SUWANNEE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Suwannee: Boys Baseball ended their regular season with a 17-6 record overall and a 1-0 record in their district. On Tuesday, April 17, 2025, #1 Suwannee (1-0) defeated #3 Paxon School For Advanced Studies (1-2) by a score of 10-0 in five innings to become the 3A District 3 Champions!
#3 Suwannee lost to #1 South Walton in Santa Rosa Beach on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, ending the Bulldogs' journey in the FHSAA State Championship playoffs. The Bulldogs shook the #1 team in the state (South Walton) to their core with stellar pitching and solid defense in both games. With each D1 commit pitcher that the Bulldogs faced, they continued to get better. The only thing worse than a game decided by an official is not playing to your potential. Suwannee's athletes never backed down and played fantastic baseball! Next year should prove to be even more exciting, with only a few seniors graduating this year.
3A State Championships Regional Final playoff games, best of three games vs #1 South Walton.
Game 1: Monday, May 5, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee lost to #1 South Walton in Santa Rosa Beach by a score of 3-0. Suwannee stats: #9 J. Moran went two for three; #11 G. Garcia went one for three at the plate; #15 G. Greene went one for three at the plate and struck out six batters and allowed only four hits in six innings.
Game 2: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee lost to #1 South Walton in Santa Rosa Beach by a score of 4-2. Suwannee stats: #2 C. Rogers went one for three with one RBI; #8 N. Lopez went 0 for four with one RBI; #11 G. Garcia went one for three at the plate; and #4 K. Watson stole one base.
Game 3: Thursday, May 8, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee vs. #1 South Walton not needed.
3A State Championships Regional Semi-final playoff games best of three games vs #2 West Florida.
Game 1: Monday, April 28, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee defeated #2 West Florida in Pensacola by a score of 5-2.
Suwannee stats: #8 N. Lopez went one for four with a double and two RBIs; #13 G. Bonds went two for three with one RBI; #9 J. Moran went 0 for two with one RBI; #10 K. Frier went one for three with one RBI. Suwannee collected a total of five stolen bases from (#2, #7, #10, #11 and #12). SHS's #15 G. Greene struck out seven batters and allowed only five hits in six innings. WF Jaguar Baseball on YouTube.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee lost to #2 West Florida in Pensacola by a score of 9-8.
Suwannee stats: #16 H. Newman went three for three with two doubles and two RBIs; #13 W. Bonds went two for three with a triple; #9 J. Moran went one for three with one RBI; #4 K. Watson went 0 for four with one RBI; #2 C. Rogers went one for two with two RBIs. Suwannee collected a total of six stolen bases from (#4, #8, #9, and #11). WF Jaguar Baseball YouTube channel. Diamond Dogs EP 11 at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2025, on River Country Sports.
Game 3: Thursday, May 1, 2025, -- #3 Suwannee defeated #2 West Florida in Live Oak by a score of 7-0, winning the 3 game series and advancing in the state championship playoffs to face #1 South Walton in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
Suwannee stats: #11 G. Garcia struck out two batters and allowed only two hits in seven innings. #4 K. Watson went three for four with one RBI; #11 G. Garcia went two for two at the plate; #15 G. Greene went one for three with two RBIs; #8 N. Lopez went 0 for three with one stolen base.
3A State Championships Regional Quarterfinal playoff games, best of three games vs Baldwin.
Game 1: Monday, April 21, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee defeated #6 Baldwin by a score of 9-4.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -- #3 Suwannee lost to #6 Baldwin by a score of 8-2.
Game 3: Thursday, April 24, 2025, -- #3 Suwannee defeated #6 Baldwin in Baldwin by a score of 6-5 to continue in the hunt for a state championship. Suwannee's #8 N. Lopez went two for five at the plate with a double and two RBIs.
Game 3: It was an exciting game, with every inning keeping fans on the edge of their seats in anticipation of who would score next. Baldwin allowed Suwannee to jump to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings. Baldwin's bats owned the third and fourth innings, as they collected five runs. With the score 5-3 going into the fifth inning, Suwannee rallied to tie it up 5-5. With runners on first and third, Suwannee sent the first base runner out halfway to second, drawing the pitcher's attention, while the runner on third ran home to score, giving Suwannee the lead 6-5. Both Suwannee and Baldwin held each other scoreless for the last two innings, giving fans a nail-biting ending.
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Game 2: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #4 Wolfson (2-1) defeated #5 Stanton (0-2) by a score of 13-3.
Game 5: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #1 Suwannee (1-0) defeated #4 Wolfson (2-1) by a score of 10-0.
On Friday, February 21, Suwannee defeated Wolfson 10-1 in Live Oak. Suwannee's pitching staff, #7 D. Greene, #11 G. Garcia & #16 H. Newman, allowed three hits and struck out seven batters. While their offense collected eight hits, eight RBIs, and ten runs. Suwannee's #9 J. Moran went two for four at the plate with a triple and collected three RBI's. Wolfson's #2 C. Camden leads the district with 3 home runs.
Game 6: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #2 Baldwin (1-0) lost to #3 Paxon School For Advanced Studies (1-2) by a score of 10-5.
3A District 3 Championship:
Game 7: Tuesday, April 17, 2025 -- #1 Suwannee (1-0) defeated #3 Paxon School For Advanced Studies (1-2) by a score of 10-0 in five innings to become the 3A District 3 Champions!
Regular Season Games:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -- SHS defeated Newberry by a score of 9-3.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- SHS (11-6) defeated Columbia (10-6) by a score of 10-6.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- SHS defeated Santa Fe by a score 0f 6-1.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- SHS defeated Santa Fe by a score of 9-2.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- SHS defeated Menendez by a score of 6-3. Suwannee's #9 J. Moran went three for three at the plate with one double, one triple, one RBI and two stolen bases. #11 G. Garcia went three for three with two RBIs.
Thursday, April 9, 2025 -- SHS defeated North Florida Christian by a score of 2-1.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 -- SHS defeated Lowndes by a score of 5-4.
3A District 3 standings: #1 Suwannee (1-0), #2 Baldwin (1-0), #3 Paxon School For Advanced Studies (1-2), #4 Wolfson (2-1) and #5 Stanton (0-2).
3A District 3 stat leaders: #13 W.G. Bonds with 29 RBIs and #8 N. Lopez with 30 runs.
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Suwannee: Girls Softball ends their regular season with an overall record of 10-10 and 0-0 in their district. On Thursday, May 1, 2025, #2 Suwannee lost to #1 Wakulla in Wakulla by a score of 3-1, making Suwannee the 3A District 2 Runners Up.
Regional Playoff Games:
3A FHSAA Regional Semifinals at the higher seed's location.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 -- #6 Suwannee lost to #2 Paxon School For Advanced Studies in Jacksonville by a score of 5-4.
3A FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals at the higher seed's location.
This game continued on Friday, May 9, 2025, #6 Suwannee defeated #3 West Nassau by a score of 1-0 in eight innings. This game originally began on Wednesday, May 7, when it was delayed due to lightning & rain. Tied at zero in the bottom of the sixth inning, the game was rescheduled to Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m. in West Nassau. Suwannee's #11 G. Watley completed the eight innings with a shutout, #2 K. Yaun caught the game-ending out, and #99 E. Watley went two for two with the game-winning RBI.
Suwannee Stats: #11 G. Watley completed an eight inning shut out, striking out four batters and allowing only three hits; #99 E. Watley went two for two with one RBI; #12 F. May went one for four at the plate; #17 A. Petersen went two for three with a double; #47 M.Gabey went one for four at the plate.
District Playoff Games:
3A District 2 Championship playoff games at the higher seed's location.
Game 3 - 3A District 2 Championship: Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- #2 Suwannee lost to #1 Wakulla in Wakulla by a score of 3-1.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #2 Suwannee defeated #3 Gadsden in Live Oak by a score of 16-0.
Suwannee Stats: #11 G. Watley collected her 500th strike-out! #47 M. Gabey went two for two with three RBIs; #99 E. Watley went two for three with two RBIs; #77 A. Rank went one for one with two RBIs; #3 K. Lee went one for one with a double; #2 K. Yuan went two for two with three RBIs; #18 G. Rodriguez went two for two with one RBI; #53 B. Woods went one for one with one RBI. Suwannee collected a total of seven stolen bases from #3, #18, and #47. Suwannee's pitching staff (#11 G. Watley, #88 K. Green, and #99 E. Watley) struck out 8 batters and allowed only one hit.
Regular Season Games:
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- SHS defeated Madison County (9-0) by a score of 2-1, giving Madison their first loss this season. Suwannee's #11 G. Watley struck out 13 batters and allowed only two hits. #11 G. Watley and #5 A. Payne collected one hit each. These two teams are set to face each other again this Monday.
Friday, March 28, 2025 -- SHS lost to Gainesville by a score of 5-1.
Monday, March 31, 2025 -- SHS vs. Madison County (Cancelled due to weather).
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- SHS defeated Hamilton County by a score of 7-3. Suwannee's #2 K. Yuan went four for four at the plate with 2 RBIs and one run. The Bulldogs' pitching staff, #88 K. Green and #99 E. Watley, collected 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 -- SHS defeated North Florida Christian by a score of 6-4.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- SHS defeated Fort White by a score of 2-1. What an exciting night as Suwannee’s two seniors raised the bar for the Bulldogs. SHS senior #77 A. Rank went two for three at the plate while senior #2 K. Yaun had two putouts with zero errors in the field. Suwannee’s #53 B. Woods collected a home run off the first pitch of the night. SHS’s #11 G. Watley pitched seven innings, struck out five batters, and allowed only three hits. Suwannee’s defense collected 21 outs with only one error.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- SHS defeated Chiefland by a score of 8-1. Suwannee's #17 A. Peterson went three for four with three RBIs and two stolen bases. SHS’s #11 G. Watley pitched seven innings, struck out 14 batters, and allowed only three hits.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 -- SHS lost to Franklin by a score of 9-1.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -- SHS lost to Fort White by a score of 3-1 in last game of the season. Suwannee's #11 G. Watley struck out 12 batters in six innings. Suwannee's #18 G. Rodriguez went one for one at the plate with one RBI.
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BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
Branford: Boys Baseball ended their regular season with a 20-6 record overall and a 1-3 record in their district. On Thursday, April 17, 2025, #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-1, making Branford the Rural District 6 Runners Up! Branford stat leaders in Rural District 6: #2 J. Skinner with three home runs; #2 J. Skinner with 30 RBIs; #10 P. Williams with 34 Runs and #7 K. Williamson with 32 stolen bases.
Rural State Championships - Regional Semi-finals: Best of three games in Union County High School.
Game 1: Monday, April 28, 2025 -- #3 Branford (1-3) lost to #2 Union County (0-2) in Lake Butler by a score of 9-1. Branford stats: #12 K. Brown went one for one; #2 J. Skinner went one for two.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #3 Branford (1-3) lost to #2 Union County (0-2) in Lake Butler by a score of 12-0. Branford stats: #3 E. Perry went one for three with a double and one RBI; #4 T. Roberts went three for three, scoring one run and stealing two bases.
Game 3: Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- #3 Branford (1-3) vs.#2 Union County (0-2) at 7 p.m. not needed.
Rural District 6 Championship Playoffs: Playoff games held at Union High School.
Game 2: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #4 Fort White (1-3) lost to #5 Hilliard (0-0) by a score of 12-5.
Game 4: Monday, April 14, 2025 -- #3 Branford (1-3) defeated #6 Hawthorne (0-0) by a score of 15-0.
Game 5: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #5 Hilliard (0-0) by a score of 10-0.
Game 6: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 -- #2 Union County (0-2) lost to #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-2.
Rural District 6 Championship:
Game 7: Thursday, April 17, 2025 -- #1 Lafayette (6-0) defeated #3 Branford (1-3) by a score of 4-1 to become the Rural District 6 District Champions!
The last time these two battled was on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in which BHS lost to Lafayette by a score of 2-0. Lafayette's #24 H. Richardson (Sr.) allowed one hit, walked four, and struck out 11 batters. Branford's #12 K. Brown (Fr.) allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out five batters. Offensively, Lafayette's #5 T. Mares (Sr.) went one for two at the plate with one home run and one RBI. Offensively, Branford's #9 J. Watkins (So.) went one for three. Lafayette collected two stolen bases, one from #8 D. Jackson and one from #11 J. Murphy. Branford's #2 J. Skinner collected two stolen bases.
Regular Season Games:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 -- BHS lost to Lafayette by a score of 2-0.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- BHS defeated Jefferson County by a score of 10-0.
Friday, March 28, 2025 -- BHS defeated Wakulla Christian School by a score of 8-2. BHS's pitching staff collected 16 strike-outs (12 from #10 P. Williams and 4 from #7 K. Williamson). Offensively, Branford produced 11 hits and stole 3 bases for the night.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- BHS tied Bell by a score of 4-4 with Bell forfeiting the win in the top of the eighth inning.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 -- BHS defeated Williston by a score of 6-5.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- BHS defeated St. Lutheran by a score of 7-0 with St. Lutheran forfeiting the win.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- BHS defeated Hamilton County by a score of 12-1. Branford's senior #4 T. Roberts went three for three at the plate with one RBI. Branford's pitching staff (#3 E. Perry, #7 K. Williamson and #12 K. Brown) collected 10 strikeouts in five innings.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 -- BHS defeated Eastside by a score of 22-5.
Friday, April 11, 2025 -- BHS defeated Wakulla Christian School by a score of 7-0. (last game of the season)
Rural District 6 standings: #1 Lafayette (6-0), #2 Union County (0-2), #3 Branford (1-3), #4 Fort White (1-3), #5 Hilliard (0-0) and #6 Hawthorne (0-0).
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Branford: Girls Softball end their regular season with an overall record of 17-6 and 7-1 in their district. On Thursday, May 1, 2025, #2 Branford defeated #1 Fort White by a score of 3-2 to become the Rural District 6 Champions!
Branford softball state championship history. In 2024, with five seniors, Trenton defeated Branford by a score of 6-5 in eight innings. In 2023, Branford faced Liberty in the finals, only to lose by a score of 7-4 to a more mature Liberty team with five seniors.
Rural FHSAA State Semifinals Playoff: at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park (2400 FL-419, Longwood, Fla. 32750).
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 -- #2 Branford lost to #2 Northview in Longwood, Fla. by a score of 14-6.
Regional Playoff Games:
Rural FHSAA Regional Finals Playoff: at Madison High School.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 -- #2 Branford defeated #1 Madison County in Madison by a score of 13-1 to become the Rural FHSAA Regional Champions!
Rural FHSAA Regional Semi-finals Playoff: at Branford High School.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 -- #2 Branford defeated #3 Fort White in Branford by a score of 6-0. Branford Stats: #1 P. Bates went one for four, scoring one run and one RBI; #3 C. Criggall went one for two, scoring two runs; #13 A. Whitfield went one for two, scoring two runs and stealing two bases; #48 V. Swain went one for three with two RBIs; #50 J. Frierson went one for three with one RBI and one stolen base; #80 M. Brennan went one for three with a double and one RBI; and #2 L. Arnold completed a seven inning shut out, striking out three batters and allowing only three hits.
Rural District 6 Playoffs: at Branford High School.
Game 2 Quarterfinal: Monday, April 28, 2025 -- #4 Bell (2-4) defeated #5 Dixie County (0-8).
Game 5 Semi-final: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #1 Fort White (3-1) defeated #4 Bell (2-4) by a score of 9-0.
Game 6 Semi-final: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 -- #2 Branford (7-1) defeated #3 Union County (4-2) by a score of 6-0. Branford Stats: #3 C. Criggall went two for three with a double and one RBI; #80 M. Brennan went two for four with a double and one RBI; #16 H. Revis went two for three with one RBI; #13 A. Whitfield went one for three with one RBI; and #2 L. Arnold struck out 10 batters and allowed four hits in seven innings.
Game 7 District Championship: Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- #2 Branford defeated #1 Fort White by a score of 3-2.
Regular Season Games:
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 -- BHS defeated Trenton by a score of 6-5. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the 7th inning and at the heart of the Branford lineup, BHS rallies with aggressive base running and well-placed hits. The final play finds Branford celebrating at home plate as #15 M. Blue nailed a grounder to shortstop and Branford's #14 D. Whitfield scores the winning run!
Thursday, March 27, 2025 -- BHS defeated Dixie County by a score of 13-3.
Friday, March 28, 2025 -- BHS lost to Calvary Christian (14-0) by a score of 2-1. Branford played well in their toughest challenge this season as Calvary Christian is ranked 12th in the Nation and 2nd in the state of Florida.
Monday, March 31, 2025 -- BHS defeated Chiefland by a score of 11-0. Branford's #15 M. Blue struck out 11 batters and allowed zero hits in 5 innings. Offensively, #3 C. Criggall was three for four at the plate and collected one double and three RBIs.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 -- BHS defeated Lafayette by a score of 12-0. Branford had three athletes goyard: #24 V. Swain, #15 M. Blue, and #50 E. Frierson. Defensively, Branford's #2 L. Arnold struck out six batters in six innings.
Friday, April 4, 2025 -- BHS defeated Williston by a score of 8-4. Branford's #80 M. Brennan went three for four at the plate, collected 3 RBIs, and hit one home run. Branford's #15 M. Blue was two for three at the plate, collecting 4 RBIs, and one home run.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 -- BHS lost to Columbia by a score of 10-1.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -- BHS defeated Bell in the last game of the season by a score of 8-1. Branford's #1 P. Bates went three for four at the plate with three RBIs and a triple. Branford's #2 L. Arnold struck out eight batters in seven innings.
1A District 3 standings: Branford (7-1), Fort White (3-1), Union County (4-2), Bell (2-4) and Dixie County (0-8).
1A District 3 stat leaders: #3 C. Criggall with 23 stolen bases.
Bucs claim district championship behind Arnold’s 10-strikeout performance
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