Here are the capsules for the area teams playing in tonight’s region finals. The winners advance to next week’s state semifinals in Clermont.
Class 7A
Region 2
No. 2 Windermere (24-3) at No. 1 Plant (25-4), 4:30
The top two teams in the region and the top three in the state square off. The Panthers, ranked second in the class by MaxPreps, have won 17 straight games, the last five by two or less runs. The Wolverines, ranked third in the state, are on a seven-game win streak. Six of those wins were by seven or more runs, including three by double digits.
Stat Leaders
| Category | Windermere | Plant |
| Batting average | Emile Ching, .473 | Addison Swink, .438 |
| Home runs | Emile Ching, 11 | Three tied with three. |
| RBIs | Emile Ching, 32 | Addison Swink, 27. |
| ERA | Lexi King, 0.88 | Addison Swink, 1.07 |
| Strikeouts | Lexi King, 90 | Cassidy Masters, 142 |
Class 6A
Region 2
No. 5 Land O’ Lakes (18-11) at No. 3 Bloomingdale (18-7), 7
The Gators are trying to make the state semifinals for the second time in the past three seasons. After losing the 6A-5 district final to Sickles in 10 innings, Land O’ Lakes rebounded to win its first two playoff games, including a victory over Mitchell in the region semifinals to exact revenge from a loss to its rival in last year’s region final. The Bulls, ranked sixth in the class by MaxPreps, have won six straight games. They are trying to make the state semifinals for the first time since 2014 when they won their second title in school history.
Stat Leaders
| Category | Land O’ Lakes | Bloomingdale |
| Batting average | Makenna Bellaire, .404 | Natalie Cable, .403 |
| Home runs | Hannah Purcell, 3 | Natalie Cable, 7 |
| RBIs | Two tied with 17 | Natalie Cable, 24 |
| ERA | Aliana Mercado, 2.11 | Natalie Cable, 0.46 |
| Strikeouts | Aliana Mercado, 156 | Natalie Cable, 272 |
Class 5A
Region 2
No. 3 River Ridge (19-8) at No. 1 Auburndale (21-8), 7
After starting the season 11-8, the Royal Knights have won eight straight games and are one win away from reaching the state semifinals for the first time since 2004. But it will not be easy. The Bloodhounds, the top-ranked team in the region, have won their last four games by a combined 40-6.
Stat Leaders
| Category | River Ridge | Auburndale |
| Batting average | Taryn Newton, .463 | Hailey Bradley, .384 |
| Home runs | Sophie Johnson, 11 | Kassidy Pontbriant, 6 |
| RBIs | Sophie Johnson, 34 | Kassidy Pontbriant, 33 |
| ERA | Taryn Newton, 0.92 | Kassidy Pontbriant, 1.43 |
| Strikeouts | Jayda Smith, 162 | Kassidy Pontbriant, 182 |
Class 3A
Region 2
No. 2 Montverde Academy (22-6) at No. 1 Hernando (24-4), 7
The Leopards, ranked fifth in the class by MaxPreps, are trying to get to the state finals for the third straight season. They have won 12 straight games and are undefeated at home (10-0). The Eagles, ranked seventh in the class, are on a five-game win streak.
Stat Leaders
| Category | Montverde | Hernando |
| Batting average | Aracelis Jimenez, .607 | Hannah Taylor, .548 |
| Home runs | Two tied with four | Hannah Taylor, 17 |
| RBIs | Lexi Perez, 32 | Hannah Taylor, 49 |
| ERA | Nevaeh Williams, 0.96 | Ava Braswell, 1.53 |
| Strikeouts | Nevaeh Williams, 87 | Ava Braswell, 202 |
Region 3
No. 2 Fort Myers Bishop Verot (23-4) at No. 1 Calvary Christian (19-7), 6
The defending state champion Warriors, ranked third in the class by MaxPreps, overcame some midseason struggles to win their last seven games. That streak includes six teams that either made or are currently still in the playoffs. The Vikings, the fourth ranked team in the class, have won four straight games. They have recorded three straight shutouts and allowed just one run during that stretch.
Stat Leaders
| Category | Bishop Verot | Calvary Christian |
| Batting average | Amara Martinez, .778 | Payton Cushman, .500 |
| Home runs | Melanie Moreno, 6 | Morgen Talley, 9 |
| RBIs | Melanie Moreno, 32 | Morgen Talley, 26 |
| ERA | Sarah Yamrick, 0.74 | Morgen Talley, 1.14 |
| Strikeouts | Sarah Yamrick, 117 | Morgen Talley, 147 |
