Second-round baseball: St. Johns County Friday night previews for FHSAA playoffs
The Florida High School Athletic Association continues the high school baseball playoffs with second-round regionals on Friday and Saturday in St. Johns County. Schedules below are as listed by the FHSAA, but are subject to change.
All games 7 p.m. Friday unless noted
REGION 1-7A
Lake Mary (20-7) at Creekside (18-10)
Pitching depth, most recently a four-inning performance from Matthew Bysheim, continues to come through for a Knights team with many options, including Roman Bascelli, Michael Bysheim and Quinn Wilfong. They'll take on a Rams team that's also used to close games, with four of their last five decided by a single run. The winner will play Monday against Spruce Creek or Timber Creek.
REGION 1-5A
Beachside (16-13) at Clay (17-9)
The top of the order with Derek Ochoa, Gavin Nickel and Brian D'Errico helped spark the Barracudas in their playoff opener against Columbia. Clay's Preston Andrews hurled a three-hit shutout against Beachside on April 18, although he pitched in Tuesday's 11-7 win over Ponte Vedra, and Parker Lowrance doubled with an RBI in Clay's 4-0 win. The winner advances to the Monday regional final against Tallahassee Lincoln or Escambia.
REGION 1-2A
St. Joseph (20-8) at Tallahassee NFC (18-6-2), 4 p.m. Saturday
Coming off a comfortable win over Christ's Church, the Flashes now head to a North Florida Christian squad that's always in the hunt. The Eagles could elect to pitch FAMU commit Garrett Workman (7-1, 1.05 ERA, 76 K), while batters Noah Miller, Stone Russo and Ace Walker have an OPS over 1.000. For St. Joseph, Camden Biskup and Aiden Torrez combined for six RBI on Wednesday.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: St. Johns County baseball 2024: Second-round FHSAA playoff preview
