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DUNEDIN — With thunderstorms looming Wednesday evening, Palm Harbor's 15-16 baseball team made quick work of Dunedin, winning 14-2 in a District 12 semifinal game shortened to five innings because of the mercy rule.
Palm Harbor advances to play the winner of the late Holiday-West Pasco game for the title today.
Palm Harbor starter Mike VanAmburg pitched all five innings, allowing four hits with six strikeouts. Palm Harbor turned a 4-2 game into a rout with eight runs in the fourth inning. James Petika, who went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, singled home a run, and later Dom Cerniglia doubled home two more to highlight the inning.
Safety Harbor wins11-12 softball title
Safety Harbor rode its defense and an eight-run inning to an 11-5 victory over West Pasco to win the 11-12 District 12 softball title.
Turiah Benhakuma made two spectacular diving grabs at shortstop to record outs for Safety Harbor and in the sixth, Jessica Hall ran down a ball in centerfield and made a shoestring catch.
Trailing 2-1 in the third, Safety Harbor scored eight runs, benefiting from several walks, to take a 9-2 lead.
Samantha Sharpe pitched a complete game for Safety Harbor, which begins sectional play at 6 p.m. Friday in Crystal River.
11-12 baseball
Derek Gibree threw a two-hitter and Andre Otero hit two homers for seven RBIs as Largo beat Dunedin 11-0 to remain undefeated in tournament play and advance to today's District 12 semifinal against Countryside.
Gibree went the distance on the mound for Largo and also had three hits at the plate — a double and two singles.
Otero hit a first-inning grand slam and smashed a three-run shot in the fourth to cap his night. Ryan Cunningham and Angel Torres each had two hits for Largo.
13-14 baseball
Vince Stirn hit two doubles to deep centerfield to drive in three runs as East Lake beat West Pasco 5-2 to reach the District 12 semifinals.
Joey Pepe also drove in a run for the East Lake, which advances to play Clearwater today. Palm Harbor beat Tarpon Springs 12-2 to reach the other semifinal against Dunedin.
Ramin Ghalampour started for East Lake and pitched four innings to get the victory. Pat Moyer came on and retired West Pasco over the final two innings to earn the save.
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FAST FACTS
Today's schedule
District 12 baseball
11-12 semifinals at West Pasco
East Lake vs. Oldsmar-Tarpon Springs winner, 7 p.m.
Countryside vs. Largo, 7 p.m.
13-14 semifinals at Engelbert Complex
Dunedin vs. Palm Harbor, 7 p.m.
Clearwater vs. East Lake, 7 p.m.
15-16 championship at Engelbert Complex
Palm Harbor vs. Holiday-West Pasco winner, 7 p.m.
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