STATE FINAL FOUR Final Game - Shorecrest vs Westminster Christian

Tuesday, May 25
Shorecrest 0, Westminster Christian 6

The Chargers lost a hard fought game to a very good Westminster baseball team in the Florida High School State Championship game.

The Westminster Warriors scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning to take a 4-0 lead. They scored 1 run in the 5th and 1 run in the 7th.

The Chargers made good contact throughout the entire game at the plate and only struck out twice. They hit some balls extremely hard. Westminster made a number of great defensive plays to rob hitters of base hits not only in the infield but also balls that were hit deep in the outfield that looked like to be for sure base hits.

The Chargers also played very good defense. They did not commit an error in the game. In fact neither team made an error in the entire ball game.

Westminster Christian Warriors came into the game leading the state of Florida in home runs with 58 in the year. One player had 19 home runs in the year which tied the Florida High School state record for home runs. Marc B. and Jason K. both pitched very well for the Chargers and did not allow a ball to leave the park during the game. Coach Reed said Westminster Christian was the best hitting high school team he's ever seen. Marc B. struck out 6, allowed 5 hits and 5 runs in 4 innings. Jason K. struck out 3, allowed 3 hits and 1 run in 3 innings.

The Chargers played hard throughout the entire game and never gave up. This is what they would do in each and every game through the year. The coaches are extremely proud of the outstanding year that the players had in finishing 2nd in the State of Florida. The team made tremendous improvement during the year and just kept getting better and better and was playing their best ball at tournament time. This was because of the great work ethic and the passion that they have for the game and their desire to be successful.

Leading hitters for the Chargers were:
Jon O. with 1 hit, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases
Brent R. with 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 stolen base

The Chargers' fan support during the State Final Four tournament and throughout the entire season was just unbelievable. All in all this made for a great 2010 baseball season at Shorecrest.