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LONGWOOD \u2014 Freshman Bella Ortiz pitched and hit Hagerty into the Class 7A state championship game Tuesday with a tremendous outing in a 7-0 Huskies\u2019 victory over Jupiter.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in the other 7A semifinal, the East Ridge bats, which had been alive all season, ran into Western High pitcher Cheyenne Chaffin, who shut the Knights out 4-0. Hagerty will face Western, a Broward County power, in Wednesday\u2019s state championship game at 1 p.m. at Boombah Soldier\u2019s Creek Park.<\/p>\n

Ortiz was stellar. Besides striking out 9 Jupiter hitters, she also had a double and a home run to help herself at the plate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have this kind of feeling of trust, not only in myself, but in my team,\u201d said Ortiz, who was an eighth-grader last year when she led The Geneva School to the state semifinals. \u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling being able to play on both sides of the field (hitting and pitching). It\u2019s a great opportunity from our coach. \u2026 I\u2019m ready for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagerty coach Tom Kreahling has been here before, and the Huskies are looking for different results. Last year, Hagerty lost to Wellington 8-7 in the 7A state title game, which went eight innings and ended after midnight due to a rain delay that lasted all day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels as good as it did last year. I think there\u2019s a little bit of unfinished business for some of us now,\u201d Kreahling said. \u201cIt was the first time we were in that situation last year, so we\u2019re anxious to get back out there at 1 o\u2019clock tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hagerty took control in the third inning. Ortiz got things started with a leadoff double, Channing Uddin and Mattingly Klein both walked to load the bases, and Nisa Fatzinger-Rodriguez plated all three with a double.<\/p>\n

Ortiz was back at the plate in the fourth inning, and after a leadoff single by Nicole Thompson, she blasted a 2-run homer over the left-field fence. Mattingly Klein then reached on an infield single, and she eventually scored on an Alina Gallaher double.<\/p>\n

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Hagerty\u2019s final run was scored by Klein after a single by Fatzinger-Rodriguez in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Kreahling is certainly happy to have had Ortiz transfer in this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just postseason Bella,\u201d Kreahling said. \u201cShe\u2019s been unreal, lights-out for us, filling up the strike zone and attacking, and her bat has come alive too, and that\u2019s the best part, she\u2019s become a two-way player.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s still a ninth-grader. Some people want to make her out to be something, and she\u2019s living up to some expectations. I think she\u2019s playing free and having some fun with her teammates. She\u2019s just kind of in the zone right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For East Ridge, a team that had averaged 11 runs per game this season, the quiet bats were quite a surprise for a team that likes to hit the ball. Western was the first team to shut out East Ridge (27-3), which had only lost two previous games this season.<\/p>\n

East Ridge chalked it up to Western\u2019s pitcher.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had a lights-out pitcher in the circle that kept us off-balanced,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cShe had good movement and when the umpire is calling the ball up in the zone, which we don\u2019t chase, it makes it hard to adjust with the spin that she had.\u201d<\/p>\n

East Ridge had an opportunity in the first inning after singles by the coach\u2019s daughter, Veronica Peterson, and Kinsley Crotty, but the Knights, a normally efficient team at the plate, could not push the runs across.<\/p>\n

Chaffin beared down from there, allowing only one other East Ridge hit the rest of the way and striking out seven East Ridge hitters.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, that kid is going to FIU for a reason,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n

East Ridge was met with a 1-hour, 15-minute rain delay when the team arrived at the park.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a long day. The first time being here, there\u2019s a routine that you\u2019re not used to and it kind of gets interrupted due to the weather, so it kind of throws everything off that you\u2019re trying to adjust to,\u201d\u00a0 Peterson said. Tuesday\u2019s game had to be pushed back to nearly 1 p.m. for a scheduled 11:30 start.<\/p>\n

It was a terrific season for his girls, though, and Peterson acknowledged the accomplishments.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh man, a great season. We\u2019re walking away from here still feeling like we had a heck of an accomplishment,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cFirst in school history to come to states, 27 wins .. this season is a success. The outcome of this doesn\u2019t define our season.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we work to get back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris Hays can be found on X.com @OS_ChrisHays.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

FHSAA state championships
\n(At Boombah Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood)<\/h4>\n

CLASS 7A<\/strong>
\nTuesday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nHagerty 7, Jupiter 0
\nWester 4, East Ridge 0
\nWednesday Championship<\/strong>
\nNo. 3 Western (22-4) vs. No. 1 Hagerty (26-4), 1 p.m.
\nCLASS 6A<\/strong>
\nFriday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Pace (25-4) vs. No. 4 Parrish Community (18-5-1), 1 p.m.
\nNo. 2 Doral Academy (26-2) vs. No. 3 Bartow (27-3), 2:30 p.m.
\nSaturday Championship, 4 p.m.
\nCLASS 5A<\/strong>
\nFriday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Niceville (23-7) vs. No. 4 Braden River (23-3), 10 a.m.
\nNo. 2 Winter Springs (22-6) vs. No. 3 Pembroke Pines Charter (21-8), 11:30 a.m.
\nSaturday Championship, 1 p.m.
\nCLASS 4A<\/strong>
\nThursday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Columbia (27-3) vs. No. 4 Seminole (19-8), 1 p.m.
\nNo. 2 Lake Wales (24-6) vs. No. 3 Key West (17-9), 2:30 p.m.
\nSaturday Championship, 10 a.m.
\nCLASS 3A<\/strong>
\nThursday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Coral Springs Charter (21-4) vs. No. 4 McKeel Academy (17-5), 10 a.m.
\nNo. 2 Wakulla (25-4) vs. No. 3 Eustis (21-6), 11:30 a.m.
\nFriday Championship, 5 p.m.
\nCLASS 2A<\/strong>
\nWednesday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Calvary Christian (22-4) vs. No. 4 Oxbridge Academy (22-3), 10 a.m.
\nNo. 2 North Bay Haven Academy (21-5) vs. No. 3 Cornerstone (22-5), 11:30 a.m.
\nThursday Championship, 5 p.m.
\nCLASS 1A<\/strong>
\nTuesday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 University Christian (19-4) vs. No. 4 Schoolhouse Prep (16-11), 4:30 p.m.
\nNo. 2 Geneva School (15-4) vs. No. 3 Evangelical Christian (16-8), 6 p.m.
\nWednesday Championship, 7 p.m.
\nRURAL CLASS<\/strong>
\nTuesday Semifinals<\/strong>
\nNo. 1 Trenton (23-3) vs. No. 4 Madison County (19-3), 1 p.m.
\nNo. 2 Northview (20-5) vs. Liberty County (23-5), 3 p.m.
\nWednesday Championship, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

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