Prep baseball: Regional pairings



photo by John Lembo

Head coach Dwayne Strong guided Manatee to its second straight district title Friday, when the Hurricanes beat Venice 7-5 in the Class 7A-District 11 championship game.
Lakewood Ranch won its first title under head coach Mike Mullen on Friday, as the Mustangs beat Seminole Osceola to win the Class 6A-District 12 final.
Bayshore lost its Class 5A-District 12 title to Dunedin.
All three teams, as well as Cardinal Mooney and Out-of-Door Academy, made next week's regional playoffs.
Listed below are the area pairings:

WEDNESDAY
CLASS 7A-REGION 3
Port St. Lucie at Manatee
CLASS 5A-REGION 3
Bayshore at Tampa Jesuit
CLASS 3A-REGION 3
Out-of-Door Academy at St. Petersburg Catholic
Clearwater Calvary Christian at Cardinal Mooney

THURSDAY
CLASS 6A-REGION 3
Tampa Sickles at Lakewood Ranch