high school baseball<\/a>, Ethan Mathis hurled a one-hitter and struck out 13 batters to lead Clay past visiting Escambia 8-1 in Game 2 of the Florida High School Athletic Association Region 1-4A baseball semifinal series on May 3.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
The FHSAA gave special clearance to the Sunday game, normally not permitted under association rules, after weather had washed out Saturday’s scheduled action in Green Cove Springs.<\/p>\n
Following a one-hit combined shutout by Rylan McMahan and Braden Phenneger in Clay’s 5-0 win in Game 1 on May 1, and McMahan’s no-hitter of Wakulla in the regional first round, the Blue Devils (17-13) have limited foes to two hits in three playoff games.<\/p>\n
McMahan went 2 for 2 in the opening game to quickly pull away from Escambia (16-14), and in Sunday’s Game 2, Tyler Gunsaulus collected three RBI as Clay picked up three runs each in the second and fourth innings. Clayton Sanders’ double broke up the no-hitter in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Clay next begins the regional final series May 8 and 9 against No. 1 seed Choctawhatchee.<\/p>\n
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REGION 1-3A<\/p>\n
Suwannee d. Fernandina Beach 2-1 (12-0, 3-4, 5-1)<\/p>\n
Pitcher Gabe Garcia went the distance in Sunday baseball and drove in a run during a two-run first inning to help the Bulldogs knock off host Fernandina Beach 5-1 in Game 3.<\/p>\n
Prior to weather issues, the teams had split a Friday doubleheader. Suwannee won a 12-0 rout on a three-RBI effort from Hampton Newman and a three-hitter from Kyler Watson, before the Pirates (23-6) struck back to win 4-3 in Game 2 behind six solid innings from Grady Stevens.<\/p>\n
Garcia delivered a gritty seven-hitter Sunday for Suwannee (19-12). The pitcher forced Fernandina Beach into a double play with bases loaded to escape the fourth inning, and induced a pop-up with bases loaded to get out of the fifth.<\/p>\n
Suwannee next travels to nationally-ranked South Walton.<\/p>\n
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