(c2c schools)Lakeland may be known nationally for its football team, but it's the school baseball's team that's standing in Manatee's way of winning a state title.
The Dreadnaughts and Hurricanes head to the east coast of Florida to Digital Domain Park in Port St. Lucie for a state baseball semifinal slated for 5 p.m. Friday.
Lakeland is 26-4 and overcame the rain to win the Region 2 title Friday over Plant City Durant. The Dreadnaughts have won five state baseball titles, with the last one coming in 1959 when they were a Class 2A team.
Lakeland last made the final four in '08 as a Class 6A team. The Dreadnaughts lost the District 8 title game that year to Sarasota, but defeated St. Petersburg in the regional quarterfinals and exacted revenge on the Sailors in the semfinals.
The regional championship was decided in a best-of-three series back then, and Lakeland defeated West Orange 2-1. But the Dreadnaughts lost the state semifinal to Park Vitsa.
But back to the present: Here is a little info on this year's team.
HEAD COACH: Bob Gendron, second season at Lakeland, 44-9
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
HOME RUNS: Austin Barnett, 4.
RBIs: Erik Barber, 35.
AVERAGE: Erik Barber, .376.
HITS: Erik Barber and Kevin Wortman, 35.
PITCHING LEADERS
WINS: Brad Labozzetta, 10.
ERA: Brad Labozzetta, 0.70
STRIKEOUTS: Brad Labozzetta, 79.
INNINGS: Brad Labozzetta, 60 1/3
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