the fifth inning, all coming with two outs. Oscar Bravo had a two-run triple and Josh Phelan and Brandt Sundean added run-
scoring singles. South Lakeland tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning.
Micah Krieghauser had a one-out single for Lake City in the fifth inning. Matias Ault and Sapp singled with one out in the sixth inning, but South Lakeland closed the door on both threats.
Results of Saturday’s games follow.
“A” Bracket 1
Madison County 9, Marietta Bullsbay 5; Jacksonville Beach
Blue Claws 8, Madison County 0;
“A” Bracket 2
Chiefland 11, South Daytona 2; Fort Caroline 10, Chiefland 0;
“A” Bracket 3
MAA Outlaws 18, Branford 11; North Central Florida 22, MAA Outlaws 11;
“A” Bracket 4
Hamilton County 15, Suwannee 14; MSA Diamond Dogs 11, Hamilton County 1
“A” Bracket 5
Argyle 14, Suwannee Valley 4; Julington Creek BJ 12, Argyle 2;
“A” Bracket 6
Orange Park Crush 22, Normandy 8; Okeeheelee Blue 15, Orange Park Crush 14;
“A” Bracket 7
South Lakeland 11, Sans Souci 8; South Lakeland 10, Lake City American 8;
9 a.m. — Lake City American vs. South Lakeland;
“B” Bracket 1
Julington Creek 11, MSA 10; Okeeheelee Red 14, Julington Creek 5;
“B” Bracket 2
MAA Bombers 19, South Lakeland 11; MAA Bombers 12, North Central Florida Mustangs 4;
9 a.m. — MAA vs. North Central Florida.
sidetracked by South Lakeland and the two teams will settle up today in the Cal Ripken Rookie State tournament in Lake City.
South Lakeland fought back from a 7-2 deficit to defeat Lake City 10-8 on Saturday to force today’s “A” Bracket 7 if-necessary game at 9 a.m. South Lakeland squeaked by Sans Souci, 11-8, earlier on Saturday to stay alive.
There will be one other game today, also at 9 a.m. The MAA Bombers will play the North Central Florida Mustangs for
the championship in “B”
Bracket 2.
All other brackets were decided with Jacksonville Beach Blue Crabs, Fort Caroline, North Central Florida, MSA Diamond Dogs, Julington Creek BJ
and Okeeheelee Blue winning “A” brackets and
Okeeheelee Red winning
“B” Bracket 1.
The bracket winners advance to the state tournament in Palm Beach Gardens.
Lake City pounded out 10 hits in the first two innings while building a 7-2 lead. South Lakeland scored two runs in the top of the first inning.
In Lake City’s half of the first inning, Noah Sapp led off with a triple and McCabe Sargent
singled him home. Caleb Strickland and Brock Edge added singles, with Edge
notching an RBI.
Austin Harris led off the second inning for Lake City with a double. After two outs, Sapp had a bad-hop single to score Harris. Sargent singled and Hunter Houston ripped a double down the third-base line to score both runners. Strickland singled in Houston and Edge added another single with Strickland scoring on an overthrow from the
outfield.
South Lakeland started its comeback with a three-run home run by Jake Salvador in the third inning. On defense, South Lakeland set down the Americans 1-2-3 in the
bottom of the inning.
Lake City shut out
South Lakeland in the
top of the fourth inning and scored one run in
the bottom of the inning.
Trey Rossignol and Sapp singled and Houston had an RBI-double. Strickland had an infield single, but Lake City ran itself out of a big inning with
two runners thrown
out around the third-base bag.
South Lakeland took the lead with four runs in the fifth inning, all coming with two outs. Oscar Bravo had a two-run triple and Josh Phelan and Brandt Sundean added run-
scoring singles. South Lakeland tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning.
Micah Krieghauser had a one-out single for Lake City in the fifth inning. Matias Ault and Sapp singled with one out in the sixth inning, but South Lakeland closed the door on both threats.
Results of Saturday’s games follow.
“A” Bracket 1
Madison County 9, Marietta Bullsbay 5; Jacksonville Beach
Blue Claws 8, Madison County 0;
“A” Bracket 2
Chiefland 11, South Daytona 2; Fort Caroline 10, Chiefland 0;
“A” Bracket 3
MAA Outlaws 18, Branford 11; North Central Florida 22, MAA Outlaws 11;
“A” Bracket 4
Hamilton County 15, Suwannee 14; MSA Diamond Dogs 11, Hamilton County 1
“A” Bracket 5
Argyle 14, Suwannee Valley 4; Julington Creek BJ 12, Argyle 2;
“A” Bracket 6
Orange Park Crush 22, Normandy 8; Okeeheelee Blue 15, Orange Park Crush 14;
“A” Bracket 7
South Lakeland 11, Sans Souci 8; South Lakeland 10, Lake City American 8;
9 a.m. — Lake City American vs. South Lakeland;
“B” Bracket 1
Julington Creek 11, MSA 10; Okeeheelee Red 14, Julington Creek 5;
“B” Bracket 2
MAA Bombers 19, South Lakeland 11; MAA Bombers 12, North Central Florida Mustangs 4;
9 a.m. — MAA vs. North Central Florida.
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| All in a day’s work |
