Prep softball: Tuesday's results, this week's games

photo by Tom Hubbard

Jump for joy, Braden River - your Pirates defeated Venice 2-0 in a Class 7A-District 11 softball semifinal Tuesday to earn a spot in Thursday's championship game and next week's regional tournament.
Here are the other games Tuesday involving area teams and matchups for later this week.
Seeds are in parentheses.

CLASS 7A-DISTRICT 11
Tuesday's games
(3) Sarasota 9, (2) Manatee 3
(1) Braden River 2, (4) Venice 0
Thursday's championship game
Sarasota at Braden River, 7 p.m.
CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 12
Tuesday's game
(4) Bayshore 11, (5) Southeast 1, 5 innings
Wendesday's semifinal
Bayshore at (1) St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 10
Tuesday's game
(2) Saint Stephen's 12, (3) Out-of-Door Academy 5
Friday's championship game
Saint Stephen's vs. (1) Bradenton Christian, 6 p.m. at State College of Florida