JUPITER – All roads lead to Jupiter for this year’s FHSAA baseball playoffs in Class 7A.
A year after missing the postseason, the Warriors (19-8) grabbed the No. 1 seed for the regional rounds. This means as long as the District 10-7 champions keep winning their games, they will have three playoff games at home.
Here’s how Jupiter got it done:
•By the time March ended, the Warriors were flying high with a record of 11-2
•Despite an up-and-down stretch for much of April, the Warriors closed out the regular season on a high note with a three-game win streak
•Jupiter is now on a five-game winning streak, which includes a thrilling 9-5 comeback win over Vero Beach on the night of Thursday, May 5 to win the District 10-7A title. The championship game was a tale of two stories, the first of which Jupiter faced a 4-0 deficit to Vero Beach.
“Didn’t start pretty,” Jupiter baseball head coach Andy Mook said of last Thursday night’s (May 5) district title game at home. “But we were able to keep it close with Dylan Jeluso (senior pitcher). He was able to keep us in the game and keep it right where it was. We had a chance to get things going. The kids did a great job. That’s why you play seven innings.”
With the FHSAA releasing the playoff brackets for all seven classifications on Saturday (May 7), Jupiter (No. 1 seed – Region 3) will be hosting Palm Beach Central (14-12; No. 8 seed – Region 3; District 11-7A runner-up) tonight (May 10) at 5 p.m.
Here are the rest of the Class 7A – Region 3 playoff quarterfinal matchups – as well as for all of our Palm Beach County baseball teams – set for first pitch:
CLASS 7A – REGION 3 QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 seed Palm Beach Gardens (18-7; District 11-7A champion) vs. No. 7 seed Vero Beach (18-6; District 10-7A runner-up) – Tonight (May 10), 7 p.m.
No. 3 seed West Boca Raton (17-10; District 12-7A champion) vs. No. 6 seed Lake Nona (19-6; District 9-7A runner-up) – Tonight (May 10), 6:30 p.m.
No. 4 seed Osceola (Kissimmee) (21-5; District 9-7A champion) vs. No. 5 seed Park Vista (21-5; District 12-7A runner-up) – Tonight (May 10), 7 p.m.
CLASS 6A – REGION 4 QUARTERFINALS
No. 3 seed Dwyer (18-9; District 13-6A champion) vs. No. 6 seed Everglades (16-6; District 15-6A runner-up) – Tonight (May 10), 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A – REGION 3 QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 seed Cardinal Newman (18-5; District 11-3A champion) vs. No. 7 seed Benjamin (8-13; District 11-3A semifinalist) – Wednesday (May 11), 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 seed St. John Paul II (13-11; District 12-3A champion) vs. No. 6 seed Melbourne Central Catholic (20-4-1; District 10-3A semifinalist) – Wednesday, (May 11), 4 p.m.
No. 4 seed Master’s Academy (16-9; District 10-3A champion) vs. No. 5 seed King’s Academy (13-6; District 11-3A runner-up) – Wednesday (May 11), 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A – REGION 4 QUARTERFINALS
No. 3 seed Trinity Christian Academy (13-6-1; District 14-2A champion) vs. No. 6 seed Archbishop Carroll (14-7; District 16-2A semifinalist) – Wednesday (May 11), 7 p.m.
No. 1 seed Miami Christian (24-3; District 16-2A champion) vs. No. 8 seed Jupiter Christian (10-12-1; District 13-2A runner-up) – Wednesday (May 11), 4 p.m.
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL ROUND
Class 7A and Class 6A: Friday, May 13 – First pitch times TBA
Class 3A and Class 2A: Saturday, May 14 – First pitch times TBA
REGIONAL FINAL ROUND
Class 7A, Class 6A, Class 3A, and Class 2A: Tuesday, May 17 – First pitch times TBA
STATE FINAL FOUR: FORT MYERS
Class 7A: May 20-21
Class 6A: May 20-21
Class 3A: May 24-25
Class 2A: May 23-24
PHOTO CREDITS: Shane Robinson and Trinity Christian Academy
