Here is the capsule for the area’s lone team in the 4A state semifinals. The winner advances to Saturday’s championship game.
State Semifinals
All games are played at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. Tickets are $12 and are available via GoFan. Parking is $10 for cars and $50 for buses (cash or credit card).
Class 4A
Jefferson (20-7) vs. Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (18-10), 4 p.m., today
How they got here: Jefferson d. Robinson 2-1 (nine innings), d. Lakeland McKeel Academy 11-1, d. Dunedin 6-1 (12 innings). Bishop Kenny d. Alachua Santa Fe 1-0, d. Santa Rosa Beach South Walton 3-1, d. Baker County 3-2.
Stat Leaders
| Category | Jefferson | Bishop Kenny |
| Batting average | Cameron Mallo, .420 | Franco Chaluja, .342 |
| Home runs | Alejandro Aguilar, 1 | Jack Newman, 4 |
| RBIs | Alejandro Aguilar, 24 | Jack Newman, 26 |
| ERA | Alejandro Aguilar, 0.72 | Jack Newman, 1.01 |
| Strikeouts | Michael Marroquin, 77 | Benjamin Monger, 58 |
Outlook
The Dragons, ranked fifth in the class by MaxPreps, are in the state semifinals for the second time in the last three seasons. They have done it by surviving some marathon games, beating Robinson in nine innings in the region semifinals and outlasting two-time defending state semifinalist Dunedin in 12 innings in the region final. Jefferson enters on a five-game win streak and has allowed two runs or less in four of those games. Bishop Kenny, which started the season 7-9, has won 11 of its last 12 games, including seven straight.
