Pace Wins 5A Championship

May 26, 2010

The Pace Patriots won the Florida High School Athletic Association 5A state championship Tuesday night with a 6-5 win over Armwood in eight innings.

Pace was behind 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth but rallied to tie it 5-5. The teams continued without scoring until the eighth. That’s when the Patriots loaded the bases. At 2-2, David Casey drove the winning run over the third baseman.

It was the 25th win in a row and the fourth state title for the Patriots.

Here is a complete, play-by-play look at the action:

ARMWOOD 1st – J Fameree singled to shortstop. J Spano grounded into double
play 3b to 2b to 1b; J Fameree out on the play. T Alexander flied out to rf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 1st – CT Bradford walked. D Casey hit by pitch; CT Bradford
advanced to second. Higgenbothem walked; D Casey advanced to second; CT Bradford
advanced to third. A Russell singled to center field, advanced to second on a
fielding error by cf, 2 RBI; Higgenbothem advanced to third; D Casey scored; CT
Bradford scored. J Reeves flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Higgenbothem scored. K Desposito
flied out to rf; A Russell advanced to third. J Barlow doubled to right field, RBI;
A Russell scored. R Way struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

ARMWOOD 2nd – Z Powers grounded out to 2b. M Mahoney singled to left field. T
Emmons hit by pitch; M Mahoney advanced to second. S Cramer grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; T Emmons out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 2nd – P Ervin grounded out to 2b. CT Bradford popped up to ss.
D Casey flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ARMWOOD 3rd – T Pierson hit by pitch. PJ Roundtree singled to third base,
bunt; T Pierson advanced to third. PJ Roundtree stole second. J Fameree singled to
center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; PJ Roundtree advanced to third;
T Pierson scored. CT Bradford to p. D Casey to cf. P Ervin to lf. J Salter to rf for
C Hemphill. J Spano grounded out to ss, RBI; J Fameree advanced to third; PJ
Roundtree scored. T Alexander singled up the middle, RBI; J Fameree scored. T
Alexander stole second. Z Powers walked. M Mahoney grounded out to p; Z Powers
advanced to second; T Alexander advanced to third. T Emmons reached on a fielding
error by 2b, advanced to second on a throwing error by cf, advanced to third; Z
Powers scored, unearned; T Alexander scored, unearned. S Cramer struck out swinging.
5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 3rd – Higgenbothem grounded out to 3b. A Russell walked. J
Reeves singled to left field; A Russell advanced to second. K Desposito reached on a
fielding error by ss; J Reeves advanced to second; A Russell advanced to third. J
Barlow popped up to 2b. R Way popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

ARMWOOD 4th – T Pierson singled to right field. PJ Roundtree popped into
double play p to 1b, bunt; T Pierson out on the play. J Fameree reached on an error
by 1b, advanced to second, assist by p. J Spano flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 4th – P Ervin grounded out to 2b. CT Bradford flied out to lf.
D Casey grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ARMWOOD 5th – T Alexander struck out swinging. Z Powers flied out to cf. M
Mahoney grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 5th – Higgenbothem walked. A Russell walked; Higgenbothem
advanced to second. J Reeves hit by pitch; A Russell advanced to second;
Higgenbothem advanced to third. J Fameree to cf. J Spano to c. T Alexander to p. T
Emmons to 2b. K Desposito reached on a fielder’s choice to third base, RBI; J Reeves
advanced to second; A Russell advanced to third; Higgenbothem scored. J Barlow
fouled out to 1b. R Way struck out swinging. P Ervin struck out swinging. 1 run,
0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

ARMWOOD 6th – T Emmons grounded out to 3b. S Cramer flied out to cf. T
Pierson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 6th – CT Bradford struck out looking. D Casey flied out to cf.
Higgenbothem flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ARMWOOD 7th – PJ Roundtree out at first p to ss to 1b. J Fameree singled to
center field. J Spano grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; J Fameree out on the
play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 7th – A Russell grounded out to 3b. J Reeves singled to center
field. K Desposito grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; J Reeves out on the
play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ARMWOOD 8th – T Alexander grounded out to 2b. Z Powers grounded out to 1b
unassisted. M Mahoney walked. T Emmons struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

PACE PATRIOTS 8th – J Barlow reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to
second. M Bass pinch ran for J Barlow. J Salter pinch hit for R Way. / for J
Salter. M Bass stole third. J Salter struck out swinging. P Ervin walked. CT
Bradford intentionally walked; P Ervin advanced to second. D Casey singled to left
field, RBI; CT Bradford advanced to second; P Ervin advanced to third; M Bass
scored, unearned. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports