After playing to a 3-3 tie through five innings, Plant City and Gaither played a full seven scoreless innings where Cowboys senior Jackson Mirza had gone 0-for-6 before finding success with an RBI, walk-off single to centerfield in the 13th. Sleand Mantano was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI in the win, and five Gaither pitchers struck out a combined 20 batters – led by Anthony Linares’ six scoreless innings with 11 Ks, and Adam Smolka earning the win with two no-hit innings and two strikeouts
Feb
27