The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team saw its season come to an end with a 9-3 loss to Sarasota in the Class 7A-region 3 semifinals May 5.
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Jen Blanco
| 9:59 a.m. May 8, 2015
East County
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The Lakewood Ranch High baseball team saw its season come to an end with a 9-3 loss to Sarasota in the Class 7A-region 3 semifinals May 5.
The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Shane Zipperer drove in Cameron Pearcey, who singled and stole second before scoring the game’s first run.
But the lead proved to be short lived, as the host Sailors plated six runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Zipperer finished with three hits and Pearcey had two to lead the way for the Mustangs at the plate.
Lakewood Ranch’s Shane Zipperer finished with three hits and drove in the Mustangs first run.
Shortstop Cameron Pearcey races down the first base line after getting a hit in his first at bat.
Catcher Matt Roberts warms up in between innings during the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals May 5.
Lakewood Ranch pitcher and shortstop Cameron Pearcey talk on the mound during the first inning.
Sarasota senior Skylar Frey slides under the tag of Lakewood Ranch catcher Matt Roberts during the first inning of the Class 7A-Region 3 semifinals May 5.
Lakewood Ranch first baseman Colton Chupp records an out in the bottom of the first inning.
Lakewood Ranch’s Connor Hetterich heads toward first base after making contact in the second inning.
Lakewood Ranch catcher Matt Roberts reacts after Sarasota scores a run in the second inning.
Lakewood Ranch’s Brendan Lewellen makes contact in the third inning.
Lakewood Ranch first baseman Colton Chupp notched a hit in his second at bat.
