JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Trinity Christian ace Aaron Watson continued his sterling senior season, firing a perfect game in the Region 1-2A final on Monday night in a 10-0 win in six innings.
Watson, a potential Day 1 pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, whiffed 10 and faced the minimum 18 batters to put the Conquerors one win away from the state semifinals. Watson is 8-0 and has whiffed 119 batters in 71.2 innings. The next time he’d pitch would be in the state semifinals, should the Conquerors get there.
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Jordan Martinez and Parker Loew both went deep for the Conquerors in three-hit nights, with Loew’s long ball in the bottom of the sixth clinching the mercy rule win.
In Region 1-1A, Brayden Harris continued his playoff mastery, notching his third consecutive double-digit strikeout game as St. Johns Country Day beat University Christian 11-1. Harris has been elite, allowing just five total hits in three playoff starts and whiffing a combined 43 in 18 innings. He’s 10-0 on the mound with 141 Ks and a 0.59 ERA in 70.2 innings.
Madden Williams homered, Nick Bowden drove in three and Preston Cole led four St. Johns batters with multiple hits with a 3-for-4 game.
Elsewhere, Clay dropped its 1-4A opener on the road at Arnold (2-0), South Walton beat Suwannee (3-0) and Lafayette beat Union County (7-2), with all three of those local teams facing elimination in their next outing.
Regional finals
Best of three series
Region 1-4A
(2) Clay (22-10) at (1) Arnold (26-7)
Game 1, Monday’s result, Arnold 2, Clay 0; Game 2, Tuesday, at Arnold, 7 p.m.; Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, at Clay.
Region 1-3A
(3) Suwannee (23-9) at (1) South Walton (29-3)
Game 1, Monday’s result, South Walton 3, Suwannee 0; Game 2, Tuesday, at South Walton, 7 p.m.; Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, at Suwannee.
Region 1-2A
(3) Bozeman (26-7) at (1) Trinity Christian (28-4)
Game 1, Monday’s result, Trinity Christian 10, Bozeman 0; Game 2, Tuesday, at Trinity Christian, 7 p.m.; Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, at Bozeman.
Region 1-1A
(2) University Christian (21-10) at (1) St. Johns Country Day (24-8)
Game 1, Monday’s result, St. Johns CD 11, UC 1; Game 2, Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, at University Christian
Rural
(2) Union County (14-15) at (1) Lafayette (23-2)
Game 1, Monday’s result, Lafayette 7, Union County 2; Game 2, Tuesday, at Lafayette, 7 p.m.; Game 3 (if necessary), Thursday, at Union County.
Regional semifinals
Best of three series
Region 1-7A
(1) Spruce Creek beats (4) Creekside, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Spruce Creek 8, Creekside 1; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Spruce Creek 6, Creekside 3.
Region 1-6A
(2) Pace beats (3) Tocoi Creek, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Pace 15, Tocoi Creek 0; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Pace 11, Tocoi Creek 0.
Region 1-5A
(1) Niceville beats (5) Columbia, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Niceville 2, Columbia 1; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Niceville 7, Columbia 3.
Region 1-4A
(2) Clay (21-9) beats (3) Escambia, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Clay 2, Escambia 1; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Clay 6, Escambia 3.
Region 1-3A
(1) South Walton beats (5) West Nassau, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, South Walton 11, West Nassau 3; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, South Walton 8, West Nassau 0.
(3) Suwannee beats (2) West Florida, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, West Florida 5, Suwannee 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Suwannee 9, West Florida 8; Game 3, Thursday’s result, Suwannee 7, West Florida 0.
Region 1-2A
(1) Trinity Christian beats (5) Episcopal, 2-0.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Trinity 1, Episcopal 0; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Trinity 9, Episcopal 4.
(3) Bozeman beats (2) Bishop Snyder, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Bozeman 2, Snyder 0; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Snyder 4, Bozeman 3; Game 3, Thursday’s result, Bozeman 3, Snyder 0.
Region 1-1A
(1) St. Johns Country Day beats (5) North Florida Christian, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, St. Johns CD 8, NFC 0; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, St. Johns CD 8, NFC 7 (9 innings)
(2) University Christian beats (3) St. Joseph, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, UC 8, St. Joseph 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, St. Joseph 14, UC 2; Game 3, Thursday’s result, UC 11, St. Joseph 0.
(2) Union County def. (3) Branford, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Union 9, Branford 1; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Union 12, Branford 0.
Regional quarterfinals results
Best of three series
Region 1-7A
(1) Spruce Creek beats (8) Atlantic Coast, 2-0
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Spruce Creek 4, Atlantic Coast 1; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Spruce Creek 10, Atlantic Coast 0.
(4) Creekside beats (5) Timber Creek, 2-1.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Creekside 3, Timber Creek 0; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Timber Creek 5, Creekside 2; Game 3, Saturday’s result, Creekside 2, Timber Creek 1.
Region 1-6A
(1) Gainesville Buchholz beats (8) First Coast, 2-0
Game 1, Wednesday’s results, Buchholz 5, First Coast 1; Game 2, Wednesday’s result, Buchholz 9, First Coast 2.
(4) Tate beats (5) Fletcher, 2-1.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Tate 3, Fletcher 0; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Fletcher 8, Tate 0; Game 3, Saturday’s result, Tate 8, Fletcher 3.
(3) Tocoi Creek def. (6) East River, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Tocoi Creek 5, East River 2; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Tocoi Creek 1, East River 0.
Region 1-5A
(5) Columbia beats (4) Mosley, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Columbia 2, Mosely 1; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Columbia 10, Mosely 0.
(2) Lincoln def. (7) Ponte Vedra, 2-0.
Game 1, Wednesday’s result, Lincoln 3, Ponte Vedra 1; Game 2, Thursday’s result, Lincoln 7, Ponte Vedra 0.
Region 1-4A
(4) Choctawhatchee beats (5) St. Augustine, 2-0.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Choctaw 6, St. Augustine 5; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Choctaw 12, St. Augustine 10.
(2) Clay beats (7) Bishop Kenny, 2-0.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Clay 3, Bishop Kenny 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Clay 9, Bishop Kenny 1.
Region 1-3A
(5) West Nassau beats (4) Fernandina Beach, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Fernandina Beach 6, West Nassau 5 (10 innings); Game 2, Tuesday’s result, West Nassau 5, Fernandina Beach 4; Game 3, Thursday’s result, West Nassau 5, Fernandina Beach 4.
(2) West Florida beats (7) Paxon, 2-0.
Game 1, Monday’s result, West Florida 8, Paxon 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, West Florida 16, Paxon 6.
(3) Suwannee beats (6) Baldwin, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Suwannee 9, Baldwin 4; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Baldwin 8, Suwannee 2; Game 3, Thursday’s result, Suwannee 6, Baldwin 5.
Region 2-3A
(3) Villages Charter beats (6) Palatka, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Villages 8, Palatka 3; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Villages 10, Palatka 2.
Region 1-2A
(1) Trinity Christian beats (8) Maclay, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Trinity Christian 3, Maclay 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Trinity Christian 10, Maclay 0.
(5) Episcopal beats (4) Providence, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Episcopal 3, Providence 2; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Episcopal 7, Providence 2.
(2) Bishop Snyder beats (7) Keystone Heights, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, Bishop Snyder 8, Keystone Heights 3; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Bishop Snyder 9, Keystone Heights 0.
(3) Bozeman beats (6) Bolles, 2-1.
Game 1, Monday’s result, Bolles 17, Bozeman 5; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, Bozeman 9, Bolles 3; Game 3, Thursday’s result, Bozeman 4, Bolles 3.
Region 1-1A
(1) St. Johns Country Day beats (8) Covenant School, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, St. Johns Country Day 10, Covenant School 0; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, St. Johns Country Day 15, Covenant School 0.
(2) University Christian beats (7) Rocky Bayou Christian, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, University Christian 11, Rocky Bayou 1; Game 2, Monday’s result, University Christian 10, Rocky Bayou 0.
(3) St. Joseph beats (6) Christ’s Church, 2-0
Game 1, Monday’s result, St. Joseph 7, Christ’s Church 0; Game 2, Tuesday’s result, St. Joseph 7, Christ’s Church 6.
