State Semifinals
All games are played at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. Tickets are $14 and are available via GoFan. Parking is $10 for cars and $50 for buses (cash or credit card).
Class 6A
Bloomingdale (19-10) vs. Gainesville Buchholz (23-8), 10 a.m., today
How they got here: Bloomingdale d. Palmetto 13-0, d. East Lake 11-7, d. Sickles 3-2. Buchholz d. New Smyrna Beach 9-0, d. Pace 3-2, do. Hagerty 1-0.
Stat leaders
| Category | Bloomingdale | Buchholz |
| Batting average | Cooper Hinson, .447 | Cedaris Smith, .404 |
| RBIs | Vincent Dinzeo Jr., 31 | Two tied with 26. |
| Home runs | Vincent Dinzeo Jr., 4 | Anthony Wilkie, 7 |
| ERA | Luke Long, 0.58 | Aidan Kastensmidt, 0.69 |
| Strikeouts | Hayden Porter, 66 | Wyatt Clarke, 61 |
Outlook
The Bulls have been on an impressive — and wild — postseason run. They exacted revenge from a district final loss to beat Palmetto in the region quarterfinals, knocked off East Lake, the top seed in the region, in the semifinals and got past defending state champion Sickles in the final to reach the final four. Bloomingdale’s offense is averaging nine runs per game in the playoffs. But the pitching has come through, too, with a shutout against the Tigers and allowing just two runs to the Gryphons. Another tough game awaits in today’s semifinals with a game against the Bobcats, who are ranked No. 1 in the class by MaxPreps and own the top overall seed in the 6A bracket. Buchholz enters on a nine-game win streak — five via shutouts.
