On Friday, April 30th at 7pm the Regional Semi-Finals was in full swing. The teams- East Lake vs. Pinellas Park. The last time these two teams had to face each other the game last 17 innings and as the game went on it seemed like it might just happen again. Then in a flash, Sydney Dinelli's bat drove one of Nevins' seventh-inning pitches into the rightfield gap, and just like that, it was over.
East Lake 1, Pinellas Park 0.
Dinelli's one-out hit scored Hayley Davis, who reached second on a hit that rightfielder Courtney Lenardo made a diving try on.
"Hayley getting to second was a huge thing," Dinelli said. "I have been in a slump for a month now, but I actually felt pretty good the whole game."
East Lakes stud Alyssa Bache and Pinellas Parks Sara Nevins battled it out on the mound. Nevins allowed just one hit until Davis and Dinelli went back to back, striking out seven. Bache was her equal. Returning from a forearm injury that still bothers her, she allowed four hits but struck out 11 Patriots (23-5).
"I would say in seven innings, she threw probably two pitches that didn't go where they were supposed to," Eagles coach Mike Estes said. "She was awesome."
This win was a major one for the Eagles (25-2). It is the first timethat East Lake will be apart of the Regional Finals on Tuesday, May 4th at home at 7pm. In seven previous region playoff tries, the Eagles have not won more than one postseason game since 1993. They will get their chance for revenge against Sickles who is one of their only two loses this season, so this game is sure to be a battle.
Caitlyn Smith
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