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Countryside earns district crown

Countryside finishes its 5-0 run to win the District 12 9-10 baseball championship and advance to sectionals.

By BRANDON WRIGHT
Published July 4, 2006

DUNEDIN - Trevor Mathews threw all four innings as Countryside beat Palm Harbor 11-1 Sunday by the 10-run rule to capture the District 12 9-10 championship at Fisher Field.

"We had everything working," manager Terry Mathews said.

Countryside scored a pair of runs in the first, second and fourth innings and added five in the third. Michael Tagliaferro (3-for-3) had four RBIs and led a 13-hit Countryside attack.

"They turned it on," Mathews said. "That was the best we've hit all tournament."

Countryside completed a 5-0 run through districts and advances to sectionals in Tampa on July 15. Mathews said despite the strong hitting, the pitching staff is Countryside's best weapon.

"We can go five, six pitchers deep, legitimately," he said. "That will be critical at the next step because we'll play three games in two days."

Tommy Georgevich (2-for-3) doubled in the final two runs Sunday. Duncan Smalley (three RBIs), Bobby Held (two RBIs), Hayden Reynolds and Trevor Mathews each got two hits for Countryside.

10-11 BASEBALL: Palm Harbor beat East Lake 14-4 Sunday to win the District 12 Championship in four innings at Fisher Field. Palm Harbor built a 9-0 lead before East Lake battled back with four runs in the top of the fourth. Zach Koenn and Wade Reddick led the way on the mound for Palm Harbor, which starts sectional play July 22 in Tampa.

OTHER SUNDAY GAMES: Palm Harbor's Hannah Roberts struck out six in a rain-shortened 5-2 four-inning win against Safety Harbor in the 9-10 District 12 softball division. Rachel Taylor added a triple for Palm Harbor, which moved to 2-0 in pool play.

DISTRICT 12 FROM MONDAY

MAJOR BASEBALL: Connor Oliveri hit a walkoff three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to lead Palm Harbor past Largo 13-10. Justin Barker and Ryan Vince each hit their second home run of the postseason for Palm Harbor. Johnny Williams earned the win.

Tyler Ramsey threw all four innings as East Lake beat Tarpon Springs 15-4 in a game shortened by the 10-run rule. Matt Alberts led a 13-hit attack for East Lake, clubbing a two-run homer. Jeremy Mogged and Ramsey combined for eight RBIs.

In other action, West Pasco beat Oldsmar 12-3.

JUNIOR BASEBALL: Ankit Pandey's two-run, two-out double in the sixth led Countryside past East Lake 3-2. David O'Leary tossed a complete game for the win.

Zaf Goss and Alex Rodriguez each doubled as Clearwater beat Holiday 8-3. A.J. Eastman earned the win, and Kaleb Paulton chipped in with a two-run single.

9-10 SOFTBALL: Alyssa Queen fanned eight in relief as Countryside beat Oldsmar 17-6. Morgan Drose scored four runs for Countryside, and Emily D'Azzo added three.

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